Manuel Baldemor is a Filipino painter, sculptor, printmaker, writer and book illustrator.
He was born on March 26, 1947 in Paete, Laguna, Philippines. He is best known for his paintings on various media that depict scenes in simplified geometric forms with a folk art character.
Most of his subjects in art are his hometown, its people, their everyday activities, and their celebrations. His works are known not only in the Philippines but also in other countries.
He is an artist-in-residence in Chile, Estonia, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and Portugal.
His works is known internationally because UNICEF is reproducing his works as greeting cards that are distributed worldwide.