{"id":125690,"date":"2017-10-22T23:02:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T03:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125690"},"modified":"2017-10-22T23:07:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T03:07:39","slug":"mark-ruffalo-praises-pinoy-toy-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/22\/mark-ruffalo-praises-pinoy-toy-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruffalo praises Pinoy toy artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2014A Filipino toy artist gained international acclaim this week.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Mark Ruffalo, famous for playing the Hulk in The Avengers films, on Saturday praised Filipino toy artist Elmer Padilla for his Hulk action figure creation, calling it \u2018inventively creative.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@elmerboytsinelas made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout,\u201d Ruffalo wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, who is also an environmental advocate, praised Padilla\u2019s creation for its sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is this inventively creative, but it&#8217;s sustainable and just pure awesome,\u201d Ruffalo said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bae3P_slwbH\/\" target=\"_blank\">Believe it or not, this #Hulk doll is made out of recycled tsinelas (that&#8217;s Tagalog for flip-flops). @elmerboytsinelas made this for me so I just wanted to give a nice shoutout. Not only is this inventively creative, but it&#8217;s sustainable and just pure awesome! Thank you Elmer!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Mark Ruffalo (@markruffalo) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-20T19:52:29+00:00\">Oct 20, 2017 at 12:52pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Padilla, a <em>pedicab <\/em>driver, creates action figures out of discarded<em> tsinelas<\/em>, the local name for rubber slippers.<\/p>\n<p>In a press junket interview for Thor: Ragnarok, ABS-CBN reporter Marie Lozano said that Padilla grew up lacking toys, an experience that taught him to make his own out of trash. \u00a0According to Padilla, superhero stories inspire him to be extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hemsworth who plays Thor in The Avengers movies also received an action figure of his character made by Padilla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is fantastic. It looks better than me,\u201d Hemsworth said.<\/p>\n<p>Elated by the praises he received over his creations; Padilla thanked Ruffalo for the actor\u2019s appreciation of his art.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you so much Sir @markruffalo for the shoutout. I can&#8217;t explain how happy I am today because one of my idols had it now and holding my creation,\u201d Padilla wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday. \u201cHope to meet you someday in person.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bag7bVIhCDd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thank you so much Sir @markruffalo for the shoutout. I can&#8217;t explain how happy I am today because one of my idols had it now and holding my creation. Hope to meet you someday in person. Thank you also to Ma&#8217;am @iammarielozano of Abs-Cbn for bringing my creations. #hulk #avengers #marvel #markruffalo #abscbn #boytsinelas #elmerboytsinelas #toyartist #happy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Elmer (@elmerboytsinelas) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-21T15:07:28+00:00\">Oct 21, 2017 at 8:07am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Padilla added that seeing Ruffalo and Hemsworth hold his creation was a very heart-warming experience for him.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Hulk and Thor action figures, Padilla has also built ones of Deadpool, Wolverine, Hellboy, Bumblebee, Neo, Predator, Voltes V, Gundam, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Early this month, he also participated in Warner TV Pop Expo 2017 in Taguig, where he showcased his creations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaaVCV8Bzoq\/\" target=\"_blank\">My first exhibit in Warner Bros. Pop Expo #warnertvpopexpo #elmerboytsinelas #voltesv #transformer #robot #hellboy #predator #gundam #toys #actionfigures #exhibit<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Elmer (@elmerboytsinelas) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-19T01:36:34+00:00\">Oct 18, 2017 at 6:36pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2014A Filipino toy artist gained international acclaim this week. 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