Soledad Lacson-Locsin of Talisay, Negros Occidental, received her education in both Spanish and English at the Assumption Convent, wrote in both languages for various publications, and did translations of books and other readings in both languages. She founded and was Directress of the Casanova School in Bacolod City. She was 86 when she accepted the invitation to translate the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo into English, using the facsimile editions of the manuscripts as her copy texts. She passed away in 1995 after finishing both translations. More here: http://bitly.com/nNG0ix