BUDJETTE TAN is the writer and co-creator behind the award-winning comic books "Trese." Now a hit animated series, I talked to Budj back in 2019 in an interview that was material for a feature article in an international online magazine. On a call to Copenhagen, where Budj and his family are now based, note that throughout this episode you'll hear his son, then two-years-old, as Budj and I discuss his process of creativity, writing comics, the community of Pinoy folklore and mythology creators, and how the "Trese" anime series (back then still in the final stages of production) eventually got developed for the streaming giant Netflix after many delays and challenges. 

As a further note for non-Tagalog speaking listeners, Budj and I continually code-switch and talk in both English and Filipino throughout the interview.  

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