Born in May 5, 1950, Nunelucio Alvarado lives at Pabrika, Sagay City in the Phillipines. He studied Fine Arts at the University of the Phillipines-Dilliman, and Advertising at La Consolation College School of Architecture and Fine Arts in Bacolod City. He was the founder of Pamilya Pintura, Pintor Kulapol, and an Art Director of Syano Artlink. He was a member of Black Artists in Asia. Alvarado was known locally and internationally for his mostly progressive works of art that depict the faces, plight, and struggle of the Negros-based sakadas (labourers hired from outside) and other marginalised sectors. He was also a founding member of the Concerned Artists of Negros and the Black Artists of Asia.