Global InformationLuha ng Buwaya information
 Book cover for Amado V. Hernandez's Luha ng Buwaya. | |
| Author | Amado V. Hernandez |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1983 (Ateneo de Manila University Press) |
Luha ng Buwaya or, "Crocodile's Tear" in translation, is a novel written by Palanca Awardee and Filipino novelist Amado V. Hernandez. It consists of 53 chapters. The story is about poor farmers uniting against the greedy desires of the prominent family of the Grandes. In Filipino idioms, "crocodiles" were used to symbolize those people who are corrupt. The "buwaya" (crocodile) in the title refers to the Grandes family, who were greedy for money.