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Jericho Rosales is Manuel L. Quezon.
TBA Studios has officially announced that Jericho Rosales will portray the role of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon in the historical biopic Quezon.
Quezon, the latest installment in Bayaniverse, the studio's cinematic offerings based in Philippine history, follows the life of Quezon, a Filipino lawyer, and soldier who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.
“I feel so honored to be with this team. Coming to a script like this which is so potent and so entertaining, I feel so lucky and happy.” Rosales said. “Here, you will see Quezon as a person. He's not written as a hero. He is cunning, he is charming, he is intelligent. Quezon is such an interesting character to play; there are so many things I can put into the role to build Quezon as a character. That adds to the pressure, but at the same time I am very excited.”
Quezon marks Rosales' big screen comeback since the 2018 drama The Girl in the Orange Dress. He starred in the recently concluded ABS-CBN drama series Lavender Fields.
TBA Studios President and COO Daphne Chiu said of the casting: “We are honored to welcome Jericho Rosales as he leads the cast of ‘Quezon.’ Jericho’s unbelievable screen presence has made him one of our best actors today, and we're all looking forward to working with him and seeing how his artistry can give life to one of the country’s most charismatic yet divisive political figures.”
Meanwhile, “Quezon” director and co-writer Jerrold Tarog said Rosales was cast for the power he is known to deliver on screen—the same power the actor showcased when he auditioned for the role of Gen. Antonio Luna in Heneral Luna (2015).
Reprising their previous Bayaniverse roles in Quezon are Mon Confiado as Emilio Aguinaldo and Benjamin Alves as the younger Quezon. Also joining the cast are Karylle Yuzon as Quezon’s wife, Aurora Quezon, Romnick Sarmenta as Sergio Osmeña, the first Vice President of the Philippines, JC Santos as Manuel Roxas, and Cris Villanueva as the older Joven Hernando, the only fictional character in the film series.
Quezon is slated for local and international release later this year. Until then, it's time to revisit the previous two installments of the Bayaniverse.
Heneral Luna (2015)
Director: Jerrold Tarog
Cast: John Arcilla, Mon Confiado, Arron Villaflor, Joem Bascon, Archie Alemania, Art Acuña, Alex Medina, Nonie Buencamino, Lorenz Martinez, Epy Quizon, Alvin Anson, Mylene Dizon, Bing Pimentel, Leo Martinez, Ketchup Eusebio, Ronnie Lazaro, Paulo Avelino
General Antonio Luna, commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. After three hundred years as a Spanish colony, the Philippines must endure a new foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite want to strike a deal with the Americans. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo. Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight. While American newspapers blame Aguinaldo, the mystery of General Luna’s assassination was never completely solved and his killers never put to justice.
Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018)
Director: Jerrold Tarog Cast: Paulo Avelino, Art Acuña, Alvin Anson, Epy Quizon, Mon Confiado, Empress Schuck, Gwen Zamora, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Carlo Aquino, Arron Villaflor
With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio “Goyo” del Pilar.
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