EXCLUSIVE: Philippine manufacturing and distribution firm TBA Studios has solid Jericho Rosales to play the title function in its upcoming historic biopic Quezon.
Rosales will play Manuel L. Quezon, the Filipino lawyer and soldier who went on to turn out to be the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.
The movie serves as Rosales’ long-awaited return to Philippine cinema after a hiatus of a number of years; he was final seen on the massive display screen in 2018 romantic drama The Lady In The Orange Costume. On tv, he lately starred within the hit ABS-CBN drama Lavender Fields.
Scheduled to start out filming in March 2025, Quezon is directed and co-written by Jerrold Tarog, whose credit embody the historic biopics Heneral Luna (2015) and Goyo: The Boy Normal (2018), each additionally produced by TBA Studios.
Additionally starring in Quezon are Mon Confiado and Benjamin Alves, who reprise their roles from Heneral Luna and Goyo: The Boy Normal. Confiado returns as Quezon’s political rival, Emilio Aguinaldo, whereas Alves portrays a youthful Manuel L. Quezon.
The Quezon solid additionally contains Karylle Yuzon, who will play Quezon’s spouse, Aurora Quezon; Romnick Sarmenta, enjoying Sergio Osmeña, the primary Vice President of the Philippines; JC Santos as Manuel Roxas; and Cris Villanueva because the older Joven Hernando, the one fictional character within the movie sequence. Extra casting bulletins are anticipated quickly.
“I really feel so honored to be with this crew. Coming to a script like this which is so potent and so entertaining, I really feel so fortunate and completely happy,” stated Rosales. “Right here, you will notice Quezon as an individual. He’s not written as a hero. He’s crafty, he’s charming, he’s clever.
“Quezon is such an attention-grabbing character to play; there are such a lot of issues I can put into the function to construct Quezon as a personality. That provides to the strain, however on the similar time I’m very excited.”
TBA Studios President and COO Daphne Chiu stated: “We’re honored to welcome Jericho Rosales as he leads the solid of Quezon. Jericho’s unbelievable display screen presence has made him one in all our greatest actors right now, and we’re all wanting ahead to working with him and seeing how his artistry may give life to one of many nation’s most charismatic but divisive political figures.”
TBA Studios can also be a number one distributor within the Philippines, releasing movies resembling All the things, In all places All At As soon as, Previous Lives and Triangle Of Unhappiness.
