Bea Alonzo to star in Pacquiao-co-produced Hollywood film

MANILA, Philippines — Bea Alonzo is set to star in a Filipino-Hollywood feature film titled “Angel Warrior," co-produced by "People's Champ" Manny Pacquiao. 

“Angel Warrior” is based on a real World War II story. It tells the story of Tala, a pre-war era Filipina whose near-death experience transforms her into an underground fighter, described as a “she devil.”

Alonzo's character aided and fought alongside the poorly-equipped Filipino and American guerillas on the island of Panay as part of the country’s resistance movement against the Japanese occupation.

Award-winning Hollywood screenwriters Bruce McKenna and John Fusco have been tapped by US-based Inspire Studios to write two Asian-themed war features, with the second one, "Palawan," set for 2023. 

Alonzo's movie is slated for production this year. Both “Angel Warrior” and “Palawan” will likely be shot in the Philippines and Thailand.

The films are being produced by Inspire Studios’ founder and Chief Executive Officer Francis Lara Ho, and executive produced by John Shepherd (“The Stoning of Soraya M.”), Thailand’s Buranasompod Pongrapee alongside boxing champion and presidentiable Manny Pacquiao.

Bea was previously named as a "Talent to Watch" by global news platform Variety, as well as the Internationals Film Festival & Awards Macao in 2019.

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