MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya actor Jericho Rosales has been tapped to portray the titular role in Jerrold Tarog's "Quezon" for TBA Studios.
The film is a continuation of the studio's "Bayaniverse" of movies about Philippine history, which includes the epics "Heneral Luna" and "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral," both directed and co-written by Tarog.
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Benjamin Alves previously portrayed a young Quezon in the previous "Bayaniverse" movies. TJ Trinidad played the Philippine president in "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral," while Raymond Bagatsing played Quezon in 2018's "Quezon's Game."
The production company previously announced production is set to begin this March with a target theatrical release later this year, and began teasing which actor would play the second president of the Philippines.
The movie is expected to follow the life of Quezon, who was a lawyer and soldier prior to governing the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944, particularly his tumultuous presidential campaign against predecessor Emilio Aguinaldo.
"Quezon" also marks Rosales' return to big screen since "The Girl in the Orange Dress" from 2018 opposite Jessy Mendiola.