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This bit of showbiz news deserves a rousing round of applause.
A movie about Filipino general Gregorio del Pilar is coming soon from the guys who brought us the box-office smasher Heneral Luna. Del Pilar is another war hero; he died in the Battle of Tirad Pass of 1899 while holding down the fort so President Emilio Aguinaldo could escape from the American troops.
“Bago niyo pa malaman sa iba, #GOYONG tuloy na tuloy na,” a post on the official fan page of Heneral Luna announced earlier today. It showed a a picture of director Jerrold Tarog with actor Paulo Avelino, taken during the film’s thanksgiving party, held on the 149th birthday of Antonio Luna.
Heneral Luna, in case you haven’t heard, is the official Philippine entry to the Best Foreign Film category of next year’s Academy Awards.
Tarog directed the Luna biopic and will also be directing the new film about del Pilar. Actor Paulo Avelino will portray Gen Del Pilar.
There is no release date yet for “Goyong” — del Pilar’s nickname — and from what we hear the creative forces behind it are still in the research phase.
Photo: Actor Paulo Avelino and director Jerrold Tarog at the Heneral Luna thansgiving party via Heneral Luna’s Facebook page
