Jerrold Tarog's 'Quezon' film to begin production in March

Jerrold Tarog's Manuel L. Quezon biopic is finally heading into production!

On social media, production company TBA Studios announced that the filming of historical movie "Quezon" will begin in March, with a target theatrical release later this year.

The film is the third installment of Tarog's Bayaniverse trilogy, after "Heneral Luna" (2015) and "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral" (2018).

The story will follow the life of Quezon, a lawyer and a soldier who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944, highlighting his tumultuous presidential campaign against Emilio Aguinaldo.

Benjamin Alves previously played the role of Quezon in the first two films of the trilogy as the younger version of the former president.

Meanwhile, TJ Trinidad played the adult Quezon in "Goyo."

"Heneral Luna" starred John Arcilla as Antonio Luna, while "Goyo" starred Paulo Avelino as Gregorio Del Pilar.

—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News