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Mon Confiado is returning as Emilio Aguinaldo in 'Quezon' film

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Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Award-wining actor Mon Confiado is returning as Emilio Aguinaldo in the biographical historical movie &quot;Quezon,&quot; chronicling the life of Manuel L. Quezon, the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. </p><p>This was announced by Confiado via a social media post on Friday, January 31, as he uploaded snaps of his script taken during the cast&#x27;s table-read session.</p><p>&quot;Project Q All Star Cast Table Reading Filming Soon,&quot; Confiado captioned his post.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFd_i24yEH_/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A11008635.19999981%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1007" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Two weeks ago, TBA Studios announced that the production of &quot;Quezon&quot; is set to start in March with a target theatrical release set later this year.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/1/16/tba-studios-set-to-start-production-on-historical-film-quezon-1356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TBA Studios set to start production on historical film ‘Quezon’</a></div><p>&quot;Quezon&quot; marks the continuation of TBA Studios’ cinematic “Bayaniverse” — a series of films based on Philippine history that includes box office hits “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.”  </p><p>The movie will follow the life Quezon, a Filipino lawyer and soldier who became the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. It will highlight Quezon&#x27;s tumultuous presidential campaign against then-President Emilio Aguinaldo. </p><p>Confiado also played Aquinaldo in “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.” </p><p>Jerrold Tarog, the director and co-writer of “Heneral Luna” and “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral,” is set to return to direct “Quezon.”  </p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDFEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t0unXy6J6xM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bTIfj64pIuQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G2bAqnNINqA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Mon Confiado is returning as Emilio Aguinaldo in the biographical historical movie 'Quezon,' chronicling the life of Manuel L. Quezon.</p>

Mon Confiado is returning as Emilio Aguinaldo in the biographical historical movie 'Quezon,' chronicling the life of Manuel L. Quezon.