John Arcilla Archives

‘Heneral Luna’ stays away from latest battle, but wins anyway.

Not expecting to win the coveted Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival, John Arcilla, who gained national fame in 2015 with his widely acclaimed portrayal of the Filipino revolutionary general Antonio Luna, decided to miss the red-carpeted battle ground in Venice. John Arcilla receives his…

National Treasures: Actors (and an actress) who played Filipino heroes on PeopleAsia

This Independence Day, PeopleAsia invites you to celebrateÂ one of the most historically significant days of the calendar with these talented thespians who brought some of our beloved Filipino heroes to life on the screen. Alden Richards: Jose Rizal in Ilustrado â€œI was ready to quit and just focus on my…

The General Truth About John Arcilla

ByÂ Vic S. Sevilla Before Heneral Luna opened in a handful of theaters nationwide, the movieâ€™s marketing team was in a quandary. Would Filipino moviegoing millennials, so hung up on mindless rom-coms, sci-fi thrillers and zombie potboilers, still care about a brash but brilliant Filipino general who lived a century and…