WATCH: Trailer for Bea Alonzo's upcoming film '1521' released

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<p>MANILA -- The trailer for the upcoming movie &quot;1521,&quot; starring actress Bea Alonzo has been released.</p><p>The film also stars screen veteran Maricel Laxa and American actor Danny Trejo.</p><p>The trailer shows Alonzo as Diwata, a Filipina who falls in love with Spaniard Enrique during the epic clash between pre-colonial Filipinos and the Spanish forces of Ferdinand Magellan in Mactan, Cebu more than 500 years ago.</p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100084552360660%2Fvideos%2F1997328907270333%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></div><p>The film is a collaboration between US-based Filipino producer Francis B. Lara Ho and Fil-American actor-director Michael Copon.</p><p>In previous virtual press conference, Lara Ho said that while the movie highlights Filipino history and culture, he emphasized that this is not a historical movie.</p><p>“The good thing though is our production designers, our writers and our director read a lot, did a lot of research. We did consult a lot of historical experts. However, we want to make this very clear, we are not making a historical movie. We are not talking &#x27;Bonifacio&#x27; here, we are not talking &#x27;Goyo.&#x27; This is really a love story, kinda like Pocahontas and Romeo and Juliet,” he said.</p><p>Copon echoed this and said that &quot;1521&quot; will not focus entirely on the Battle of Mactan, citing the romance between Diwata and Enrique, which he described as the &quot;heart and soul&quot; of the story.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/05/22/bea-alonzo-maricel-laxa-cast-in-us-film-1521">Bea Alonzo, Maricel Laxa cast in US film &#x27;1521: The Battle of Mactan&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>From the archives:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1657989" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The trailer shows Alonzo as a Filipina who falls in love with a Spaniard during the epic clash between pre-colonial Filipinos and the Spanish forces of Ferdinand Magellan in Mactan, Cebu more than 500 years ago.

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WATCH: Trailer for Bea Alonzo's upcoming film '1521' released

WATCH: Trailer for Bea Alonzo's upcoming film '1521' released

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Published Jun 05, 2023 03:18 PM PHT

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