Jericho Rosales is the star of the historical biopic "Quezon." Handout

Jericho Rosales is President Manuel Quezon in an upcoming historical biopic.

The Kapamilya actor will play the titular role in "Quezon," which is set for a 2025 release, according to a statement released by TBA Studios on Tuesday.

This serves as Rosales' return to cinema after the 2018 romantic drama "The Girl in the Orange Dress." On television, he recently starred in the ABS-CBN drama "Lavender Fields."

"I feel so honored to be with this team. Coming to a script like this which is so potent and so entertaining, I feel so lucky and happy," Rosales said. 

"Here, you will see Quezon as a person. He's not written as a hero. He is cunning, he is charming, he is intelligent. Quezon is such an interesting character to play; there are so many things I can put into the role to build Quezon as a character. That adds to the pressure, but at the same time I am very excited," he added.

"Quezon" director and co-writer Jerrold Tarrog cited the power that Rosales delivers on screen as the main reason why he was given the lead role. 

TBA Studios president and COO Daphne Chiu, for her part, said they are looking forward to working with Rosales and "seeing how his artistry can give life to one of the country's most charismatic yet divisive political figures."

"Quezon" is part of TBA Studios' cinematic "Bayaniverse," a series of films based on Philippine history that includes the box office hits "Heneral Luna" and "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral." 

Also part of the movie are Mon Confiado and Benjamin Alves -- who return as Emilio Aguinaldo and a younger Quezon, respectively -- as well as Karylle (Quezon's wife Aurora), Romnick Sarmenta (Sergio Osmeña), JC Santos (Manuel Roxas), and Cris Villanueva (older Joven Hernando, the only fictional character in the film series).

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