LAGUNA GOV. ER Ejercito aka Jeorge Estregan’s filmbio on Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, “El Presidente”, is the most star-studded entry in the coming Metro filmfest. Aside from him in the title role, the powerhouse cast includes Nora Aunor as his first wife Maria, Cristine Reyes as second wife Hilaria, Christopher de Leon as Gen. Antonio Luna, Cesar Montano as Andres Bonifacio, Wendell Ramos as Gen. Mariano Noriel, Sunshine Cruz as Gregoria de Jesus, Bayani Agbayani as Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo, Ronnie Lazaro as Gen. Candido Tirona, Allen Dizon as Gen. Simeon Villa, Gary Estrada as Col. Jose Tagle, Joko Diaz and Rommel Montano as Procopio and Ciriaco Bonifacio (brothers of Andres), Allan Paule as Gen. Tomas Mascardo, Emilio Garcia as Gen. Pio del Pilar, William Martinez as Dr. Santiago Barcelona, Sid Lucero as Gandioso, Ian Veneracion as Gen. Ernest Aguirre, John Regala as Fr. Agustin, Yul Servo as Pedro Paterno, Felix Roco as Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, Troy Montero as Col. Frederick Funston, Baron Geisler as Lt. Charon, Epy Quizon as Jose Zulueta, Alvin Anson as Felipe Agoncillo, Ronnie Quizon as Apolinario Mabini, Will Devaughn as Col. Agapito Benzon, Roi Vinzon as Lazaro Segovia, Lou Veloso as Julian Felipe, Dennis Padilla as Tal Placido, Hero Bautista as Maj. Lazaro Macapagal, Archie Adamos as Luis Aguado, Tony Mabesa as Gov. Echaluche, Joonee Gamboa as Amb. Felipe Buencamino, Mavi Lozano as Young Candido Tirona, Elaine Lozano as Sor Gallego, Pagsanjan Mayor Maita Sanchez as Marcela Agoncillo, Gloria Sevilla and Roldan Aquino as Maria Agoncillo’s parents, Soliman Cruz as Maximo Inocencio, Alicia Meyer as Inang Bayan, and many more.
The film is written and directed by Mark Meily, who also appears as Presidente ng Indang, Cavite. The title theme song is written by Apl de App, sung by Jamir Garcia of Slapshock.
Gen. Aguinaldo was born in 1869 and lived up to 1964, nearly a century. The film tells the story of the man behind the legend who is responsible for the creation of the Philippine flag, the National Anthem and the first Philippine Constitution. The film explores the political in-fighting and intrigues that rocked the revolution and also the inner struggles of Aguinaldo as a family man.
