Goyo: Ang Batang

Heneral

Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral

(lit. Goyo: The Boy General), also known simply as
Goyo,[4] is an upcoming Philippine historical epic
film starring Paulo Avelino as the titular Gregorio
del Pilar, the youngest General during the
Philippine–American War, who died in the Battle of
Tirad Pass. It is written, directed, edited, and scored
by Jerrold Tarog, and is a sequel to the
commercially successful Heneral Luna, which
chronicled Antonio Luna's life.[2] The film also stars
Carlo Aquino, Mon Confiado, Epy Quizon, Gwen
Zamora, Empress Schuck, Alvin Anson, and Rafa
Siguion-Reyna. It is scheduled to be released on
September 5, 2018.
 Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Jerrold Tarog

Produced by Joe Alandy

Daphne O. Chiu

Written by Jerrold Tarog

Rody Vera[1]

Starring Paulo Avelino

Carlo Aquino

Mon Confiado

Epy Quizon

Gwen Zamora

Empress Schuck
 Alvin Anson

Rafa Siguion-Reyna

Music by Jerrold Tarog

Cinematography Pong Ignacio

Edited by Jerrold Tarog

Production Artikulo Uno Productions

companies
Globe Studios

Distributed by TBA Studios

Release date September 5, 2018

Country Philippines

Language Filipino

Plot

Cast
Paulo Avelino as Gregorio del Pilar[5]
Mon Confiado as Emilio Aguinaldo[5]
 Epy Quizon as Apolinario Mabini[5]
Benjamin Alves as Manuel L. Quezon[5]
Leo Martinez as Pedro Paterno[5]
Alvin Anson as José Alejandrino[5]

Other members of the ensemble cast include Art

Acuña, Carlo Aquino, Christopher Aronson, RK
Bagatsing, Perla Bautista, Nonie Buencamino,
Roeder Camañag, Carlo Cruz, Jason Dewey, Miguel
Faustmann, Bret Jackson, Ethan Salvador, Ronnie
Lazaro,, Jojit Lorenzo, Lorenz Martinez, Karl
Medina, Che Ramos, E. A. Rocha, Tomas Santos,
Empress Schuck, Robert Seña, Stephanie Sol,
Markki Stroem, Arron Villaflor, and Gwen Zamora.[2]

Production
Due to the commercial success of director Jerrold
Tarog's Heneral Luna (2015), plans for a sequel
immediately went underway.[6] Tarog envisioned the
sequel as being about Gregorio del Pilar, a young
General who, like Heneral Luna's key protagonist
Antonio Luna, was among the Filipino historical
figures during the Philippine–American War.
Accordingly, Paulo Avelino, who played Del Pilar in
Luna, came aboard to reprise his role.[6]

Tarog's research for Goyo involved studying

biographies authored by Teodoro Kalaw as well as
crossing the Tirad Pass.[1] Tarog again incorporated
several prominent Filipino figures including the likes
of Apolinario Mabini and Emilio Aguinaldo and
aimed for a scope larger than what was present in
Heneral Luna. Tarog then tapped Rody Vera to
complete the screenplay with him. Prior to writing,
Vera has said that he thoroughly studied Luna "to
understand the flow of the conversations and other
details unique to each character."[1]

Goyo entered pre-production in January 2017.[7] To

prepare his scenes, Avelino underwent horseback
riding lessons in March 2017.[1] Tarog projected a
50-day film shoot,[8] which began in May 2017.[9]
The complete ensemble cast was also revealed in a
photo taken during the May shoot, including the
likes of Mon Confiado as Emilio Aguinaldo, Epy
Quizon as Apolinario Mabini, Benjamin Alves as
Manuel L. Quezon, Leo Martinez as Pedro Paterno,
and Alvin Anson as José Alejandrino, reprising their
roles from Heneral Luna.[5] Filming wrapped on
November 27, 2017, lasting 60 days.[10]

Release
On February 15, 2017, a 20-minute short film
entitled Angelito was exclusively released during
the theatrical premiere of I'm Drunk, I Love You to
serve as a prelude to Goyo and to intertwine both
the sequel and Heneral Luna.[11] The film's teaser
trailer was released on September 9, 2017.[12] In
May 2018, it was announced that the film will be
released on September 5, 2018.[13]

See also
Sakay (1993)
 Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del
Pilar (1996)
José Rizal (1998)
Amigo (2010)
El Presidente (2012)
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (2014)

References
1. San Diego Jr., Bayani (July 11, 2017). "Goyo
begins" . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from
the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved
August 22, 2017.
2. "Who will join Paulo Avelino in Goyo: Ang Batang
Heneral?" . Philippine Entertainment Portal. May 18,
2017. Archived from the original on August 22,
2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
3. "Meet the stars of Heneral Luna sequel Goyo" .
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. May 18, 2017.
Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
Retrieved August 22, 2017.
4. [2][3]
5. Dacanay, Aimee (May 18, 2017). "Meet the cast of
the Paulo Avelino-starrer Goyo: Ang Batang
Heneral" . Spot.ph. Summit Media. Archived from
the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved
August 22, 2017.
6. "Watch: After Heneral Luna, a movie on Gregorio
del Pilar is in the works, Paulo Avelino to star" .
Rappler. October 29, 2015. Archived from the
original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved
August 22, 2017.
7. "Look: Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral is in pre-
production" . We The Pvblic. January 16, 2017.
Archived from the original on April 10, 2017.
Retrieved April 10, 2017.
8. Cabato, Regine (May 11, 2017). "Bliss director
hopes audiences reflect on abuse" . CNN
Philippines. Archived from the original on May 12,
2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
9. Tarog, Jerrold [@JerroldTarog] (July 10, 2017).
" 'Goyo' begins
entertainment.inquirer.net/233852/goyo-begins …
@inquirerdotnet (Technically, we've been shooting
since May but okay)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 22,
2017 – via Twitter.
10. Jerrold Tarog [@JerroldTarog] (November 27,
2017). "I can honestly say that I never thought I'd
experience something like that in my life. 60
shooting days over 7 months, huge sets, mountain
battles through rain, sun, fog, mud. Holy crap.
Immense gratitude & respect to the GOYO cast &
crew. Proud of you guys. And that's a wrap!"
(Tweet). Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via Twitter.
11. "Gregorio del Pilar short film to hit theaters with
I'm Drunk I Love You" . ABS-CBN News and Current
Affairs. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original
on February 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
12. "WATCH: First teaser for Goyo: Ang Batang
Heneral will give you goosebumps" . ABS-CBN News
and Current Affairs. September 9, 2017. Retrieved
September 9, 2017.
13. " 'Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral' now has a release
date" . Rappler. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

External links
Official website
Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral on IMDb

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