Washington DC, Feb. 18 -- Actor Jericho Rosales has joined TBA studio's upcoming historical biopic 'Quezon' in the lead role, reported Deadline. Rosales will play Manuel L. Quezon, the Filipino lawyer and soldier who went on to become the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

The film will mark Rosales' long-awaited return to Philippine cinema after a hiatus of several years. He was last seen on the big screen in the 2018 romantic drama The Girl In The Orange Dress. On television, he recently starred in the hit ABS-CBN drama Lavender Fields.

As per Deadline, the film is scheduled to start filming in March 2025. Quezon is directed and co-written by Jerrold Tarog, whose credits include the historical biopics ...