National Heroes Day, or last monday of August of every year, is a regular national holiday to honor and remember the life of all our Philippine heroes. Their sacrifices for us is to remember that the freedom we have today is because of their courage, unity, and patriotism.
As we celebrate and appreciate this national holiday, another way of paying tribute to them is by remembering and portraying what they did through films and series while educating and make their sacrifices not gone into waste.
Though it has been known their sacrifices, did you know there are Kapamilya celebrities portrayed our Filipino Heroes to pay tribute to our heroes?
Paulo Avelino as Goyo or Gregorio del Pilar in 'Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018).'
Jhong Hilario portrayed Andres Bonifacio in 'Unli Life.'
Jericho Rosales as Andres Bonifacio in 2014 film 'Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo'
In 2025, he also played the role of Manuel L. Quezon in the third film of the "Bayani-verse" trilogy by director Jerrold Tarog 'Quezon.'
Lovi Poe played as "Gregoria de Jesus" in Lakambini
Tony Labrusca played the role of Jose Rizal, opposite Eugene Domingo as Josephine Bracken. In the satirical comedy series, 'Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Untold Story of Josephine Bracken,'
Nico Antonio portrayed Bonifacio in 'Heneral Luna.'