Saturday, February 22, 2014

PRESS REVIEW: Film stars stage comeback in Nick Joaquin play (Amadis Ma. Guerrero/ The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - Three Generations is one of the iconic short stories of National Artist Nick Joaquin, at par with Summer Solstice and May Day Eve. Joaquin later made it into a play, Fathers and Sons, which was translated into Filipino by the poets Virgilio Almario and José F. Lacaba, and titled Mga Ama, mga Anak.

This play was first presented by PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association) decades ago, directed by Lino Brocka and with an all-star cast including Ben Rubio, Mario O’Hara, Laurice Guillen and Bembol Roco. It was also the first theater experience for Joel Lamangan, who appeared at the end with another actor in tow, prepared to destroy an invincible dinner table which served to symbolize the power of the tyrannical father, Zacarias.

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