Press Release

Special Screening of Filipino-Canadian film ‘Temptations of a Hero’ held at Toronto PCG

2020-02-11

PR No. 03-2020

10 February 2020-Consul General Orontes V. Castro poses for a photo with one of the producers of the film ‘‘Temptations of a Hero’ Ms. Judith Gonzales. The film had a special screening last February 6, 2020 at the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.

10 February 2020-The officers and personnel of the Philippine Consulate in Toronto and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) pose for a souvenir photo after the special screening of film ‘‘Temptations of a Hero’.

(From left to right): POLO Administrative Staff Ma. Fe Teoxon, Consul Edwin Gil Q. Mendoza, Consul General Orontes V. Castro, Executive Producer of the film Ms. Judith Gonzales, President of the Filipino Achievers Canada Ms. Corie Laraya-Coutts, Deputy Consul General Edna May G. Lazaro, Administrative Officer Jocelyn Roxas, and Labor Attaché Rachel P. Zozobrado-Nagayo.

10 February 2020, Toronto- Philippine Consulate General in Toronto hosted a special screening of the Filipino Canadian film titled ‘Temptations of a Hero’ last February 6, 2020 at the conference room of the Consulate General. The screening was attended by officers and personnel of the Philippine Consulate General and its attached agencies.

The film depicts the life of a Filipino immigrant family in Toronto, Canada, the struggles they had to go through and sacrifices they had to make to give their family a better future. While the movie talks about the separation of families as one of the social costs of migration, it also relays the message of reconciliation, healing and personal triumph.

Produced by Judith Gonzales of Pinoy Dreams Media International (PDMI) and spouses Paul and Ophelia Valdez of P & O Production, the movie is starred in by an all-Filipino cast. ‘Temptations of a Hero’ was directed by Sam Herrera and its script penned by Philippine Canadian Inquirer writer-columnist Bolet Arevalo. END

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