Multi-awarded actor Cesar Montano is best remembered for his memorable portrayal of the national hero Jose Rizal in Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s award-winning historical drama, Jose Rizal (1998).
By February 1945, the cruel and inhumane treatment by the Japanese against their enemies was well known. As the Allies liberated the Philippines, the decision was made to attempt a rescue effort at the Cabanatuan Prison.
This rescue, often referred to as the Great Raid, liberated over 500 prisoners from Cabanatuan on Jan. 30, 1945. These prisoners then described their horrific treatment as well as the atrocities of the Bataan Death March.