Love Is Worth Fighting For
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
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Anne Curtis Jericho Rosales Phillip Salvador Andrew Schimmer Joel Torre Carlo Aquino DJ Durano Rio Locsin Nikki Bacolod Mark Bautista Ryan Eigenmann Baron Geisler Michael De Mesa Leo Martinez Alvin Anson Arvee Quizon Bernard Palanca Mikel Campos Jao Mapa PJ Valerio Jeremiah Rosales William Herrera Alex Barles Joaquin Casado Edward Perez Mark Meily Mengie Ngo Ruby Ruiz Allen Dizon Boy Roque
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