PH Consulate General in Toronto Holds Special Screening of Filipino-Canadian Film “Temptations of a Hero”

 Consul General to Toronto 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 06 February 2020 at the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.  (Toronto PCG photo)

TORONTO 13 February 2020 — Philippine Consulate General in Toronto hosted a special screening of the Filipino-Canadian film entitled “Temptations of a Hero” last 06 February 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 said film depicts the life of a Filipino immigrant family in Toronto, Canada, including the struggles they have gone through and the sacrifices they have made 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 was penned by Philippine Canadian Inquirer writer-columnist Bolet Arevalo. END

The officers and personnel of the Philippine Consulate in Toronto and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) after the special screening of film ‘‘Temptations of a Hero’. From left: POLO Administrative Staff Ma. Fe Teoxon, Consul Edwin Gil Q. Mendoza, Consul General to Toronto 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. (Toronto PCG photo)

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