Actors who portrayed Jose Rizal on screen
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Jose Rizal's colorful life has been portrayed on TV and the movies several times over the years.
More than just being a national hero, Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or Jose Rizal has become a pop culture symbol admired by both young and old.
Rizal's life was colorful, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
It's not surprising that his remarkable life has been portrayed many times on television and in movies.
His life, not to mention his fascinating romantic affairs, had all the ingredients of a good story worth retelling over and over again.
This is why a film about Rizal constantly emerges, offering different perspectives about the man who helped ignite a revolution through his ideologies, writings, and tragic death.
So to mark the 160th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, we take a look at some of the actors who portrayed the great Malayan on screen over the years.
