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The life of Filipino hero Jose Rizal may be well documented and studied at most schools and several adaptations have been made as well, but most of these material failed to show Rizal as a person almost everyone can relate to. Because he is the national hero, most people put him on a different level and view him with awe and wonder but usually without the camaraderie and compassion we reserve for those we think are so like ourselves. In this 20-episode historical drama, Pepe is more human than any other movie or documentary which talked about his life. Although he was gifted with extraordinary skills, had a slightly better status than most of his fellowmen, and an understanding of things which put his ideas ahead of his time, he was also once a boy, an overseas student and a worker who struggled with homesickness and poverty, and a young man who fell in love. Jose Rizal during his execution; played by Alden Richards GMA Network already proved it can deliver when it ...