In the historical musical ‘Miong,’ Tim Pavino brings a layered and complex portrait of Emilio Aguinaldo to life. First staged in 1998 to mark the century that had passed since his declaration, it’s now being restaged to honor Aguinaldo’s sesquicentennial. Tim describes the set and design of the new production as more dynamic, with a lot of moving parts. People began to question whether he truly was the hero they first knew him to be, or a villain in somebody else’s story. Even in history, there’s no such things as the “definitive truth.” “History is not just what we read in textbooks,” he adds.

Source: Philippine Star February 22, 2019 16:08 UTC