Jose Rizal, The Movie by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, will be featured at the Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center this Saturday, Oct. 8th at 1 p.m. The 175 minutes Jose Rizal film showing is part of the on-going events honoring Philippines’ national hero Jose Rizal’s 150 birth anniversary and also for celebrating Filipino American History Month.

Saturday, October 8, 2011 @1PM - Film Showing – “Jose Rizal”
FREE ADMISSION

Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater
77 E Randolph St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60602.

“Jose Rizal” the movie, is considered the biggest blockbuster film ever made in the history of Philippine cinema. Directed by Marilou Diaz Abaya, this movie won over 70 international awards, including 16 awards from the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival, 11 awards from the 1999 FAMAS awards, 6 awards from the 1999 Grand Urian Awards, 8 from the 1999 Star Awards and various awards from festivals worldwide including the Berlin International and Toronto Film Festivals.