'It gave me goosebumps': Piolo Pascual initially declined doing 'Mallari'

MANILA, Philippines — Actor Piolo Pascual revealed that he first refused to play as the lead character in the upcoming 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival entry "Mallari" based on Fr. Juan Severino Mallari, said to be the Philippines' first and only recorded serial killer.

But the same day he rejected the project, Piolo said that he and fellow actors Joao Constancia and Kyle Echarri were discussing American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and wondered if there was a Filipino serial killer. "But if you watch the film, there's a lot of back story, there's a lot of good narrative that you will be able to keep up," Piolo ended.

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