WILLEM DAFOE. The actor, pictured here at the Annual Governors Awards gala in Hollywood in October 2019, shares his experience joining the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Photo by Chris Delmas/AFP
MANILA, Philippines – There were thousands of people who marched in the EDSA People Power Revolution that overthrew Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship in February 1986, and among them apparently was Willem Dafoe.released on November 5. In the video, he talked about working on the 1986 filmDafoe recalled how he arrived in the country in"the last plane in because there was a revolution." He was then told,"'Sit tight, the movie's canceled, we'll get you out when we can.
"So for about 3 or 4 days, me and a couple of other people that were there ahead of time were out on the streets with the people and it was an incredible feeling, because it was a revolution that happened for the most part without violence," he said. The People Power Revolution happened from February 22 to 25, 1986, with people flocking to EDSA calling for the end of Marcos' violent regime. The revolution ended with Marcos and his family fleeing the country, thus ending his 21-year dictatorship and restoring democracy in the country.would get back on track, and Dafoe returned to the Philippines to film, along with his fellow cast members including Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen.
The film premiered in December 1986, and earned Dafoe a nomination for Best Supporting Actor – his first Academy Award nomination.
Congrats.
But EDSA is irrelevant now a days. AquinoSht YellowShts
isa ba sya NAUTO sa EDSA sa LUZON..o may shooting lang sya...SUS
good guy green goblin
bella_oneill25 Washington DC-Powered Revolution!
Fake news na naman, unless may photo as proof!
is this for real
serrano_rene Nice!
Yes, he is known in the Philippines as… Redford white🔥🔥🔥
They were filming Platoon in the Philippines with Johny Depp among others when EDSA happened
Wala pang internet noon puro black propaganda
Uu nun tanga pa pilipino
isa din sya sa mga nauto?
Since on Platoon days in 1986
Willem Dafriend
oo pinsan yan ni fernan dafoe eh
Didn’t even know he was here!
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