Dulaang UP founder and artistic director emeritus Tony Mabesa
The season at hand was what, among others, Tony Mabesa has shared with me recently while I was seated next to him at the UP Film Center watching Arlyn Dela Cruz’ opus, the Joma Sison biopic Tibak. Made me think Tony was one of First Quarter Storm’s “who’s who” whose name I suspected would be casually mentioned in a nationalist event like this to be recognized for having fought the Marcos dictatorship.