John Arcilla was ecstatic upon receiving his Volpi Cup after missing the 78th Venice International Film festival.
In his official instagram account, the actor posted a photo with the caption “My Coppa Volpi. Thank you [Erik Matti]. Success is for all of us. To all of us the honour. Long live!”
Arcilla bagged the best actor award for his movie ‘On the Job: The Missing 8’, beating Benedict Cumberbatch, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Isaac and Tim Roth, making him the first Southeast Asian actor to win the prestigious accolade.
Looking back at his recorded speech during the acceptance ceremony, John shares his one regret, “If there is something I really regret tonight, it is I won’t be able to kiss my own Volpi Cup there in the middle of Venice and on that red carpet just like all other 77 actors who I admire who have kissed their own prestigious award one actor could ever have.”
John Arcilla has been in the entertainment industry for a long time and is considered a reputable actor. Interestingly, the younger generation remembers him for his iconic role as Heneral Luna in the 2015 box office film of the same title.
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