Paranaque a seaside town in southern Metro Manila Philippines. 1942. Rudy de Laras BOY GUERRILLA tells his journey from an idyllic frivolous childhood paradise to becoming a guerrilla through years of turmoil and terror that left their mark for years to come to a life of happiness and success. The triumph over the Japanese should have ushered in a time of jubilation. It brought instead kidnapping death and a trial for murder.