Bakekang
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| Bakekang | |
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 “Ano ang tunay na mukha ng pag-ibig?” Translates to: "What is the true face of love?" |
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| Genre | Teledrama: drama, romance |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Creator(s) | GMA Network |
| Starring | Sunshine Dizon as Bakekang For the complete list, see Cast and characters |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original channel | GMA Network |
| Original run | September 11, 2006– |
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| IMDb profile | |
Bakekang is a teledrama (soap opera) that is airing now on GMA Network. The network acquired the rights to Bakekang, a popular comic novel by Carlo J. Caparas about an ugly girl who succeeds despite the difficulties and discrimination she encounters in life. The series premiered on September 11, 2006
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[edit] Sypnosis
[edit] Plot
Bakekang, a woman who has been deprived of affection and has only experienced mockery and scorn since childhood because of her ugly face. But Bakekang is not one to wallow in pity and be forever trampled upon, for she is a strong-willed fighter who can rise above the odds. Determined to change the course of her life, Bakekang aims to be impregnated by an American in the hopes of bearing a beautiful child.
She gives birth to twin daughters who unfortunately do not look alike because one turns out to be the beautiful child Bakekang has dreamed of but the other one turns out to be ugly. Bakekang becomes a doting mother to her beautiful daughter Kristal, whom she later pushes to become an actress, while the other daughter Charming grows up ignored and unloved by her mother.
A loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep. She is a woman whose only desire is to feel a little affection from the world that has deprived her of everything she has always longed for. Through Kristal, Bakekang will feel the kind of attention she longs for.
[edit] Weekly Episode Guide
[edit] Cast Of Characters
(end credits order)
- Sunshine Dizon as Jacoba "Bakekang" Maisog
- Sheryl Cruz as Valeria
- Manilyn Reynes as Marta
- Jay Manalo as Christoph Arevalo
- Gladys Reyes as Deborah
- Cogie Domingo as Johnny
- Julia Clarete as Georgia
- Vangie Labalan as Mameng
- Marky Cielo as Michael
- Yasmien Kurdi as Charming/Lukring
- Nadine Samonte as Lorraine
- Dion Ignacio as Aldrin Sandoval
- Tyron Perez as Paolo
- Iwa Moto as Jenny
- Arci Munoz as Nicole
- Victor Neri as Herman
- Lovi Poe as Kristal
- Ramil Rodriguez as ... Enzo
- Marky Lopez as Paking
- Anthony Roquel as ... Arthur
- Donnie Evangelista as ...
- Bugz Daigo as ...
[edit] Extended Cast
(uncredited)
- Lotlot de Leon as Rita
- Jennifer Sevilla as Stella
- Rainier Castillo... as Joshua
- Sheila Marie Rodriguez as Izzy
- Ailyn Luna
- Rea Nakpil as Rhea
- Marcus Madrigal as Direk Manfred
- ... as Otik
- Eunice Lagusad as Young Charming
- Jolina Marie Reyes as Young Kristal
- Renzo Almario as Young Michael
- Louise Joy Folloso as Young Lorraine
[edit] Special Guests
(uncredited)
- Soxy Topacio as Sir Vincent
- Luz Valdez as Lola Maria
- Evangeline Pascual as Valeria's Mum
[edit] Relationships
- Sunshine Dizon will play the title role as Bakekang, her daughters will be played by Yasmien Kurdi, Charming - the ugly one, and Lovi Poe as Kristal - the beautiful one.
- Sheryl Cruz and Jay Manalo plays husband and wife Valeria and Christoph, who are both actors. Their daughter, Lorraine, played by Nadine Samonte, will be Kristal's rival for fame. Valeria and Bakekang will also become rival as Christoph will become fond of Bakekang.
- Making life difficult for Bakekang are: Deborah played by Gladys Reyes, her cruel cousin; Paolo played by Tyrone Perez, another cousin who conspires with Deborah to torment Bakekang; and Mameng played by Vangie Labalan, Bakekang's hateful aunt.
- Marta played by Manilyn Reynes, her loyal friend who takes care of Bakekang's ugly and neglected daughter, Charming. Marky Cielo plays Mikel, the son of Marta, he has feelings for Kristal.
- Herman played by Victor Neri, a shady character who sees Bakekang's good heart beyond her ugly appearance.
- Julia Clarete plays Georgia, the sister of Valeria. Iwa Moto plays the two-faced best friend of Kristal, Jenny.
- Kristal and Lorraine will fight over Johnny, played by Cogie Domingo. Dion Ignacio is the kind-hearted Aldrin, leading man of Kristal and Lorraine in the movies; who will protect Kristal as a friend.
[edit] Production credits
The production is made up from people behind the top rating GMA Network shows, such as Encantadia and Majika, and the boxoffice hits like Moments of Love, Till I Met You and the 2005 hit Let the Love Begin, which grossed Php 120,382,426.
- Writers: Suzette Doctolero, Denoy Narro-Punto, Renato Custodio, Tina Velasco and Dode Cruz
- Head Writer: RJ Nuevas
- Creative Consultants: Anette Gozon-Abrogar and Don Michael Perez
- Executive Producer: Mona Coles-Mayuga
- Production Managers: Redgie A. Magno and Redgynn S. Alba
- Executive-in-charge of Creative: Carlo J. Caparas
- Executive-in-charge of Production: Wilma Galvante
- Directed by: Gil Tejada Jr. and Khryss Adalia
[edit] Trivia
- The theme song for the series was sung by the winner Pinoy Pop Superstar Jonalyn Viray. "Ang Mundo Ko'y Ikaw" is the title of the song, in English it translates into "My World is You."
- According to some reports, Sunshine Dizon's prostetics takes around an hour to be completed.
- Originally Yasmien Kurdi have a very white skin and high bridged nose while Lovi Poe have a darkish skin color but the management decides to make Yasmien's skin darkish and nose flat for the sake of the show
- The series has been extended for two weeks for the younger version of the children of Marta, Valeria and Bakekang; this is requested by the viewers. For that, the original 18 weeks (90 episodes) running of Bakekang will become 20 weeks (110 episodes). But in recent internet articles, it is said that Bakekang will run until April.
- Sunshine Dizon & Yasmien Kurdi appeared in Encantadia as the mother & daughter, Pirena & Mira. In Bakekang, they appeared as mother & daughter again, Bakekang & Charming. Also Sheryl Cruz and Nadine Samonte appeared in Now and Forever: Ganti as mother and daughter.
- The majority of the cast a made up from the former members of the defunct That's Entertainment, and of StarStruck.
- Marky Cielo's character "Mikel" will die and Victor Neri's character will return
[edit] Casting
- Jean Garcia, Sheryl Cruz, Jaya, Ara Mina, Jolina Magdangal, Angel Locsin and Sharon Cuneta were considered for the highly-coveted title role before Sunshine Dizon was eventually cast.
- Sunshine Dizon's character was killed off in Captain Barbell after she got the title role in Bakekang.
- Originally Wendell Ramos and Zoren Legaspi were going to potray the roles of Christoph and Herman. Legaspi couldn't take the role as he was still doing Majika and the taping for both series would overlap, Raymart Santiago replaced Legaspi. Ramos was eventually cast in Captain Barbell (TV Series) by GMA Network and had to leave the production of Bakekang. Jay Manalo was casted for Ramos' role. Santiago was eventually replaced by Victor Neri because of some complications.
- Nadine Samonte was supposed to play Kristal, but the role went to Lovi Poe. Jackie Rice was considered for one of the daughters, most likely Charming opposite her loveteam Marky Cielo.
- For the first time in television, Sheryl Cruz plays an all-out villain role in the series as Valeria, the wife of matinee idol Christoph Arevalo (played by Jay Manalo). Sheryl previously played good girl/protagonist roles in two seasons of the GMA afternoon drama mini-series "Now and Forever" (Ganti and Tinig). In movies, Sheryl played villain twice, first in Viva Films' "Ikaw Naman ang Iiyak" (1994) to protagonist Dawn Zulueta, and second in Regal Films' "Mano Po 3" (2004) where she played Vilma Santos' sinister sister-in-law.
[edit] Reaction
The series received high reviews from both critics and televiewers alike. It won raves, especially for its storyline flow and acting.
Some of the cast is said to be the best acting they have done in television. To its credit, Sunshine Dizon is praised in her interpretation of Nora Aunor's classic role. Both Manilyn Reynes, Sheryl Cruz and Gladys Reyes received many rave reviews for her roles in the teledrama.
Bakekang is the highest rating television show in the Philippines during November with an everage of 32.075 placing number 1, beating the fantasy shows like GMA Network's Captain Barbell (#2- average of 31.975) and Atlantika (#3- average of 30.050) and ABS-CBN's Super Inggo (#4- average of 27.400).
[edit] Soundtrack
- Ang Mundo Ko'y Ikaw sung by Jonalyn Viray.
- Tayong Dalawa sung by Aicelle Santos.
- Movie Fan sung by Sunshine Dizon.
[edit] Background
[edit] History
Bakekang was serialized in Bondying Komiks at the same time that Panday was serialized in Pilipino Komiks in the early ’80s. The comic novel was written by Carlo J. Caparas. It was his first novel with a woman as lead character, as his novels then all starred men like Panday and Totoy Bato, both filmed by the late Fernando Poe, Jr..
[edit] Film
Bakekang was made into movie in 1978. It was starred by Philippine Superstar Nora Aunor and directed by F.H. Constantino.
In the film version, Bakekang is an ugly woman who begets a very beautiful girl from a foreigner. A movie fan as she is, she compels her daughter, named Crystal (spelled Kristal in the TV version), to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother.
[edit] Ratings
- According to AGB Nielsen Philippines, Bakekang's pilot episode on September 11, 2006 garnered a 34.4% rating. The series got its first 40's ratings of ??.?% the on ???. Its final episode got a rating of ??? tbc.
- Highest Rating Earned - 36.6
- Lowest Rating Earned - 23.5
- Pilot Episode - 34.4%
- Pilot Week - 32.4%
- Average Per Week - tbc
- Final Week - tbc
- Final Episode - tbc
| week | date | mega manila |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006/09/11-15 | 32.4% (3rd) |
| 2 | 2006/09/18-22 | 33.2% (3rd) |
| 3 | 2006/09/25-29 | 31.4% (3rd) |
| 4 | 2006/10/2-6 | 26.3% (4th) |
| 5 | 2006/10/9-13 | 30.5% (2nd) |
| 6 | 2006/10/16-20 | 32.0% (2nd) |
| 7 | 2006/10/23-27 | 31.3% (2nd) |
| 8 | 2006/10-11/30-03 | 32.6% (1st) |
| 9 | 2006/11/6-10 | 32.4% (1st) |
| 10 | 2006/11/13-17 | 33.3% (1st) |
| 11 | 2006/11/20-24 | 32.5% (1st) |
| 12 | 2006/11-12/27-01 | 31.6% (2nd) |
| 13 | 2006/12/04-08 | 29.6% (4th) |
| 14 | 2006/12/11-15 | % |
| 15 | 2006/12/18-22 | % |
| 16 | 2006/12/25-29 | % |
| 17 | 2007/01/01-05 | % |
| 18 | 2007/01/08-12 | % |
| 19 | 2007/01/15-19 | % |
| 20 | 2007/01/22-26 | % |
| 21 | 2007/01-02/29-02 | % |
| 22 | 2007/02/05-09 | % |
| 23 | 2007/02/12-16 | % |
| 24 | 2007/02/19-23 | % |
| 25 | 2007/02-03/26-02 | % |
| 26 | 2007/03/05-09 | % |
| average | % | |
Source: Eimichiko
[edit] Articles
- Bakekang unveils the true face of love
- Jay Manalo and Sheryl Cruz in Bakekang
- Meet Marta
- A Ray of Light
- Yasmien and Lovi
