Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon

Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon
Also known as	Tomorrow Belongs to Me Attack on Chocolate
Genre	Melodrama Family drama Romance Business Mystery Thriller Suspense Crime
Created by	Rondel P. Lindayag Reggie Amigo
Developed by	Roldeo T. Endrinal Julie Anne R. Benitez
Written by	Philip King Reggie Amigo
Directed by	Jerome C. Pobocan Trina N. Dayrit
Creative director(s)	Johnny delos Santos
Starring	Bea Alonzo Paulo Avelino Maricar Reyes Albert Martinez
Narrated by	Bea Alonzo as Rose
Opening theme	Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon by Angeline Quinto[1]
Composer(s)	George Canseco
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, English
No. of episodes	84 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jennifer Soliman-Bolalin
Producer(s)	Emerald C. Suarez
Location(s)	N. Bacalso Ave, Cebu City, Philippines
Editor(s)	Jay Mendoza
Running time	30-45 minutes Monday - Friday at 21:30 (PST)
Production company(s)	Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	June 16 (2014-06-16) – October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
External links
Website	entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/sbpak/main

Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon (Lit: I Wish Yesterday Were Still Tomorrow / English: Tomorrow Belongs to Me) is a 2014 Philippine melodrama romantic business crime mystery suspense thriller television series directed by Jerome C. Pobocan and Trina N. Dayrit, the series stars Movie Queen, Bea Alonzo, Paulo Avelino, Maricar Reyes, and Albert Martinez, together with an ensemble cast consisting of the original Movie Queen Susan Roces, Anita Linda, Eddie Garcia, Tonton Gutierrez, Dina Bonnevie, and Michelle Vito. The drama was named after the 1983 film of the same name, courtesy of Viva Films. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on June 16, 2014, replacing The Legal Wife.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} The series concluded its 17-week run on October 10, 2014, with a total of 84 episodes. It was replaced by Two Wives on its timeslot on October 13, 2014.

The story revolves around two women, who will be united by fate and their hunger to seek truth and justice - Emmanuelle, a feisty lawyer; and Rose, the kindhearted heiress of the Buena Criollo chocolate company, who will be accused of a crime she did not commit.

Cast^[4]

Bea Alonzo plays Rose and Emmanuelle^[9]

Eddie Garcia (right) plays Lolo Magno Ruiz^[10]

Francis Magundayao as Sebastian^[4]

Main cast

• Rose Buenavista-Salvador and Atty. Emmanuelle Gaspar-Romero - played by Bea Alonzo.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][11][12][13]} Rose is loving, understanding, intelligent, and shy daughter of Henry Buenavista. She is groomed to take over her family's chocolate company, Buena Criollo. She has everything any person would desire, a loving family, wealth, and power. All of these she possesses but one thing - beauty. At the age of 25, Rose hasn't had a boyfriend ever yet. But she soon falls in love with a chocolatier named Patrick. The two get married and live a happy life together starting a family. When her life seems to be at its best, Rose faces a tragedy when she is accused of killing her father, Henry. She gets imprisoned for a crime that she didn't commit. She tries to prove her innocence with the help of a lawyer named Emmanuelle. Emmanuelle is the complete opposite of Rose, feisty, outgoing, and confident. She is married and has a son. Rose and Emmanuelle then get involved in a tragic accident when the car they were riding exploded. Rose survives while Emmanuelle dies. Rose assumes the role of Emmanuelle, and started a connivance with Ruth to pretend as Emmanuelle and take her role in their family. She becomes confidant, feisty, and most of all beautiful. When she pretends to be Emmanuelle she seeks to find justice for the death of her father, while also getting revenge on all those who hurt her, especially the love of her life Patrick. In the end, Rose reconciles with everyone and even reunites with Patrick, once again.
• Patrick Salvador - played by Paulo Avelino.^{[3][4][12][13][14]} A chocolatier of Rose's company. At first, he started a connivance with Sasha in order to pay for his grandmother's medical bills. Their goal was to manipulate and distract Rose so that she would be unfocused on her work in Buena Criollo, and Sasha could prove to Henry her worth. He started to befriend Rose, and eventually fell in love with her. He felt guilty because of his plans with Sasha and decided to end his connection with her. The things that differ Patrick from other men is that he loves Rose because he loves her personality, and doesn't care about how she looks like. He and Rose then get married and start a life together. His world turns upside down when Rose gets convicted for a crime that she didn't commit. Things become even worst when the love of his life dies in a tragic accident. Patrick finds it hard to move on from Rose's death, even when Sasha tries to make him fall for her. He and Sasha then spend a night together, and he eventually gets her pregnant. He decided to take responsibility of everything and married Sasha even though he harbored no feelings for her. A new face then enters his life - Emmanuelle Romero, a lawyer. He finds the love for Rose in Emmanuelle and falls for her too, not knowing that she is really Rose. He then finds out that Emmanuelle is Rose and they completely reconcile with her. In the end, he and Rose renew their lives together.
• Sasha Bayle-Salvador - played by Maricar Reyes.^{[3][4][15][13]} She is Rose's stepsister, who has a secret desire for Patrick. Secretly, she envies Rose because she has everything that she ever wanted. She is an accountant in Rose's company. She started a connivance with Patrick to make sure that Rose would get distracted with her role as the CEO of Buena Criollo. Her plan was to replace Rose as the president of their company and prove herself to Henry, her stepfather, that she is worthy to be part of the Buenavista family. Sasha later became so jealous of Rose when Patrick fell in love with her, because she is in love with Patrick also. All her life, she has been seeking for a complete family because she grew up without a father, and Henry never treated her like his own, but an outsider. After Rose's death, she seduces Patrick and gets pregnant. She gets married to him and they start a family. When she finally thinks everything is okay, her past comes back. Rose, who is now Emmanuelle, starts her revenge and makes her life miserable and gives the taste of her own medicine. She loses everything one by one, starting from Patrick. Sasha makes it her life's purpose to destroy Emmanuelle because she believes that Patrick is falling in love with her because she resembles Rose. She then connived with Carlos in order to get revenge on Rose. Sasha then regrets everything she's done and becomes an ally for Rose and Patrick. She then seeks forgiveness from Rose, and completely reforms. She attempted to help Rose and Patrick escape from Carlos' hands. In the end, she dies in a car explosion with Carlos when a bomb is planted in their car.
• Leo Romero - played by Albert Martinez.^{[3][4][8][16][11][13]} Emmanuelle's husband. He is one of the major businessmen in the Buenavista family's rival chocolate company. He desires to spend more time with Emmanuelle because she is so busy in her work. Leo feels that him and his son are neglected by Emmanuelle. He tries to be the best husband to Emmanuelle, and the greatest father to his son, Francisco Miguel better known as "Kit". He is one of Rose's allies. He blames Rose for what happened to Emmanuelle. The first time he founded out the truth that Rose is Emmanuelle, he is shuttered by anger and grief after finding out that Emmanuelle was the one who actually died. But he eventually forgives Rose and helps her pursue all of her plans. Leo, too, then started falling in love for Rose, but decided to give way to Patrick knowing that he is the one that Rose truly loves. Rose treats him like a good friend and he values their friendship. In the finale, he goes abroad with Kit to start a new life.

Supporting cast

• Ruth Gaspar - played by Susan Roces.^{[4][8][10][13]} Emmanuelle's grandmother. She was the one who raised Emmanuelle after her parents died. She owns the rival company to Rose's chocolate company, Prestige Chocolates. Initially, she is the only one who knew that Emmanuelle was dead. Ruth believed that Rose is innocent so she decided to let Rose have Emmanuelle's face. She is one of Rose's allies in getting revenge on all those who hurt her. Like many people in Rose's life, Ruth has her own secrets too. She blames Magno (Rose's grandfather) for the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law, Emmanuel and Alicia. After many years, she stills holds the grudge against him. She then forgives Magno. In the end, she goes abroad with Kit and Leo to find a new life.
• Patrice "Lola Patchi" Salvador - played by Anita Linda.^[4][8] Patrick's grandmother. She is the reason why Patrick started a connivance with Sasha because he needed to pay for her medical bills. She has diabetes which causes her trouble. She has a lot of opinions, especially to Patrick's choices of women. Later in the series, she discovers that she is infected with the deadly Alzheimer's disease which causes her trouble in remembering stuff, including where she lives. Patchi dislikes Sasha for Patrick because she believes that she is a rude woman. She likes Rose much more for Patrick because she is loving.
• Police Sr. Insp. Lolo Magno Ruiz - played by Eddie Garcia.^[4][8][10] Rose and Violet's grandfather. He is also Jasmine's father, who is Rose and Violet's mother. He is a retired policeman. He specialized in cases, which involved kidnap for ransom. Magno had a connection with Ruth many years ago. He was helping them get Emmanuelle back, who was kidnapped for money. He did not follow the orders correctly and went ahead without following directions. Because of this, the police and the kidnappers had a shootout. Ruth blamed him for the death of her son Emmanuel and her daughter-in-law Alicia. He is a good grandfather of Rose and Violet. After Rose died, Violet felt alone so Magno and her spent more quality time together. Laura is jealous of him because she feels that Violet loves him more than her. Even after Rose died, he is persistent to find the truth and seeks justice for what happened to Rose. Magno wants to prove that Rose isn't a criminal - but a victim of a crime. He is completely rejoiced when he found out that Rose is actually alive. Eventually, he makes peace with Ruth and asks for her forgiveness.
• Carlos "Muerte" Syquia/Ramos - played by Tonton Gutierrez.^[4][8][17] Henry Buenavista's right-hand-man. He is Ernesto Ramos' son, who is one of the co-founders of Buena Criollo. He seeks vengeance for his father and blames Henry and Ruth for his death. He is one of the main reasons why Rose's life became a living hell. He killed Henry in a confrontation and framed Rose. He desires to take over the Buenavista family's empire and run Buena Criollo as his own company. He is manipulative and scheming, and also unmerciful. He has a son named Sebastian. Carlos hates Rose because he believes that she is the reason why all of his plans have failed. Carlos is actually the mastermind of the accident that Rose and Emmanuelle met. He is actually Emmanuelle's kidnapper and the reason why Emmanuel and Alicia died. Carlos did this because he wanted to get revenge on Ruth because he believed that she is the reason why his father became depressed, and eventually committed suicide. He later reveals that he is Sasha's biological father and promises to make up everything for her. He killed Sasha's boyfriend, Gerald, because he hurt Sasha. He married Laura to be able to adopt Violet and get her money. Towards the end of the series, he became even more desperate to lure Rose to him he decided to kidnap Violet. He fostered a fake named named "Muerte", which he used as a codename. He tortured her until Rose would finally arrive. He ordered someone to kill Rose, but his plans failed and ended shooting Patrick. He orders Sasha to make Rose and Patrick come to him. What he doesn't know is that Sasha is already an ally to Rose. He tied up Rose and Patrick to bomb and attempted to kill them, but they escaped. In the end, he and Sasha die in a car explosion when a bomb was placed in the trunk of their vehicle.
• Laura Bayle-Buenavista/Syquia - played by Dina Bonnevie.^[4][8][17] She is Rose and Violet's stepmother, and Sasha's mother. She is Henry Buenavista's second wife. She was his former secretary, and people consider her as a "gold-digger". She wants to be a mother to Rose and Violet but they always reject her because they feel that no one can replace Jasmine. Sasha does not believe that Laura married Henry just for love - but also for his money. She always denies this to Sasha. After Rose's death, she constantly attempts to reach out to Violet but she still cannot accept her as a mother. Laura is a bit jealous of Magno because she feels that he is creating a wedge between her and Violet. She also believes that he is the reason why Violet cannot accept her. She and Carlos then try to take over Buena Criollo, and are shocked when a new face pops into the company. And this woman is Rose who is now known as Emmanuelle. She is one of the people who Rose gets revenge on. Laura married Carlos so that she can adopt Violet for two things - her love and wealth. She later finds out that Emmanuelle is actually Rose. Later, she seeks forgiveness to Rose for everything that she has done. Rose forgives her but makes her leave their home. She becomes an accomplice of Rose and Patrick in destroying Carlos.
• Sebastian Syquia - played by Francis Magundayao.^[4] He is Carlos' son with another woman. He was raised by his father and he idolizes him. Sebastian doesn't know Carlos' true colors and always defends him against people who try to destroy his image. He later found out that he is actually Sasha's younger half-brother. He had a crush on Violet, his new stepsister. He later helped Sasha save Violet from Carlos' evil plans. He became an ally with Rose to destroy Carlos once and for all.
• Violet Buenavista Syquia - played by Michelle Vito.^[4][13] Rose's younger sister and Sasha's stepsister. She is Jasmine and Henry's youngest daughter. After their mother's death, Rose took the role as the mother of the family and became especially close to Violet. She is loving, kind, and understanding like her sister. She becomes depressed after Rose's sudden death. Several times Laura has tried to become a mother to her but Violet persistently rejected her because she only saw her as a stepmother and not a real mother. She became even closer to Magno, which caused Laura's jealousy. She thinks Emmanuelle is crazy because she is always following her around. Violet then started trusting Sasha and Laura and treated them like her real family. At first, she hated Emmanuelle because she is Patrick's "mistress" against Sasha. She then got adopted by Laura and Carlos to get her inheritance from Henry. Later on, she finds out that Rose is actually Emmanuelle. Violet got kidnapped by Carlos but was later saved. She now lives peacefully with Magno and Rose.
• Francisco Miguel "Kit" Vergara - played by Miguel Vergara.^[4][13] He is Emmanuelle and Leo's only child and son. He is very close to his mom. He didn't know that Emmanuelle died and that Rose is only pretending as his mother. His real name is Francisco Miguel but people call him "Kit". Kit and Rose become close and Rose treats him like a real son. He later got mad at Rose when he founded out that she had a relationship with Patrick. He later forgives Rose, and she continues to be his mother. In the end of the series, he, Ruth, and Leo go abroad with Rose, and she still continues to be a mother to him.

Recurring cast

• Rocky Gomez - played by Nikki Valdez.^[4][8][13] Rose's inmate while she was in prison. She is one of Carlos' employees in his illegal business as "Muerte". She helped Rose escape prison and was involved in Carlos' plan to kill Rose and Emmanuelle. She is involved in Carlos' syndicate and manipulated Rose in thinking that she is her friend. Rocky later admits to Magno that she was an accomplice in killing Emmanuelle and Rose, so that she can finally reunite with her child.
• Gerald - played by Joem Bascon. Sasha's ex-boyfriend. He is head-over-heels in love with Sasha and will do anything to make her be in love with him. He is actually the biological father of Sasha's daughter, Martina. He is jealous of Patrick because Sasha is in love with him, and he is madly in love with her. He will do anything to make Sasha be a part of his life - no matter how bad or evil it is. Gerald follows all of Sasha's orders and does everything that she orders him to do. He attempted to eliminate Emmanuelle so that Sasha will be satisfied. He is Sasha's eyes and ears, and she orders him to find out all of Patrick's secrets so that she could manipulate him to staying with her. Sasha told Carlos that she wanted Gerald out of his life. In order to get rid of him, Carlos killed him much to Sasha's detriment. All she wanted was Gerald to be out of her life and to not bother her, but never wanted him dead.
• Yaya Divine - played by Malou Crisologo.^[4][8] She is the loyal maid and nanny of the Buenavista family. She was Rose and Violet's nanny and servant for Henry. She is very close to Rose and Violet and treats them like her own children. Divine later finds out that Rose is actually alive and is now known as Emmanuelle.

Guest cast

• Ben Isaac as Banjo
• Jong Cuenco as Anton Abueva
• Rolly Innocencio as Buenavista family attorney
• Jordan Herrera as Ramon
• Jon Lucas as Jester
• Chieena Filomeno as Pauleen
• Elisse Joson as Erica
• Paulo Angeles as Ryan
• See Aviv Villanueva as Jason

Special participation

• Chinggoy Alonzo as Henry Buenavista^[4][8][13] - Rose and Violet's father. He is one of the founders of Buena Criollo who built his company to be the best. He started of as a cacao farmer and built Buena Criollo with the help of Ruth. Henry is a loving father, who entrusts the future of their chocolate company in the hands to three people - Rose, his eldest daughter; Sasha, his stepdaughter; or Carlos, his trustful right-hand-man. During his youth he married Jasmine Ruiz, who is the love of his life. Years after her death, he marries his accountant, Laura Bayle, and inherits a stepdaughter named Sasha. He never treated Sasha like his own and always forgot about her. He dies after falling out of their office building during a confrontation with Carlos. His death is the beginning for Rose's misery in her life.
• Christian Vasquez as young Henry Buenavista
• Precious Lara Quigaman as Jasmine Ruiz-Buenavista - Henry's first wife. She is Rose and Violet's mother as well as Magno's only child. She is a loving and dutiful mother who studied abroad. Although she studied abroad, she decided to be a housewife to fulfill the duties of a wife and mother. She later dies due to an illness. Rose takes up the mother role to Violet and Henry.
• Eula Valdez as Helena Salvador - Patrick's mother and Patchi's late daughter.
• Dominic Ochoa as Emmanuel Gaspar - Emmanuelle's father and Ruth's son. He is one of the major people in Ruth's chocolate company, Prestige Chocolates. He seeks help from Magno to help them get back Emmanuelle from her kidnappers. During the shootout between the kidnappers and police, no one survives but Emmanuelle. This results in Emmanuel's death, which causes Ruth's anger against Magno.
• Dimples Romana as Alicia Del Mundo-Gaspar - Emmanuel's wife and Emmanuelle's mother. She also seeks help from Magno to get Emmanuelle back from Muerte, her kidnapper. She later dies during the shootout between the kidnappers and the police. No one survived but Emmanuelle.
• William Lorenzo as Ernesto Ramos - He is the third person who established Buena Criollo. He was kicked out of the company by Ruth and Henry because he was caught embezzling money from their business. He has a son named Carlos, who becomes the root of all of their problems because he is seeking vengeance for his death. Carlos believes that he is innocent. Ernesto became depressed after, he committed suicide.
• Alexandra Macanan as young Rose Buenavista - She took the role as the mother figure in the family for Henry and Violet.
• Dexie Daulat as young Emmanuelle Gaspar - She is Alicia and Emmanuel's daughter and Ruth's granddaughter. She was part of the kidnap for ransom cases when she got kidnapped by a man named Muerte. She was saved from the kidnappers, but this resulted to the deaths of her parents.
• Nathaniel Britt as young Leo Romero
• Dominic Roque as teenage Leo Romero - Emmanuelle's suitor and later husband.
• Yayo Aguila as young Ruth Gaspar - She is Emmanuelle's grandmother, Emmanuel's mother and Alicia's mother-in-law. She sought help from Magno when Emmanuelle got kidnapped. She carries anger against Magno because he is the reason for the death of Emmanuelle's parents.
• Ricardo Cepeda as young Police Sr. Insp. Magno Ruiz - Rose and Violet's grandfather and Jasmine's father. He was recommended to Ruth by Henry when Emmanuelle got kidnapped. He refused to wait for orders when Emmanuelle got kidnapped. Instead of waiting for the kidnappers to leave the area before rescuing Emmanuelle, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He made his men go before told to do so. In result of this, Emmanuelle's parents died when there was a shootout between the police and kidnappers. Ruth hates him because her son died in the shootout.
• Angeline Quinto as Angie - A singer in the bar that Patrick and Emmanuelle saw each other. Patrick didn't know that Emmanuelle was actually Rose.
• Bembol Roco as Fidel de Guzman - A police commander chief in the police station where Magno used to work. He hates being bossed around by Magno because he is already a retired police and is no longer in service. He and Magno often argue and he refuses to listen whenever new evidence appears about Rose's death and why it occurred.
• Dingson Genesis as young Fidel de Guzman
• Bangs Garcia as young Laura Bayle - Henry's assistant who later became his second wife. She has a daughter named Sasha.
• Ron Morales as young adult Carlos Syquia - He entered Buena Criollo to exact his revenge on Henry and Ruth for the death of his father. Carlos started of as a low-accountant who later rises up to be the right-hand man of Henry Buenavista.
• Yogo Singh as young Carlos Syquia/Ramos - The son of Ernesto Ramos. He vows revenge against Henry Buenavista and Ruth Gaspar when his father committed suicide due to his depression.

Reception

Episodes

Production

The first choice for the role of Sasha was KC Concepcion but decided to refuse. The second choice was Iza Calzado but faced contract issues for the final casting; she was later replaced by Maricar Reyes.

Soundtrack

On June 30, 2014, Star Records Inc. officially released the “Sana Bukas pa ang Kahapon (The Official Soundtrack)” and is now available in physical and digital formats in various music stores. All the songs from the official soundtrack album of the series are performed by Angeline Quinto.^[18]

Track listing

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of telenovelas of ABS-CBN

References