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Love and revenge in ‘Babangon
Ako‘t Dudurugin Kita’

GMA Network brings to life the TV serialization of the 1989 hit movie starring Sharon Cuneta, "Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita."

It is about people whose hunger for power turns them to conniving and ruthless betrayers of their loved ones. The cast is led by Yasmien Kurdi and JC De Vera along with the country’s most versatile artists like Marvin Agustin, Angelika dela Cruz, and seasoned actresses Dina Bonnevie and Glydel Mercado in very special roles.

Under the direction of much-awarded director Joel Lamangan, the new TV show revolves around Salve (Yasmien), a young woman, who is deprived of education by her adoptive family. She falls in love with Alfred (Marvin) and marries him. Salve will play dutiful wife but Alfred, an ambitious man, cheats her. Salve has yet to realize that the reason he married her is not love but greed–over Salve’s inheritance. Alfred is determined to get her inheritance by making sure that she is clueless about her riches and his schemes.

Alfred chases a dream that would make him rich, popular, and powerful—and this is through Via (Angelika dela Cruz), the rich, influential and scheming daughter of a politician who falls for his charms.

Alfred’s happiness with Via is Salve’s misery. Salve wants to save the marriage but Via and Alfred are plotting to end the marriage. He invariably leaves his wife and joins his paramour instead, leaving Salve devastated.

It was in such an emotional state that Salve crosses paths with Rod/Derek (JC De Vera), a young, good-looking but hardened gangster who will later get attracted to her, and Evita (Dina Bonnevie), the matriarch of the gangsters and Rod’s surrogate mom. Both Evita and Rod will help Salve fight back and get even with the people who made her life miserable.

The cast has Tonton Gutierrez (Glydel’s husband) as Jango, the right-hand man of the syndicate, who loves Evita; Patrick Garcia as Lawrence, a junior investigator who wants to pin down Evita’s syndicate; Paolo Contis as Tyrone, Jango’s brother; and Diana Zubiri as Julie, Evita’s younger sister.

Giving them support are Ian de Leon as Melvin, Julie’s childhood friend; Jay Aquitania as Juno, son of Jango and Evita; LJ Reyes as Joey, Derek’s friend who is secretly in love with him; Jenny Miller as Beverly, Alfred’s mistress; and Robert Ortega as Fredo, a member of Evita’s syndicate.

Special guests for the pilot week are Roi Vinzon as Roberto, Emilio Garcia as Emilio, Mart Escudero as Roman, Jennica Garcia as the young Julie, and Joseph Bitangcol as the young Tyrone.

Originally created by renowned novelist Gilda Olvidado for Darna Komiks, "Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita" was directed by National Artist Lino Brocka in 1989. The original movie earned for Sharon Cuneta a Best Actress nomination in the 1990 Famas awards. The soap airs weeknights in GMA Network’s top-rating primetime Telebabad block beginning tonight.

 


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