Bakekang + Halukay TV

‘Bakekang’ revolves around women’s insecurities — hindi sila ganon kaganda, maganda sila pero di sila mahal ng mahal nila — well, at least women who revolve around the attention of a man. Magagawan nila kaya ito ng paraan para mat post-feminist twist sa TV remake. Sana..

Bakekang is every woman
Manila Times article by Rome Jorge
Monday, September 11, 2006

Bakekang is an avid movie fan who falls for a celebrity named Christoph. She endures the spite of his mean-spirited girlfriend Valeria. Both Bakekang and Valeria later give birth to daughters who then continue their mother’s fight. Bakekang has two: the beautiful yet Kristal and the unglamorous yet talented Charming. She becomes a stagemother who dotes on Kristal but ignores Charming. Both daughters have to go against Lorraine, who is Valeria’s daughter and Kristal’s archrival. Like their mothers, they also compete for the affections of the same men who must decide whether to love the beauty without or the beauty within.

Watch the Bakekang teaser here.

Bakekang photos

Sunshine Dizon
original concept by Carlos J. Caparas

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Bakekang

Bakekang is a fantasy television program that will be aired on GMA Network. The network acquired the rights of Bakekang, a popular comic novel by Carlo J. Caparas, who is also the creator of ABS-CBN’s Panday. GMA Network has targeted a September 11 pilot telecast to replace I Luv NY. There series will run for 18 weeks.

Plot
In the TV version, Bakekang is an ugly woman, but begets very beautiful twin girls from a foreigner. GMA Network has stated to Carlo J. Caparas that Bakekang’s children would be in their teenage years. She compels her daughters to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother. The writers of GMA Network’s top rating telefantasya Majika and Encantadia will write the script

Cast and Characters

Cast
Sunshine Dizon as Bakekang
The Daughters

Lovi Poe as Kristal
Yasmien Kurdi as Charming
Nadine Samonte as Lorraine
Leading Men of the Daughters

Cogie Domingo as —
Marky Cielo as Dennis
Dion Ignacio as —
Tyron Perez as —
Leading Men of Bakekang

Raymart Santiago as —
Jay Manalo as —
Villains

Sheryl Cruz as Valeria
Julia Clarete as —
Iwa Moto as —
Gladys Reyes as —
With

Manilyn Reynes as —
Ara Mina as —
Jaya as —

Roles
Lovi Poe and Yasmien Kurdi will play as Sunshine Dizon’s daughters, while Nadine Samonte will play Sheryl Cruz’s daughter.
Sheryl Cruz and her daughter will play as Sunshine Dizon and her daughters rival to fame. Sheryl and Sunshine will also fight over the affection of Jay Manalo.
Gladys Reyes is in love with Raymart Santiago, but Raymart is in love with Sunshine. Gladys and Tyron Perez will play Sunshine’s evil cousin. Tyron is a drug addict and a rapist.
Nadine Samonte and Lovi Poe will fight over Cogie Domingo, while Yasmien Kurdi and Iwa Moto will fight over Marky Cielo. Dion Ignacio is in love with Nadine Samonte.

Production Credits
Directors: Gil Tejada and Khryss Adalia
Screenwriters: RJ Nuevas and Suzette Doctolero
Creative Consultant: Carlo J. Caparas

News
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 will no longer be in Captain Barbell due to Bakekang.

Background

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..

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 Kristal, to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother.

From PEx

Bakekang will replace I LUV NY.

Atlantika will replace either Captain Barbell or Majika.

This means there is another primetime series yet to be revealed. Will it be a Korean/Chinese soap? Or will it be Igorota?

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Bakekang:
Sunshine Dizon, Marky Cielo, Zoren Legaspi, Wendell Ramos, Julia Clarete, Gladys Reyes, Sheryl Cruz, Nadine Samonte, Yasmien Kurdi, Ara Mina, Lovi Poe

Previously considered:
Jolina Magdangal, Isabel Oli

Original movie:
Nora Aunor (Carlo J. Caparas, 1978)

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Atlantika:
Dingdong Dantes, Iza Calzado, Ariel Rivera, Rudy Fernandez, Jean Garcia, Cherry Pie Picache, Paolo Contis, Isabel Oli

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Diana Zubiri

It seems that it’s true that it usually takes a year to plan for a primetime show. Bakekang was floated last year, and the cast isn’t final yet even up to now. This may be shown after StarStruck 3 because by that time, Sugo will have ended already. But this is just me talking.

Mukhang paborito ngayon ng Siete si Isabel Oli na leading lady ni Richard Gutierrez sa Sugo. May balita na siya ang napipisil para gumanap sa pelikula noon ni Nora Aunor na Bakekang.

Propesyonal kasi ang magandang baguhang aktres kaya magaang katrabaho. Kapag natuloy ang proyekto, ito bale ang magsisilbing launching movie ni Isabel. [source]

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Jolina Magdangal might play the role of Bakekang, which was first played by Nora Aunor over a decade ago. This show might be the one to be pitted against Claudine Barretto’s Kampanerang Kuba, which was in turn , previously played by Vilma Santos. [source]

April 2005 Update:
Anne Curtis will play the lead role of Kampanerang Kuba.

September 2006 Update:
Sunshine Dizon is Bakekang. See photos.

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