''Legally Blind'' is a 2017
Philippine television drama
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...
series broadcast by
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
. Directed by
Ricky Davao
Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...
, it stars
Janine Gutierrez. It premiered on February 20, 2017 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''
Hahamakin ang Lahat
''Hahamakin ang Lahat'' (International title: ''Love and Defiance'' / ) is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Joyce Ching and Kristofer Martin. It premiered on October 3 ...
''. The series concluded on June 30, 2017 with a total of 93 episodes. It was replaced by ''
Impostora
''Impostora'' (International title: ''The Impostor'' / ) is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado. The series is loosely based on a 1993 ...
'' in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube
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.
Premise
Grace is about to fulfill her dream of being a lawyer. On the day to celebrate the results of her bar exam results, she will be raped leading to her pregnancy and an accident that will lead to her blindness.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
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Janine Gutierrez as Grace Reyes Evangelista-Villareal
;Supporting cast
*
Mikael Daez
Mikael Banzon Daez (born January 6, 1988) is a Filipino commercial model, actor, news anchor, television and events presenter, and vlogger. Daez is well known for his starring role in '' Amaya'', a Philippine historical drama, alongside Maria ...
as Edward Villareal
*
Lauren Young
Lauren Anne Young (born November 8, 1993), simply known as Lauren Young, is a Filipino-American actress, singer, and model. She is the younger sister of actress and Miss World 2013 Megan Young.
Biography Career
Young was one of the 20 new tal ...
as Charina "Charie" Reyes Evangelista
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Marc Abaya
Ramon Marcelino Diaz Abaya (born November 6, 1979), known professionally as Marc Abaya, is a Filipino singer, actor, musician, TV host, and VJ. He appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of ''Tinker Bell''.
He is the son of actor/director Mano ...
as William Villareal
*
Rodjun Cruz
Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz.
Biography
Cruz started as a host, together wit ...
as Joel Apostol
*
Chanda Romero
Chanda V. Romero (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipina actress. She is mostly seen on GMA Network.
She played supporting roles and leading roles in many films during the early and late 1970s. Her prolific work in sexy comedies and dramas cau ...
as Marissa Reyes-Evangelista
*
Therese Malvar
Therese Martin Alcala Malvar (born September 16, 2000) is a Filipina actress.
Personal life and acting career
Malvar is the third great-granddaughter of two Philippine heroes, General Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar y Carpio (September 27, 1865 †...
as Nina Reyes Evangelista
*
Lucho Ayala
Eduard Francis Ayala (born March 28, 1992 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Province
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan) ...
as John Castillo
* Ashley Rivera as Diana Perez
* Camille Torres as Elizabeth Guevarra Anton Villareal
;Guest cast
*
Ricky Davao
Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...
as Manuel Evangelista
*
Denise Barbacena
Denise Ysabel Barbacena (born November 2, 1994) is a Filipina actress, singer, and popularly known as finalist of the first season of the reality show, '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break'', a reality search contest, created by GMA Netwo ...
as Sabrina
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Max Collins as Darlene Santos-Aguirre
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Thea Tolentino as Maricar Nuevo
*
Paolo Gumabao
Paul Chen (born July 25, 1998), known professionally as Paolo Gumabao (), is a Filipino actor and model.
Personal life
Gumabao was born in Taiwan. His biological father is actor Dennis Roldan. Through his father, he is a half-sibling to Ma ...
as Chanston Aguirre
* Rolly Innocencio as a lawyer
*
Dexter Doria
Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network.
Career
In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''I ...
as Martha
* Dex Quindoza as Morgan Campos
* Rob Sy as Marcus
* Rafael Siguion-Reyna as Henry
* Madeleine Nicolas as Stella Villareal
* Menggie Cobarrubias as Anton Villareal
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...
' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement ratings, the pilot episode of ''Legally Blind'' earned a 12% rating. While the final episode scored a 6.2% rating in Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes.
Accolades
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 6544934
2017 Philippine television series debuts
2017 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television shows set in the Philippines