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''Makapiling Kang Muli'' (International title: ''Together Again'' / ) is a 2012
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 "''telebis ...
romance 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
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Richard Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor, environmentalist and model. He is one of the sons of actor Eddie Gutierrez.
Early life
Richard Gutierrez was born on January ...
and
Carla Abellana
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...
. It premiered on June 4, 2012 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing ''
Legacy
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Legacy or legacies may refer ...
''. The series concluded on September 7, 2012 with a total of 70 episodes. It was replaced by ''
Aso ni San Roque
''Aso ni San Roque'' (International title: ''San Roque's Pet'' / ) is a Philippine television drama Fantasy (genre), fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Mona Louise Rey. It premiered on September 10, ...
'' in its timeslot.
It was originally titled as ''Rancho Paradiso''.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
*
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Richard Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor, environmentalist and model. He is one of the sons of actor Eddie Gutierrez.
Early life
Richard Gutierrez was born on January ...
as Martín Caballero-De La Rosa-Silvestre
*
Carla Abellana
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...
as Leilani Angeles
;Supporting cast
*
Mark Anthony Fernandez
Mark Anthony Lacsamana Fernandez (born January 18, 1979) is a Filipino actor. He is the son of actor Rudy Fernandez and actress-politician Alma Moreno.
Career
He first rose to prominence when he was once a former member of one of the famous ...
as Luisito "Louie" Valencia
*
Sarah Lahbati
Sarah Lahbati (born 9 October 1993) is a Swiss-born Filipino actress and reality star. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show '' StarStruck'', a Philippine overall talent show broadcast on GMA Network. La ...
as Graciela Montes
*
Gloria Romero Gloria Romero may refer to:
*Gloria Romero (actress)
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as Soledad Vda. de Silvestre-Caballero
*
Rio Locsin
Maria Theresa Rosario Garcia Nayve, known by her screen name Rio Locsin (born October 3, 1961), is a Filipina actress and model. Regarded as the "Queen of Adult Drama", Locsin has starred in nearly 60 films including '' Bira! Darna! Bira!'' (197 ...
as Mara Silvestre-Valencia
*
Phillip Salvador
Phillip Mikael "Ipe" Reyes Salvador (born Felipe Reyes Salvador; August 22, 1953) is a three-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film and television actor.
Acting career
Salvador made his film debut in 1971 with ''Adios Mi Amor''. He toiled in m ...
as Amadeo Perez
*
Mark Gil
Raphael John "Ralph" Gil Eigenmann (25 September 1961 – 1 September 2014), better known by his screen name Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late 80s t ...
as Roman Valencia
*
Robert Arevalo
Robert Ylagan Arevalo (; born May 6, 1938) is a Filipino film and television actor.
Personal life
Arevalo is the son of Filipino film actor/composer/musician Tito Arevalo; his uncle Angel Esmeralda is the father of the late Jay Ilagan and his un ...
as Florentino "Tino" Caballero
*
TJ Trinidad
Raul Fenstad "TJ" Trinidad Jr. (born January 22, 1976) is a Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official ...
as Javier Lagdameo
*
John Lapus
Jonathan Anthony Solis "John" Lapus (born July 7, 1973), also known as Sweet, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and film and television director. Lapus is known for his various roles in films such as '' Shake, Rattle & Roll''.
He was a head ...
as George
*
Janine Gutierrez
Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez (born October 2, 1989) known professionally as Janine Gutierrez, is a Filipino actress, television host, commercial model, and singer. A graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Eu ...
as Lynley Valencia
*
Benedict Campos as Keiffer Angeles
;Guest cast
*
Lance Lucido
Lance Angelo Lucido, better known as Lance Lucido (born February 27, 2007), is a Filipino child actor and dancer.
Career
Lance Lucido was born on February 27, 2007 in Iloilo City, Philippines. In 2010, Lucido left Iloilo for Manila with a new de ...
as kid Martin Caballero
*
Miguel Tanfelix
Miguel Torrejos Tanfelix (born September 21, 1998) is a Filipino actor.
Tanfelix received his breakthrough performance when he played the role Niño , a mentally challenged boy in the series '' Niño'' (2014). He is also known for the aftern ...
as young Martin Caballero
* Anna Vicente as young Leilani Angeles
*
Ronald de Santos as young Luisito "Louie" Valencia
*
Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...
as young Mara Silvestre-Valencia
*
Gabby Eigenmann
Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network.
Background
He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails from ...
as young Roman Valencia
*
Jestoni Alarcon
Anthony Jesus Pineda Alarcon, known professionally as Jestoni Alarcon, is a Filipino actor and politician. He was served as a councilor in Antipolo from 2001 to 2004 and as the vice governor of Rizal Province from 2004 to 2007. In 2013, he won a ...
as Serafín Angeles
*
Lani Mercado
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Personal life
She ...
as Nelia Angeles
*
James Blanco
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as Emilio dela Rosa
* Dex Quindoza as Buboy
* Carmen Soriano as Claring Perez
*
Lito Legaspi
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as a governor
*
Bearwin Meily
Bearwin Meily (born April 4, 1976) is a Filipino comedian actor, TV host and a recent vlogger.
Early career
He started his career as an extra ''Palibhasa Lalake'' in ABS-CBN and eventually became regular.
Current career
But later on he moved ...
as Dexter
*
Rita Avila
Rita Ávila is a Filipino actress and author.
Ávila is married to director, Erick Reyes, she had a baby who they named Elia Jesú E. Reyes. The baby died three weeks after being born. She also wrote an inspirational booklet called, ''8 Ways to ...
as Olivia
*
Yassi Pressman
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as Vanessa
*
Rocco Nacino
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as Ferdinand
* Rocky Gutierrez as Brando
* Ramon Christopher as Bartolome
*
Bela Padilla
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as Amber
* Paolo Paraiso as Bodjie
*
Vaness del Moral
Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral-Kier, better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral-Kier (born May 23, 1988), is a Filipino actress and a talent at one of the top management groups in the Philippines, the GMA Artist Center. She started her sh ...
as Salve
* Rosemarie Sarita as George's mother
*
Carmi Martin
Carmita Martin also known as Carmi Martin (born 9 August 1963) is a Filipina actress, model, and comedian.
Career
She first appeared in ''Dolphy's Angels'' with Liz Alindogan, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Yehlen Catral and the late comedy king Dolphy. ...
as Helga
*
Nathalie Hart
Princess Tinkerbell Cristina Marjorie Pedere Snell (born 14 April 1992), later known by her stage name Nathalie Hart, is an Australian-Filipino actress who was one of the finalists in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''.
Career
Before audit ...
as Monina
* Lester Llansang as Hans
* Andrew Schimmer as Kyle Dancel
* Marc Justine Alvarez as Macmac
*
Sheree Bautista
Cherry Hazel Sweet Faye Vidal Bautista (born as Cherry Hazel Vidal Agustin), popularly known as Sheree, is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer, model, and painter.
Born in Cagayan de Oro and raised in Bukidnon, she is a member of Viva Hot Bab ...
as Ara
* Mike Lloren as Rodriguez
* Robert Ortega as Durano
Production
The producer of the show hires the veteran and award-winning actor/director,
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 ...
to handle the series. This television series is also Davao's second primetime directorial project under GMA Network. Prior to this series, Davao has been megged a string of shows in quick succession: ''
Grazilda
''Grazilda'' is a Philippine television drama fantasy romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a loose adaptation on Drizella, the stepsister of Cinderella. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Glaiza de Castro in the title role. ...
''
s second unit director(2010), ''
Sisid'' (2011), ''
Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit
''Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit'' (International title: ''Losing Heaven'' / ) is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jay Altajeros, it stars Carla Abellana, Michelle Madrigal and Mike Tan. It premiered ...
'' (2011) and ''
Kokak
''Kokak'' (International title: '' The Frog Princess'') is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a comics serial of the same title created by Ruben Marcelino and published in ''Darna Komiks ...
'' (2011).
Davao is confident that the series can establish supremacy on primetime television as it boasts quality in terms of story and performance. He further stated:
Casting
The series' producer cast two of the network's primetime royalties, Richard Gutierrez
and Carla Abellana as Martin Caballero and Leilani Angeles, respectively, the two main protagonists of the series. The former expresses his gratitude on doing this project. For him, this drama is one of the biggest milestones in his career and a "something new" for him
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'', ''Kamandag'' and ''Zorro (Philippine TV series), Zorro''] and for the audience. According to Gutierrez, the entire casts prepared hard for this project and even underwent trainings and workshops before shooting the series. On the other hand, Abellana expresses excitement as she embarks on a major project after renewing her contract with her mother network and working with Gutierrez
or the very first timeand some of the most respected stars in the industry. She also differentiates herself to her character, stated that... her character's personality was a far cry from her own. It made it more difficult for her to flesh out the persona of a woman who fights back and snaps in anger when wronged, because those aren't knee-jerk reactions for her in real life. However, she work hard to portray the role, as she doesn't want to embarrass her co-stars.
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Meanwhile, veteran and award-winning actress, Gloria Romero plays the main villainess, Señora Soledad Silvestre.
It is her first time to do an "anti-hero" role, and said that the role is very different from her goody-good role in the successful and highly rated drama series ''
Munting Heredera
''Munting Heredera'' (International title: ''Little Heiress'') is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars Gloria Romero. It premiered on May 9, 2011 on the network's Telebabad li ...
'', whom she recently completed. She stated... "When they gave me the role as Senyora Soledad, I immediately liked it! It is far from other roles I did in my past television series. I said, yes
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quickly! It is a huge challenge for me. I love these kind of roles", she added.
Comedian John Lapus plays support to Gutierrez, which he doesn't really mind even after recently receiving his second Actor of the Year award from the Guillermo Mendoza Scholarship Foundation
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He further stated:
On director Ricky Davao, it is his first time to direct most of the lead stars of the series except for Sarah Lahbati, whom he previously handled in the afternoon drama-fantasy series, ''
Kokak
''Kokak'' (International title: '' The Frog Princess'') is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a comics serial of the same title created by Ruben Marcelino and published in ''Darna Komiks ...
''. Here, however, Lahbati is portraying someone totally different from her shy-girl screen persona. She's now playing an assertive seductress who tries to steal Gutierrez's character away from his leading lady
bellana Davao added... "The good thing about Sarah is that she knows what she wants. And she works hard."
On his strategy in handling big stars like Gutierrez and Abellana, the director said that he just talk to them and get to know their likes, dislikes, fears, limitations, strengths and weaknesses as actors. He further stated that he is impressed by Abellana's growth as an actress. He worked with her as co-star in the afternoon soap ''
Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit
''Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit'' (International title: ''Losing Heaven'' / ) is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jay Altajeros, it stars Carla Abellana, Michelle Madrigal and Mike Tan. It premiered ...
''. "She has matured a lot from her first soap, ''
Rosalinda''", he added.
Filming
The series is set on the sweeping acres of a rustic ranch fictionally called "Rancho Paradiso", but which in reality is a huge hacienda in
Calatagan, Batangas
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owned by the prominent
Zobel clan, as well as, the well-trained polo horses are owned by the Zobels. The main protagonist of the series, Richard Gutierrez explained the production's choice of location, said that... "Our story revolves around supposedly one of the biggest ranches in the Philippines. And I guess this baluarte of the Zobels is one of the biggest haciendas we have, so it's a perfect match".
The production started taping on May 7, 2012 with the series' creator, Des Garbes Severino, who also served as the head writer, creative director,
Jun Lana
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, Michele Borja as the executive producer of the show, and Lilybeth Rasonable headed as the over-all in charge of the production.
Music
The song "Hanggang Ngayon" (lit. Until Now) is used as the series' theme song. It was written and composed by award-winning singer/songwriter
Ogie Alcasid
Herminio Jose Lualhati "Ogie" Alcasid Jr. (; born August 27, 1967) is a Filipino singer-songwriter, television presenter, comedian, parodist, and actor. He is currently the President of OPM (Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit).
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, re-arranged by Edward Mitra for the show, and interpreted by
Mark Bautista
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and
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. The song's lyrics tell of a person confessing his/her unrequited love for his/her past flame and wishing for another chance of love.
The show uses three versions of the song: the duet version, the male solo and the female solo
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Originally sung by
Ogie Alcasid
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and Regine Velasquez in 2001 as part of Alcasid's album ''A Better Man'', it was also used as soundtrack of the 2002 Romance film, romantic flick ''Ikaw Lamang, Hanggang Ngayon'' (lit. Still You, Until Now) which starred Velasquez opposite
Richard Gomez
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. The said film was directed by
Yam Laranas
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and produced and released by
Viva Films
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History
Veering away from the Sharon Cuneta-Gabby Concepcion tandem, Viva became home to qual ...
.
The song is also part of Alcasid's ''Greatest Hits'' album and Velasquez's silver anniversary album, entitled ''Regine, Duets Silver Series'', released on 2005 and 2006 respectively, by
VIVA Records
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. In 2006, GMA also used the Alcasid-Velasquez version of the song as the theme for the Philippine airing of the Korean drama series, ''
Love Story in Harvard
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''.
Reception
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Makapiling Kang Muli'' earned a 24% rating. While the final episode scored a 24.8% rating.
Critical response
Blog writer, Nestor Silvestre complimented the series on its high production value and the ensemble's acting. "The scenes in the Jailhouse with Richard were also beyond my expectations, they effortlessly pulled off fight scenes, dangerous motorcycle stunts, bombings and blasting and most especially the camera shots really gave me the feeling that I was like in a movie house watching a legit action film"...he stated.
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2222500
2012 Philippine television series debuts
2012 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine romance television series
Television shows set in the Philippines