Title: Juan dela Cruz
Broadcasting Network: ABS-CBN
Premiere Date: February 4, 2013
End of Broadcast: N/R
Schedule: Monday-Friday/Primetime around 7:45 PM
Genre: Horror, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Plot:
The drama explores themes in Christianity, culture and Philippine mythology such as aswang (fearsome, vampire-like shape-shifters), and tagapagbantay, the Philippine version of guardian angels (similar to their depiction in the drama, 100 Days to Heaven). The protagonist’s name is derived from the Philippine national personification.
Juan dela Cruz (Coco Martin) is the son of the mortal, Amelia (Mylene Dizon), and is is the latest successor to a line of tagapagbantay. His mother died giving birth to him, leaving the child in the care of Father Cito (Jaime Fabregas), the town’s curé. Unbeknownst to Juan, he also has aswang blood from his demon father, Samuel (Albert Martinez); should the aswang know of this fact, they will force him to join their ranks.
To suppress his demonic ancestry, Father Cito raises him to do good deeds and believe in God. However, the Bakal na Krus (“Cross of Steel”) that his mother left before her death is stolen. The cross has the ability to shift into different weapons: a whip, a spear, a bow-and-arrow, and a sword, all with the power to vanquish evil. In his quest to find the missing Cross, he meets and falls in love with Rosario (Erich Gonzales), an undercover aswang-hunter.
MAIN CAST
Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz
Erich Gonzales as Rosario Galang
SUPPORTING CAST
Albert Martinez as Samuel Alejandro
Zsa Zsa Padilla as Laura Alejandro
Gina Pareño as Belén
Arron Villaflor as Kael Reyes
Joel Torre as Pepe
William Lorenzo as Ben Galang
Lotlot de León as Cora Galang
Neil Coleta as Asiong
John Medina as Agustin
Louise Abuel as Pikoy
Lilia Cuntapay
Eddie Garcia
Ronnie Lazaro
MC as Queenie
GUESTS CAST
Mylene Dizon as Amelia
Jaime Fábregas as Father Cito
Jhong Hilario as Poldo
Izzy Canillo as young Juan
Alyanna Angeles as young Rosario
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Directors: Malu L. Sevilla, Avel E. Sunpongco
Production company: Dreamscape Entertainment TV
TRAILER:
PHILIPPINE TV RATINGS: Kantar Media & AGB Nielsen
