*disclaimer: the original title of this post is "A Typical Pinoy Teleserye," and this entry is actually based
on my personal observation and opinion. Lalalala~
The “Nawalay
na Anak sa Magulang” (NAM
Whenever
there is a new teleserye that’s going to air on primetime TV, there is one
thing that I’m looking forward to: kung
sino na naman kayang mag-ina/kapatid ang nagkahiwalay?
Seriously, why is it that every story revolves
around the endless search of a mother (or father, or brother, or sister, o kung sino mang kapamilya) to her child
(or brother, or sister, whatsoever)? What’s with this concept ba that makes Filipinos hooked with this
type of story? Is it because of the famous “close family-ties” trait of the
Filipinos that influenced this concept? If I’m not mistaken, teleseryes reflect
reality. But hello? Are Filipino parents that careless to lose his/her child?
Hahaha
Let’s do a roll call for
the teleseryes airing today: let’s begin with ABS-CBN Primetime. Aryana. Aryana (Ella Cruz) was
separated from her father Victor (Tonton Gutierrez). Princess and I. Princess Areeyah a.k.a. “Mikay”
(Kathryn Bernardo) was separated from her father King Anand (Albert Martinez).
The recently ended Walang Hanggan.
Daniel (played by the super hunky pogilicious papa Coco Martin) was separated
from his parents Emily (Dawn Zulueta) and Marco (Richard Gomez). Of course, his
leading lady should not miss the trend. Turns out, Katerina (Julia Montes) was
abandoned by her mother when she was young. Ina, Kapatid, Anak. O diba
title pa lang obvious na may nagkahiwalay na naman. If I’m not mistaken,
Celine was taken by her surrogate mother away from her biological parents. As
for Kahit Puso’y Masugatan, Andrea
(Iza Calzado) and Veronica (Andi Eigenmann) were not really blood-related but
they treated each others as sisters, and then they got separated.
(please click the images for source~)
(please click the images for source~)
GMA: Aso ni San Roque. Of course the young
and adorable Fatima (played by Mona Louise
Rey) was separated from her biological parents played by LJ Reyes and TJ
Trinidad. Luna Blanca. Although they
found each other immediately, they were still separated. Luis was separated
from his family. Then Luna was separated from her mother and her twin Blanca.
Then after the long search and a little while of finally being together, Luna
and Rowena were separated (na naman, nak
ng pating naman) from Blanca and Luis. O
diba? Hide and seek lang ang peg. One
True Love. Tisoy (Alden Richards) was separated from his biological
parents.
Here are some of the
famous teleseryes with this concept: Amaya (2011-2012, GMA); Angelito: Batang
Ama (2011-2012, ABS-CBN); Biritera (2012, GMA); Bituin (2002-2003, ABS-CBN); Budoy
(2011-2012, ABS-CBN); Dahil May Isang Ikaw (2009-2010, ABS-CBN); Dahil Sa
Pag-ibig (2012, ABS-CBN); Encantadia (2005, GMA); Esperanza (1997-1999,
ABS-CBN); Grazilda (2010-2011, GMA); Hiram (2004, ABS-CBN); Ikaw Lang Ang
Mamahalin (2011, GMA); Kambal Sa Uma (2009, ABS-CBN); Mara Clara (1992-1997,
2010-2011, ABS-CBN); Lorenzo’s Time (2012, ABS-CBN); Magkaribal (2010, ABS-CBN);
May Bukas Pa (2009-2010, ABS-CBN); Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-SBN); Mula Sa
Puso (1997-1999, 2011, ABS-CBN); Munting Heredera (2011-2012, GMA); Mutya
(2011, ABS-CBN); My Binondo Girl (2011-2012, ABS-CBN); Pangako Sa’yo
(2000-2002, ABS-CBN); Sana Maulit Muli (2007, ABS-CBN); Tayong Dalawa
(ABS-CBN); Twin Hearts (GMA); and many many more.(ia-update ko pa to, wait lang. hahaha)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_aired_by_GMA_Network
The
Prince Charming ♥
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| Coco Martin as Daniel |
The
prince charming of Pinoy teleseryes should be… ehem… rich? Hahahah kaya nga prince eh.
Even though there’s this “mayaman-mahirap
love story,” it always turns out that the poor boy is actually the
long-lost/runaway heir of a wealthy family. Or let’s just say he succeeded in
life so he became wealthy. Basta hindi
dapat manatiling mahirap ang mga bidang lalaki. Maybe it has something to
do with men’s ego, as well as the idea of “fairytales.” The story should always
be a happy ending, and maybe that includes a good social status. Nakapanood ka na ba ng teleserye na happy
ending, magkakasama silang buong pamilya pero mahirap? Hmmm.
Famous
examples. Tisoy (One True Love) is actually from a well-off family. Daniel
(Walang Hanggan) is the deprived son from the Montenegros . Eli (Maging Sino Ka
Man). Budoy (Budoy, although he didn’t end up with Jackie). Erik (Grazilda).
Gabriel (Mula Sa Puso). In the 2011 adaptation, Gabriel found his wealthy
biological father in the character portrayed by Chris Villanueva.
Antagonists
1: The Third Party
The antagonists (kontrabidas), or sometimes the character
involved in the love triangle, are usually played by the protagonist’s brother/
sister/ or minsan tatay o nanay pa nung
bida. In most cases, as in most,
since the protagonist was separated from his/her parents, there will always be
the “ampon” to replace the
protagonist’s role in the family. This “ampon”
will most of the time turn out to be
the antagonist or yung makikiagaw pa dun
sa love interest nung bida. Or kung
hindi man ampon, blood-related sila talaga pero hindi nila alam.
Famous
examples: Nathan (Walang Hanggan). Clara (Mara Clara). Capt. Ramon Pelaez (Zorro).
TJ Trinidad’s character here was the real biological son of Antonio’s “mom”).
Alondra (Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin). Angelica (Marimar). Surprised? In the Pinoy
adaptation, Angelica (played by Katrina Halili) turns out to be Marimar’s
sister. I just can’t remember it clearly if it was true or if she altered the
DNA results. Haha. Basta may ganong
concept padin. Marikit (Amaya). BJ (Budoy). Mira (Encantadia). Cindy
(Grazilda). Dave (Tayong Dalawa).
Or kung minsan (sige na nga , minsan), kung close si kapatid na
nakikidawdaw sa love triangle, si
kapatid na protagonist ay magpaparaya.
Famous examples: Romana
(Ilumina). Blanca (Luna Blanca). Amihan (Encantadia). Fina (Dwarfina). Victoria
(Magkaribal).
Antagonists
2: The Extreme Villains
The most common factor
that drives the antagonists is love. Like I mentioned earlier, the antagonists
are sometimes the characters involved in a love triangle. It can be the envious
psycho-ex or the psycho-stalker or psycho-admirer of the hero/ine.
If you’re already
existing when Pangako Sa’yo was aired, can you forget the famous “World War”
between Madame Claudia and Amor Powers? The famous femme fatale in the story is
Madame Claudia (played by Jean Garcia). Of course, she too, is involved in a
love triangle between Amor Powers (Eula Valdez) and Eduardo (Tonton Gutierrez).
The same goes with these
other famous examples: Miguel (Walang Hanggan). Gary (Mara Clara). Alondra
(Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin). Roberto (Broken Vow).
Endings
Kidnapping. The climax (normally, the kidnapping thinggy always happen near the end of the series) of a typical Pinoy teleserye would always include "kidnapping". Thanks Yuki Auxtero for reminding me about the teleserye endings. Haha. Maybe I don't need to cite examples for this since 99% of teleseryes includes "kidnapping" on their storylines.
Oh well. All I can say is, there are a lot of stories, concepts, ideas in this world waiting to be told. Aminin mo, napapangiti ka dahil totoo diba? Hahahaha~
