Guns and Roses (TV series)

This article is about the Philippine TV series. For the American rock band, see Guns N' Roses.

Guns and Roses
Title card
Genre	Action Drama Romance Slice of Life Suspense Thriller
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios
Written by	Genesis Rodriguez Jerome T. Co
Directed by	Trina N. Dayrit Rechie A. del Carmen
Starring	Robin Padilla Bea Alonzo Diether Ocampo Empress Ejay Falcon
Opening theme	"Dahil Mahal Kita" by Jovit Baldivino / Bea Alonzo and Robin Padilla
Composer	Manuel Mallillin
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Narciso Y. Gulmatico, Jr. Maricris P. Sioson
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production companies	Star Creatives RCP Productions
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	June 6 (2011-06-06) – September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)

Guns and Roses is a 2011 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Trina N. Dayrit and Rechie A. del Carmen, it stars Robin Padilla, Bea Alonzo and Diether Ocampo. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from June 6 to September 23, 2011, replacing Mara Clara and was replaced by Budoy . ^{[1] [2]}

This is Robin Padilla's second action primetime series in the network, following the television series Basta't Kasama Kita , which concluded eight years ago. This is the first team up with Bea Alonzo as his leading lady and Diether Ocampo in a TV Production.^{[ citation needed ]} The TV series concluded with a total of 80 episodes.

Episodes

Main article: List of Guns and Roses (TV series) episodes

Year		Episode numbers	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	2011	1–80	80	June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)	September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Robin Padilla ^[3] as Abelardo "Abel" Marasigan. Abel suffers a traumatic childhood when he witnesses his father being framed up by his fellow police officers, leading to his father's mental break down. He vows revenge and he becomes a vigilante who fights for the rights of the hopeless. He wants to try to be part of Don Lucio's endeavors.
• Bea Alonzo ^[4] as Regina "Reign" Santana. An artist, receives a big blow in her life when her fiancé dies on the day of their wedding after helping out some victims of a hold-up outside the church. From then on she has become a cold, empty shell longing for the love she lost to a violent and unfortunate circumstance.
• Diether Ocampo as Marcus Aguilar. He is the policeman in charge of investigating the death of Reign's fiancé. As he gets closer to solving the case, he also could not help but fall for Reign's beauty and charm. In the finale, it was revealed that he was responsible for killing Reign's fiancé due to his obsession with her.
• Ejay Falcon as Jonathan "Onat" Marasigan. Youngest brother of Abel. He longs for a father figure in his life after their father was admitted to a mental institution. He finds solace is his brother but becomes very disappointed in him when he suddenly leaves their family.
• Empress Schuck as Joanne "Joni" Dela Rocha. A sweet girl who will melt Onat's hardened heart. She believes in happy ever afters and the innate goodness of every person. She is bubbly and charming but can be a bit stubborn at times.

Supporting cast

• Gladys Reyes as Diana Montano Alvaro
• Pinky Amador as Aretha Aguilar
• Liza Lorena as Dolor Marasigan/Delta
• Mark Gil as Don Lucio Dela Rocha/Señor
• Maliksi Morales as Prince Santana
• Nanding Josef as Jose "Pepe" Marasigan
• Isabel Rivas as Patricia "Patria" Santana
• Ketchup Eusebio as MacArthur "Mac-Mac" Pangan
• Pen Medina as Philip "Tsong" Marasigan
• Justin Cuyugan as King Santana
• Minnie Aguilar as Yayey
• Boom Labrusca as Franco Moreno
• Ina Feleo as Diana "Dindin" Ventura
• Ian Galliguez as Axl Navarro

Guest cast

• Froilan Sales as Zabala
• Bernard Laxa as Paltik
• Lauren Novero as Russell
• Roy Alvarez as Arnulfo
• Hiyasmin Neri as Kitchie
• Allan Paule as Dante
• Crispin Pineda as Badong
• Janus del Prado as Vincent Bartolome
• Archie Adamos as Ybanez Ramirez
• Levi Ignacio as Melvin Buendia/Marvin Intalan
• Lito Pimentel as Rico Bartolome
• Angel Jacob as Cristina Dela Rocha
• Chinggoy Alonzo as Don Soliven
• Joonee Gamboa as Father Fabian

Special participation

• John Wayne Sace as Teen Abel
• Jairus Aquino as Young Abel
• Mika dela Cruz as Young Reign
• Nash Aguas as Teen Marcus
• Phytos Ramirez as Young King
• William Lorenzo as Young Pepe
• Gilleth Sandico as Young Dolor
• Farrah Florer as Young Patria
• Paolo Rivero as Young Philip
• Neri Naig as Young Marlen
• Manuel Chua as Young Marvin
• Jose Sarasola as Young Rico
• Simon Ibarra as Young Badong
• Tom Rodriguez as Young Lucio
• Jake Cuenca as Paolo Ventura - Reign's fiancé and a brother of Dindin who was killed by Marcus before starting his wedding
• Mark Sarayot as Teen Jonathan Onat Marasigan

Remake

Hindi television serial Rangrasiya was inspired from Guns and Roses which debuted on Indian channel Colours on December 30, 2013. ^[5]

Theme song

The theme song entitled Dahil Mahal Kita was originally performed by The Boyfriends and also covered by Ogie Alcasid.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN Studios original drama series

References

1. "News Feature". Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
2. "Bea Alonzo trains in boxing and gun handling for her upcoming TV series | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
3. "Robin Padilla admits he asked for several takes for his kissing scene with Bea Alonzo".
4. "Bea Alonzo is willing to do love scenes with Robin Padilla for 'Guns and Roses'".
5. "Sanaya Irani confirmed for Rang Rasiya - Indian Express".

External links

• Official website
• Guns and Roses at IMDb