Juan dela Cruz (TV series)

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Juan dela Cruz
Juan dela Cruz-titlecard.jpg
Title card
Genre
Created by
  • ABS-CBN Studios
  • Julie Anne R. Benitez
  • Ethel M. Espiritu
  • Dindo Perez
  • Shugo Praico
  • Lino Cayetano
Developed by
  • ABS-CBN Studios
  • Rondel P. Lindayag
  • Lino S. Cayetano
Written by
  • Dindo Perez
  • Shugo Praico
Directed by
  • Malu L. Sevilla
  • Avel E. Sunpongco
  • Jojo A. Saguin
  • Darnel Joy R. Villaflor
  • Francis E. Pasion
Creative directorAriel Camacho
Starring Coco Martin
Opening theme"Maging Sino Ka Man" by Martin Nievera
Ending theme"Sa Isang Sulyap Mo" by George Tagle
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes188 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Carlo L. Katigbak
Cory V. Vidanes
Laurenti M. Dyogi
Roldeo T. Endrinal
Eileen Angela T. Garcia
Myra Afable-Chavez
ProducerJimmy Dasal
Production locations
EditorRenewin Alano
Running time30-45 minutes
Production companies Dreamscape Entertainment Television
CCM Creatives
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseFebruary 4 (2013-02-04) –
October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
Related
My Little Juan

Juan dela Cruz is a 2013 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Avel E. Sunpongco, Francis E. Pasion, Jojo A. Saguin, and Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, it stars Coco Martin in the title role. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from February 4 to October 25, 2013 replacing Princess and I and was replaced by Honesto .

Contents

It starred Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz, a half- tagabantay and half- aswang who was trained to become the next Tagabantay and serves as a hero to protect the people from aswangs. It was the fifth television drama in the Philippines made by ABS-CBN Studios to be filmed in high definition. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Plot

The Tagabantay (Guardian) is a hero coming from an ancient lineage of defenders using the Bakal na Krus (Iron Cross) to protect the humans from the Aswang, who are strange creatures that appear as ordinary people to hide their real identities; they spread evil, kill, and eat people. The Bakal na Krus transforms into five weapons, namely: Espada ng Katapangan (Sword of Bravery), Pana ng Karunungan (Bow of Wisdom), Latigo ng Katarungan (Whip of Justice), Sibat ng Kagitingan (Spear of Valor), and the Kalasag ng Anking Galing (Shield of Aptitude).

The Aswangs and Tagabantay are mortal enemies. The story begins when Samuel Alejandro (Albert Martinez), the Haring Aswang (King Aswang), plans to make Amelia (Mylene Dizon), a Tagabantay, fall for him so he could kill her and finally provide triumph for his race. However, he falls in love with her as well, betraying his entire race. Upon knowing his secret, Amelia and Samuel try to kill each other but Samuel chooses to escape instead of killing her—even if that’s what he should do as an Aswang.

Bakal na Krus and The Kapatiran

At 20, he successfully reclaims the Bakal na Krus from the thief, but was still unaware of its use and why it must belong to him. Eventually, Juan turns into a vigilant who seeks to help people in need. Soon, Juan later joins the Kapatiran (Brotherhood), a group composed of people with personal vendettas who seek to destroy the Aswangs. They have been spending years finding and seeking help from the Tagabantay they know, Julian (Eddie Garcia), who is Amelia’s father and Juan’s grandfather. Julian was actually imprisoned for killing Aswangs which the police thought were people.

One day, Juan accidentally manages to transform the Cross into a sword, making the Kapatiran convinced that he is the present-day Tagabantay for transforming the Cross into weapons only runs in their blood. The group, led by its leader Mang Pepe (Joel Torre), guides and helps train Juan into becoming the next Tagabantay. He also teaches Juan everything that he should know about the war’s history, his duty as a hero, and most importantly, the Haring Aswang—their biggest enemy. Things did not become easy, for Juan constantly shows his mischievous, immature, and unruly behaviour.

Rosario

While performing his duties as a protector, he falls in love with a 21-year old beautiful woman named Rosario (Erich Gonzales), the same girl he met when he was young. With Rosario, friendship and courtship are very difficult for Juan as he always ends up lying and keeping secrets from her to protect her from his enemies. She is actually the daughter of Kapatiran leader Mang Pepe, whose wife was killed by Juan’s father, Samuel.

The Anak ng Dilim

After a few weeks, Julian, Juan’s grandfather, escapes from prison to warn Amelia about the new prophecy—the Anak ng Dilim (Son of Darkness) who is set to be the most powerful Aswang to rule the people and the planet and destroy the Tagabantay. Upon returning, Julian finds out that Amelia has died but has a son. He then seeks for his grandson and finds Juan. He introduces himself to him as “Brother Jules”, and secretly watches over Juan in his responsibility as a Tagabantay.

Eventually, Samuel and Juan meet without knowing their real connection. Knowing that Juan is the vigilant who has excellent skills in warfare, Samuel aims to gain Juan’s trust and to make him join the Aswangs, as he believes that Juan’s skills could be useful to their war with the Kapatiran and Tagabantay. Sooner, Samuel learns to treat Juan as his own son. Similarly, Juan becomes closer to him and treats Samuel as his own father, as he has been longing to find his real father for several years.

Samuel has started his own family shortly after leaving Amelia. He lives with Laura (Zsa Zsa Padilla), the Reynang Aswang (Aswang Queen) and their son, Kael (Arron Villaflor) who also happens to be Juan’s rival with Rosario. Moreover, Samuel has been preparing Kael for 20 years, as the prophecy states that the Anak ng Dilim is the Haring Aswang’s son: the Aswang Prince. It is revealed that, the Anak ng Dilim’s great power will emerge when he turns 21.

Finally knowing about the prophecy, the Kapatiran, together with Julian’s guidance, soon start preparing Juan for a huge battle with the Haring Aswang and Anak ng Dilim. When Juan turns 21, everything changed.

The plot twists as it turns out that the prophesied Anak ng Dilim is not Kael, but is actually the eldest son of the Haring Aswang—Juan.

Juan's fate

Juan Dela Cruz is a half-Tagabantay and a half-Aswang. He inherited the Bakal na Krus from his mother to protect the humans from the Aswangs and spread peace, justice, and to fulfil his biggest mission—to kill the Haring Aswang and the prophesied Anak ng Dilim. However, since Juan is the eldest son of the Aswang King, he himself is the prophesied Anak ng Dilim, the most powerful Aswang which is set to rule over the entire planet, create the Tatlong Araw ng Kadiliman (Three Days of Darkness), and destroy his mortal enemy: the Tagabantay—which also happens to be him.

When the truth about Juan’s identity is revealed, difficult choices were made.

All of them are not victims of love; they are victims of fate.

Cast and characters

Protagonist
Main cast
Supporting cast
Recurring cast
Guest cast
Special participation

Production

The show was originally a film concept intended to be directed by Richard Somes for the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival. It was to be topbilled by Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Albert Martinez and Maja Salvador. [5] In August 2012, Cinemedia Films Production Incorporated and ABS-CBN Unit Head, Deo Endrinal confirmed that it would be serialised into a television drama to be directed by Malu Sevilla. [6] Earlier reports claimed that Angel Locsin would be Martin's leading lady, after her two-year hiatus in television, but was later replaced by Erich Gonzales. [7] [8]

It is under the production of Dreamscape Entertainment TV managed by Roldeo T. Endrinal and Julie Anne R. Benitez whose projects include the top-rating dramas Ina, Kapatid, Anak and Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw . The drama series is broadcast in full high definition [9] and is dubbed to be the "most expensive and biggest drama" to date. [10] A TV special titled "Juan dela Cruz: Ang Simula (The Beginning)" was aired on February 1, 2013, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews of the highly anticipated drama, hosted by Kim Atienza. [11]

Promotion

This show has been developed by Mga Anghel na Walang Langit , Princess Sarah , May Bukas Pa , Agua Bendita , Momay , Noah , Mutya , 100 Days to Heaven , Budoy , Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig , Dahil sa Pag-ibig , and Lorenzo's Time due to genre of family and religious-oriented drama series where Dreamscape Entertainment released these type of series since 2005. The series co-existed with My Little Juan from May 20 to September 15, 2013. It was succeeded by Honesto .

Music

Soundtrack

Juan dela Cruz: The Official Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2013 (2013)
Genre R&B, P-pop, hip hop
Label Star Music
Producer ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Maging Sino Ka Man" Martin Nievera 3:11
2."Maging Sino Ka Man (Duet Version)" Martin Nievera and Zsa Zsa Padilla 3:25
3."Sa Isang Sulyap Mo" Bryan Termulo 4:06
4."Alab ng Puso" Abra 4:09
5."Pusong Bato" Jovit Baldivino 3:53
Juan dela Cruz: The Official Soundtrack Volume 2
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJuly 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) [12]
Genre R&B, P-pop, pop rock
Label Star Music
Producer ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Maghintay Ka Lamang"Roel Manlangit3:55
2."Sana'y Kapiling Ka" Angeline Quinto 3:44
3."Kaibigan Lang Pala" Liezel Garcia 3:56
4."Buko"Jireh Lim5:15
5."Ibong Ligaw"Juana Cosme4:12

Other music

Jesse Lasaten and Von Guzman composed the show's background music using choir, duduk, bullroarer, Yamaha GX-1, and other instruments such as the balalaika for the Kapatiran theme in the drama with a full orchestra. The music was made by the Hollywood Studio Symphony.

Jesse Lasaten, after doing work on the epic historical war film El Presidente , composed the background music of Juan Dela Cruz. He used some instruments such as the bullroarer, didgeridoo, Moog synthesizer, and ocarina to make the show's score.

Reception

Ratings

After 3 weeks of airing, Juan dela Cruz quickly rose to becoming one of the most successful action fantasy-drama of all time registering 42.6% viewership ratings nationwide according to the February 21 data released by Kantar Media.

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(7:45PM PST)
Pilot EpisodeFinale EpisodePeakAverage
36.5%
February 4, 2013		38.3%
October 25, 2013 [13] 		42.6%
February 21, 2013 [14] 		34.8%

Awards

YearAward-Giving BodyCategoryRecipientResultSource
201327th Star Awards for TelevisionBest Primetime Drama SeriesJuan dela CruzWon [15]
Best Drama Actor (Primetime)Coco MartinWon [15]
Best Drama Supporting Actor (Primetime)Aaron VillaflorWon [15]
2014 45th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards Top Rating Primetime DramaJuan dela CruzWon [16]
12th Gawad Tanglaw AwardBest Performance by an Actor (TV Series)Coco MartinWon [17]

My Little Juan

After the primetime success of Juan dela Cruz, the show was later given a follow-up series called My Little Juan, which tells more about Juan's childhood before he was known as the new Tagabantay. The series premiered on May 20, 2013 and ended on September 13, 2013.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Coco Martin plays superhero in Juan dela Cruz
  2. ↑ Erich goes from 'unang aswang' to 'aswang hunter'
  3. ↑ Margie, blessed to work with Coco
  4. ↑ Juan dela Cruz Teaser
  5. ↑ 14 Scripts Beat MMFF Deadline
  6. ↑ Angel Locsin and Coco Martin to star in new teleserye Juan dela Cruz
  7. ↑ Angel Locsin And Coco Martin Are Set To Team-Up In Upcoming Drama For 2013
  8. ↑ Coco Martin And Erich Gonzales Set To Star In Teleserye “Juan dela Cruz”
  9. ↑ Bernandino-reveals-why-coco-martin-never-courted-her/ Margie Bernandino reveals why Coco Martin never courted her
  10. ↑ Why 'Juan dela Cruz' is this year's 'biggest series'
  11. ↑ Juan dela Cruz: Ang Simula
  12. ↑ "Juan dela Cruz launches soundtrack's Vol. 2". Philstar.com. July 26, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): October 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2013
  14. ↑ 'Juan dela Cruz' nationwide ratings soars to 42.6%
  15. 1 2 3 "ABS-CBN is the most awarded TV network in 27th Star Awards for TV". ABS-CBN Entertainment. November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Complete List of Winners: 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2014"". The Summit Express. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ "ABS-CBN wins big at 12th Gawad Tanglaw". ABS-CBN News. January 11, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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