Sugo

This article is about the Philippine television series. For other uses, see Sugo (disambiguation).

Sugo
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Also known as	The Chosen One
Genre	Action drama Fantasy
Developed by	R.J. Nuevas
Written by	R.J. Neuvas Renato Custodio, Jr. Ma. Cristina Samson Velasco Jules Katanyag
Directed by	Dominic Zapata Lore Reyes
Creative directors	Jun Lana Jake Tordesillas Suzette Doctolero
Starring	Richard Gutierrez
Theme music composer	Jay Durias
Opening theme	"Asa" by South Border
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	160
Production
Executive producer	Helen Rose Sese
Cinematography	Rhino Vidanes
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	20–39 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	July 4, 2005 (2005-7-4) – February 10, 2006 (2006-2-10)

Sugo (transl. emissary / international title: The Chosen One) is a Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata and Lore Reyes, it stars Richard Gutierrez in the title role. It premiered on July 4, 2005 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on February 10, 2006 with a total of 160 episodes.

The series is streaming online on YouTube. ^[1]

Premise

The story revolves around twins, Miguel and Amante, and how Sugo, the "chosen one" sent to stop Apo Abukay ^[2] —an evil warlord from ancient times. Apo Abukay used to perform human sacrifices to dark forces and is now about to be resurrected as a powerful evil Anito (dark ancestral deity). ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Cast and characters

Cast

Richard Gutierrez

Ariel Rivera

JC de Vera

Lead cast

• Richard Gutierrez as Amante / Miguel / Conde Vergonze ^[8]

Supporting cast

• Amy Austria as Graciela
• Ariel Rivera as Samuel
• Gardo Versoza as Apo Abukay
• Leo Martinez as Francis
• Boots Anson-Roa as Adela
• Luz Valdez as Giray
• Paolo Contis as Adan
• Chynna Ortaleza as Rebecca
• Ramon Christopher as Guillermo
• Emilio Garcia as Luis
• Yayo Aguila as Anita
• John Arcilla as Romeo
• Lorna Tolentino as Amelia
• Isabel Oli as Isabel
• Gabby Eigenmann as Crisanto
• Richard Quan as Bernie
• Stella Ruiz
• Francine Prieto
• JC de Vera as James
• Julianne Lee
• Dion Ignacio as Dario
• LJ Reyes as Dorina
• Mike Tan as Peping
• John Medina
• Ken Punzalan
• Paolo Serano

Guest cast

• Ronaldo Valdez as Arando
• Jestoni Alarcon as Rodolfo
• Sherilyn Reyes as Garela
• Joe Chen as Mei Li
• Alicia Mayer as Sontaya
• Teddy Corpuz as Pikoy
• Miguel Tanfelix as Onyok
• Dionne De Guzman as Benilda
• Joanne Quintas
• Ryan Yllana as Balgog
• Bianca King
• Ruffa Gutierrez
• Nina Ricci Alagao as Babaylan
• Michael De Mesa as Gayoso
• Elvis Gutierrez
• James Blanco as Topel
• Joonee Gamboa as Apo Adlaw
• T-mur Lane Lee as Enchong
• Christian Vasquez as Karuma
• Goyong as Anigma
• Dick Israel as Tanok

References

1. "Sugo (Stream Together) - YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved May 7, 2024.
2. "A new challenge for Richard Gutierrez". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
3. "A new challenge for Richard Gutierrez". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
4. "Chynna Ortaleza plays villain to former screen partner Richard Gutierrez in "Asero"". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
5. Sugo (Action, Fantasy, Thriller), Richard Gutierrez, Raymond Gutierrez, Chynna Ortaleza, GMA, July 4, 2005, retrieved March 15, 2025
6. "Sugo: Full Episode 1 (Stream Together)". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
7. Paule-Diaz, Edna. "Gardo and the challenge of being bad". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
8. Mendoza, Ruel J. (February 4, 2008). "Raymond Gutierrez admits appearing as double of twin brother Richard before". PEP. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Sugo at IMDb