Utoy (TV series)

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Utoy
Starring Dolphy
Makisig Morales
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
Original release
Network ABS-CBN

Utoy was a planned ABS-CBN primetime fantasy drama series featuring Makisig Morales and Dolphy. [1] The series was inspired by the children's tale Pinocchio. [2]

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Production

The production of the series started early September 2008. Dolphy said in an interview with ABS-CBN that he had a hard time working on scenes with animation. [3] Dolphy later confirmed to PEP.com the news that Utoy was canceled, after he moved to TV5 (formerly known as 5). The show remains shelved up to now. [4] Dolphy would later pass away in 2012 at the age of 83.

Cast and characters

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References

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