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Plot
In the TV version, Bakekang is an ugly woman, but begets very beautiful twin girls from a foreigner. GMA Network has stated to Carlo J. Caparas that Bakekang's children would be in their teenage years. She compels her daughters to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother. The writers of GMA Network's top rating telefantasya Majika and Encantadia will write the script.
Cast and characters
* Sunshine Dizon as Bakekang
The Daughters
* Lovi Poe as Kristal
* Yasmien Kurdi as Charming
* Nadine Samonte as Lorraine
Leading Men of the Daughters
* Cogie Domingo as Johnny
* Marky Cielo as Mike
* Dion Ignacio as Aldrin
* Tyron Perez as Paolo
Leading Men of Bakekang
* Raymart Santiago as Herman
* Jay Manalo as Christoph
Villains
* Sheryl Cruz as Valeria
* Julia Clarete as Georgia
* Iwa Moto as tbc
* Gladys Reyes as Deborah
With
* Manilyn Reynes as Marta
* Ara Mina as tbc
* Jaya as tbc
Relationships
* Lovi Poe and Yasmien Kurdi play Sunshine Dizon's daughters, while Nadine Samonte plays Sheryl Cruz's daughter.
* Sheryl Cruz and Sunshine Dizon play rival stage mothers. Their characters will also fight over the affection of Christoph, who is an actor.
* Gladys Reyes and Tyron Perez play Bakekang's wicked cousins. Reyes's character Deborah is in love with Raymart Santiago's character Herman, who in turn is in love with Bakekang. Perez plays Paolo, a drug addict and rapist.
* Kristal and Lorraine will fight over Johnny (Cogie Domingo's character), while Charming (Yasmien Kurdi) and Iwa Moto's character will fight over Mike (played by Marky Cielo). Aldrin (Dion Ignacio's character) is in love with Lorraine.
* Manilyn Reyes plays Marta, Bakekang's closest friend.
Production credits
* Directors: Gil Tejada and Khryss Adalia
* Screenwriters: RJ Nuevas and Suzette Doctolero
* Creative Consultant: Carlo J. Caparas
News
* Jean Garcia, Sheryl Cruz, Jaya, Ara Mina, Jolina Magdangal, Angel Locsin and Sharon Cuneta were considered for the highly-coveted title role before Sunshine Dizon was eventually cast.
* Sunshine Dizon will no longer be in Captain Barbell due to Bakekang.
Background
Story
Bakekang was serialized in Bondying Komiks at the same time that Panday was serialized in Pilipino Komiks in the early ’80s. The comic novel was written by Carlo J. Caparas. It was his first novel with a woman as lead character, as his novels then all starred men like Panday and Totoy Bato, both filmed by the late Fernando Poe, Jr..
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Film
Bakekang was made into movie in 1978. It was starred by Philippine Superstar Nora Aunor and directed by F.H. Constantino.
In the film version, Bakekang is an ugly woman who begets a very beautiful girl from a foreigner. A movie fan as she is, she compels her daughter, named Kristal, to join show business. Her daughter becomes a big star and Bakekang, a stage mother.