Bagong Umaga
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| Also known as | New Beginnings |
| Genre | Family drama Romance Melodrama |
| Created by | Mel Mendoza del Rosario |
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| Music by | Cesar Francis S. Concio |
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| Composer | Agsunta |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
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| No.of seasons | 1 |
| No.of episodes | 129(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | RGE Drama Unit |
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| Network | Kapamilya Channel |
| Release | October 26, 2020– April 30, 2021 |
Bagong Umaga(International title:New Beginnings/transl. New Morning) is aPhilippine television dramaseries broadcast byKapamilya Channel.Directed by Carlo Po Artillaga and Paco Sta. Maria, it starsHeaven Peralejo,Tony Labrusca,Barbie Imperial,Kiko Estrada,Michelle Vito andYves Flores.The series aired on the channel's Kapamilya Gold line-up from October 26, 2020 to April 30, 2021, replacingLove Thy Womanand was replaced by the rerun ofDolce AmoreandPira-Pirasong Paraiso.
Plot
[edit]Diana was overwhelmed with grief after being denied a medical operation on her newborn child, resulting in the baby's death. She then sets out to inflict those she claims to be responsible for her child's death: the Veradonas. Thus, Joanna Magbanua and Catherine Veradona were the infants switched by Diana in the nursery at Buencorazon Hospital. It is later revealed that she swapped two more infants the same night: Raphael Florentino and Eduardo Ponce.
The Magbanuas, Veradonas, and Florentinos eventually learn that their infants were switched at the hospital, changing the courses of their lives upon learning of their children's true identities.
Cast
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Main cast
[edit]- Tony Labrusca[1]as Raphael "Ely" Florentino / Raphael Ponce
- Barbie Imperial[1]as Catherine "Cai" B. Veradona / Catherine Magbanua†
- Kiko Estrada[1]as Daniel "Otep" Jacinta Jr.
- Michelle Vito[1]as Agnes "Angge" delos Santos / Bella Silang
- Yves Flores[1]as Eduardo "Dodong" Ponce / Eduardo Florentino
- Heaven Peralejo[1]as Joanna "Tisay" Magbanua / Joanna B. Veradona
Supporting cast
[edit]- Rio Locsin[1]as Hilda Delgado-Veradona
- Glydel Mercado[1]as Diana Silang-Jacinta†
- Sunshine Cruz[1]as Dra. Margaret "Maggie" Buencorazon-Veradona
- Cris Villanueva[1]as Dr. Christian "Ian" D. Veradona
- Keempee de Leon[1]as Joselito "Jose" Magbanua
- Nikki Valdez[1]as Monica Magbanua
- Bernadette Allyson as Irene Florentino
- Richard Quan[1]as Matthew L. Florentino
- Ali Abinal[1]as Gabriel "Gab" Florentino†
- Peewee O’Hara[1]as Pepita "Lola Pet" Delos Santos
- Moi Bien[1]as Gigi Santos
Guest cast
[edit]- Junjun Quintana as Jude M. Silang
- Jenny Milleras Jenny Ponce†
- Priscilla Meirellesas Olivia Chavez
- Johnny Revilla as Hernando Buencorazon
- Giovanni Baldisseri as Wally Ramos
Production
[edit]The project was first unveiled on June 12, 2020, with a working titleCara Y Cruz.Tony Labrusca,Julia Barretto,Loisa Andalio,Ronnie AlonteandMarco Gumabaowere initially cast for the leading roles.[2]
On September 30, Julia Barretto confirmed that she was no longer part of the project after being transferred to Viva Artists Agency and she was replaced byHeaven Peralejo,along with Loisa Andalio and Ronnie Alonte, who are now co-managed by KreativDen. The series was later renamed toBagong Umaga.[3]From March 29–31 and April 5, 2021, the series aired replays under the titleBagong Umaga: Rewind.[citation needed]
Following the conclusion of this series, Bagong Umaga was the last original series to be aired on Kapamilya Gold until its revival in 2023.
Timeslot block
[edit]This was the first and only series to be aired on Kapamilya Gold (onKapamilya ChannelandA2Z) in the aftermath of theABS-CBN shutdown and franchise denial,amidst the then-lingering restrictions in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.This was also the only series to not be aired onTV5following the signing of the blocktime agreement with the network in 2021 (which only covered thePrimetime Bidalineup in airing ABS-CBN drama series on TV5 from March 8, 2021, until the return of theKapamilya Goldlineup on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z and the premiere of the said afternoon lineup on TV5 on July 25, 2023)
Following its conclusion, its timeslot was eventually filled by reruns of previously aired ABS-CBN drama series (starting withDolce Amore) until the block's return to fresh offerings on July 25, 2023, with the series,Pira-Pirasong Paraiso,a collaboration between the network andTV5that would occupy its previous timeslot, along withNag-aapoy na Damdamin.
Reruns
[edit]This series had reruns onJeepney TVon November 19, 2022 to November 18, 2023; then onAll TVsince September 14, 2024, but this series re-aired again on Jeepney TV.
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijklmnop"Heaven Peralejo gets big break with new series 'Bagong Umaga'".ABS-CBN News.October 5, 2020.RetrievedOctober 11,2020.
- ^"Meet the cast of 'Cara Y Cruz,' the first new teleserye of Kapamilya Channel".ABS-CBN News.June 12, 2020.RetrievedOctober 11,2020.
- ^"Heaven Peralejo replaces Julia Barretto in ABS-CBN series; LoiNie removed from cast?".Philippine Entertainment Portal.October 6, 2020.RetrievedOctober 11,2020.