Maging akin ka Lamang

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Obsession. Possession. Deception. How far will you go to seize the love of another? This is the immortal theme of the 1987 Lino Brocka classic, Maging Akin Ka Lamang. Excellent filmmaking and award winning acting, can the television version top that record?



In the sixth Sinenovela offering of GMA, the drama seems more poignant and more dangerous. Maging Akin Ka Lamang is one of the darker love stories directed by the one and only Lino Brocka. Its intense analysis of what people are capable of doing for the sake of love is a theme that most Filipinos can relate to.

Will the series be as passionate and as deep? Will it give justice to the movie?

Director for the series Gil Tejada Jr. (Mga Mata ni Anghelita, Bakekang) answers, “we’re not yet through with the series so let’s just say that I think with the pilot episode, I think we gave justice to the film.”





Of course, the pressure is on the young actors who will have to work with the notion that they are being compared to the original critically acclaimed cast. They all watched the movie and they were all in awe of the veteran actors who gave life to the characters that they are about to portray.


Polo Ravales and Nadine Samonte have been cast in the lead roles once played by Christopher de Leon and Dina Bonevie respectively. Are they up to the challenge?

“Mahirap, nakakatakot. Target ko nga kahit kalahati lang ng performance niya (Christopher de Leon) makuha ko eh. Pero dahil sa tulong nila direk, ok naman.” Polo humbly states.

Nadine, who is not a novice to the Sinenovela genre, says, “sobrang hirap ng role dito pero ready na ako.”

With Carlo Aquino, playing a role once rendered by the late Jay Ilagan, and Isabel Oli as Rosita, immortalized by Lorna Tolentino, it is indeed a young cast. The next question is if the series will be faithful to the original plot?

“Well, especially with Nadine and Isabel, mas bata-bata sila as compared to Lorna and Dina. We did some adjustments in acting and characterization.” Direk Gil also clarifies.




Veteran actors Pinky Amador, Juan Rodrigo, Dexter Doria, and Alicia Alonzo provide a solid support for the young lead actors.

Ms. Pinky Amador shares, “I have worked with Polo Ravales before in Anna Karenina, ang laki ng improvement niya.” Then she comments on the general performance of the “young” ones. “They’re very serious about their work.”

Mike Tan and Arci Muñoz complete the impressive cast. Both of them are looking forward to their roles and are eager to learn from the experience.

He has had a lot of shows but this is Mike Tan’s first Sinenovela. He reveals, “additional character ako.” This means that he is one of the many new twists added to make the show even more compelling. Then adds, “gusto ko talaga drama, ever since. Dati hindi pa talaga ako marunong. Ngayon, ready na ako.”

The balance of the old and the new, the veterans and the neophytes, the classic and the modern, will surely give Maging Akin Ka Lamang that special something that will enthrall audience now as it did a decade ago.