Season 1 • Episode 145
LatestA loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep. She is a woman whose only desire is to feel a little affection from the world that has deprived her of everything she has always longed for.
Acting
Sunshine Dizon's prosthetic-heavy performance is gloriously unhinged.
Production
Carlo J. Caparas' maximalist Filipino melodrama aesthetic—subtlety died here.
Costume
Bakekang's 'ugly' phases are theatrical masterpieces of grotesque.
Creator
Carlo J. Caparas
Sunshine Dizon
Jacoba "Bakekang" Maisog
Lovi Poe
Kristal Maisog
Yasmien Kurdi
Charming Maisog / Lokresha / Karisma
Sheryl Cruz
Valeria Arevalo
Manilyn Reynes
Marta
Jay Manalo
Kristof Arevalo
Gladys Reyes
Deborah Yokohama
Nadine Samonte
Lorraine Arevalo
Dion Ignacio
Aldrin Sandoval
Iwa Moto
Jenny
Arci Muñoz
Nicole
Julia Clarete
Georgia
Hero Angeles
Daniel Lozano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Carlo J. Caparas' 1970s komiks, this adaptation reflects Philippine entertainment's obsession with 'moral beauty' narratives where physical transformation equals social justice.
The prosthetic makeup took 4+ hours daily; Sunshine Dizon reportedly developed skin infections but refused body doubles, making Bakekang's physical suffering oddly authentic.
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