Dugong Buhay Presscon with Ejay, Arjo, Yam, Jed and Ketchup

Kapamilya Gold's Dugong Buhay continues to live up to its promise, with its heavy action yet heartwarming drama series and the artists' stellar performances, especially from the young actors and actresses. Ejay Falcon, Arjo Atayde, Yam Concepcion, Jed Montero and Ketchup Eusebio shared their experiences and the challenges they encountered in perfecting the teleserye to media and bloggers last April 29.

"We would always give our best and make sure that we own the time slot for our afternoon viewers," Ketchup, who plays the childhood friend of Victor (Ejay) shared.

Pinoy viewers and critics from different social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter continuously commend and shower the young artists with positive feedback regarding their outstanding performances and improvement in their acting. 

"I would owe this to our amazing mentor Mr. Nonie Buencamino, who would always teach and give us advices to improve our acting," Ejay, who plays Victor, shared.

The two leading ladies Yam Concepcion and Jed Montero also shared that they are grateful and honored to be honed by outstanding veteran actors. Along with Ejay, Arjo and Ketchup, they would also teach each other to improve their skills.

Dugong Buhay follows the life of Victor (Ejay), who is raised by Simon (Nonie Buencamino) and is taught to hate the De Laras and seek revenge. Victor tries to get closer to the enemies, but only to realize that he is also getting closer to his true family. 

Follow the action-packed yet dramatic life of Victor every day at 3:30pm in the Kapamilya Gold afternoon drama series. You may visit www,abscbn.com for more updates.

Dugong Buhay: The art of forgiveness

"Love, hate and forgiveness--these elements define someone who can live his life to the fullest. Iyan ang dugong buhay." -Carlo J. Caparas

How do you live when your life is full of lies, full of hatred and vengeance? This spells Kapamilya Gold's newest afternoon series Dugong Buhay, revived from the 1983 movie creation of komiks scriptwriter-director-producer Carlo J. Caparas. Directed by Toto Natividad and Mikey del Rosario, Dugong Buhay is another must-see work of art that is especially dedicated to the present-day farmers and workers who are abused by their landlords, painstakingly crafted and remolded using modern film technology and infused with contemporary themes. ABS-CBN launched Dugong Buhay and featured its ensemble of veteran and brilliant young artists with media and bloggers last April 3 and shared the concept behind the action-drama series and the artists' impressions about the project.

"Reviving Dugong Buhay is  truly a timely project that should restore the Filipino people's interest in the art of komiks and inform them of the rich and long tradition of such works of art," Direk Carlo Caparas shared.

He added that although many people and critics do not consider komiks as a legitimate work of literature, it has become an intricate part of the Filipino culture that should be promoted and celebrated.

Direk Toto Natividad and Direk Mikey Del Rosario

Starring Ejay Falcon, Arjo Atayde, Nonie Buencamino, Anna Capri, Pen Medina, Christian Vasquez, Jed Montero, Ketchup Eusebio, Sunshine Cruz, Lito Pimentel, Yam Concepcion and Ronnie Quizon, Dugong Buhay also offers the Filipino audience not just the typical love story but also the long-gone action and heavy drama themes weaved by a complicated but timely and realistic plot design.

"I am very honored to take the leading role of this famous work crafted by our very own Carlo Caparas. I and Arjo may not be really considered "professionals" in such type of field, but we are always motivated to do our best, believing in the skill and the competence of our creative and technical staff that primarily define the 'masterpiece' in this series," Ejay Falcon shared.

Following the success of Caparas' other TV-adapted creations Pieta, Elias Paniki and Panday, Dugong Buhay revolves around the ill-fated life of Victor (Falcon), carved and molded by anger, revenge and lies. Raised by rebel worker Simon (Buencamino), Victor is honed to fight for the abused farmers and against the landlords, the De Lara family, who, as he discovers in time, is his true family. A warrior armed with vengeance, he will face the battle that was never his to fight--a battle that will eventually lead to a war between him and his true identity.

Direk Toto Natividad

With special participation of Carlo Aquino, Ahron Villena, Valerie Concepcion, Maliksi Morales, Jamilla Obispo and Yen Santos, Dugong Buhay premieres on April 8 at 3:30pm in the Kapamilya Gold afternoon drama series.