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Bakekang

2006–2007 · 1 season

A heartfelt melodrama that wrings emotion from a woman's struggle for love and dignity, with a touch of adventure.

Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
Overview
A 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.

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Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • politics
  • family
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Created by
Carlo J. Caparas
Written by
Denoy Navarro-Punio, Dode Cruz, Renato Custodio Jr., Suzette Doctolero
Starring
Sunshine Dizon, Lovi Poe, Yasmien Kurdi, Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn Reynes, Jay Manalo, Gladys Reyes, Nadine Samonte
Length
1 seasons, 145 episodes, 45 min each
Network
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Country
Philippines
Languages
English, Tagalog

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