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Kidlat (transl. Lightning) is a 2013 weekly Philippine television drama that broadcast by TV5. It aired from from January 7 to May 3, 2013, replacing Enchanted Garden and was replaced by Cassandra: Warrior Angel. It stars Derek Ramsay and Ritz Azul.




Synopsis


Voltaire was the son of the couple Dulce and Mario. At a young age, he and his mother were assailed by a "perfect storm" where lightning 'struck' Voltaire, but left him unharmed. He discovered he had power afterwards but he kept it from his mother. As he grew, he felt alone because of his secret, but everything changed when he met Lara.
Follow the life of Voltaire, an ordinary person, who acquired a strange power after being hit by lightning from the "perfect storm". Witness the journey of Voltaire as he learns to control and use his power to protect his family and his community from dangerous opponents. Derek Ramsay stars in this thrilling saga of love and resurrection as Kidlat.




Cast and characters






= Main cast

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Derek Ramsay as Voltaire Megaton / Kidlat
Ritz Azul as Josephine "Joey" Palomares
Nadine Samonte as Lara Martinez
Baron Geisler as Vincent Megaton Jr. / Diablo
Wendell Ramos as Rodel / Graba Man




= Supporting cast

=
Chanda Romero as Minerva Megaton
Niña Jose as Xyra Ignacio
Shaira Diaz as Francine Gutierrez / Frosta
Mark Neumann as Francis Gutierrez / Fuego
Valerie Weigmann as Natasha Thorpe / Enigma
Paolo Ballesteros as Walter Marasigan / Warla
Jay Manalo as Mario Palomares / Burak
Nanette Inventor as Tita Sol
Lianne Valentin as Cindy
Lou Veloso as Miguel
Erika Padilla as Chichi
Joross Gamboa as Melvin
Kokoy de Santos as Alvin
Isabel Rivas as Dulce
Andrea del Rosario as Priscilla
Christopher Roxas as Anthony
Arcel Zulueta as Zack




= Special Participation

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Christopher de Leon as Vincent Megaton Sr.
Assunta De Rossi as young Dulce
Spanky Manikan as Tata Domeng
BJ Forbes as young Voltaire
Sandy Talag as young Lara




= Special Finale Participation

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Eula Caballero as Cassandra




Popular culture


After an issue with defending against basher of his former girlfriend, Andrea Torres who allegedly called by a basher "Retokada", the series saw a rejuvenated interest in Philippine meme culture spawning from a Facebook meme page, "Sorsogon Luxury Hotel", which posted a series of meme revolving around the character, which made "Wag kang bastos" synonymous with Derek within the community.




Marketing


On December 17, 2012, TV5 unveils its Kidlat billboard on EDSA, but it caused heavy traffic at EDSA, due to Derek's appearance as Kidlat costume. On January 6, 2013, before Kidlat aired on primetime, TV5 previewed the series by airing its telemovie.




See also


List of programs aired by TV5 (Philippine TV network)




References






External links


Official website
Kidlat at IMDb

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