- Source: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan
Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan (transl. at the end of forever, international title: Till Eternity's End) is a Philippine television drama broadcast by ABS-CBN. Starring Claudine Barretto, Carlos Agassi, Luis Alandy and Mylene Dizon, it aired on the network's Primetime Combo-Nalo line up from March 26, 2001 to February 28, 2003, replacing Saan Ka Man Naroroon and was replaced by Darating ang Umaga.
Premise
The story revolves around Ángelina (1912) / Angeline Montenegro (2001) (Claudine Barretto) in the early years of her life. In the beginning of the present generation, a new love story awaits when Angeline, who lives a very normal life, has problems when Sally (Mylene Dizon) comes into the household and starts making those around her miserable. Sally takes her anger out on everyone only to find out that once and for all, only love and truth will prevail. In the end, Angeline must face the truth as to who is the man fated to love her amongst Miguel, Clarence, or Benjie (Benedicto from the past in 1912).
Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan opens in Bulacan in 1912, where the town's President Municipal, Don Teodoro (Ronaldo Valdez) has just announced the betrothal of his eldest son Alfonso (Bernard Palanca) to the lovely Angelina, who was persuaded to agree to the engagement by her mother, Consuelo (Tetchie Agbayani) in order to free her father, Sebastian (Spanky Manikan), a bandido accused of killing an American supporter. Despite agreeing to the marriage, however, Angelina has one little secret: Her heart really belongs to another man, Alfonso's brother, Benedict (Carlos Agassi), who was also Angelina's childhood sweetheart.
The action then flashes forward to the present day, where another betrothal is being announced as prosperous couple Norberto (Robert Arevalo) and Corazon (Boots Anson-Roa) oversee the engagement party for their daughter Angeline and Hector (Troy Montero), the handsome son of Menandro (Jaime Fabregas), one of Norberto's business associates. As an engagement gift, Angelina's parents buy her and Hector a rest house in Bulacan - the same one where Angelina and Alfonso were affianced all those years ago!
But what threads bind the present to that distant past? Only one witness remains: Lola Carmela/Mameng (Gloria Romero), the house's current caretaker and the keeper of a mysterious locket that may be the key that unlocks the complicated story between Angeline, Alfonso and Benedict.
Cast and characters
= Main cast
=Claudine Barretto as Ángelina / Angeline Montenegro-Crisostomo
Carlos Agassi as Benedicto / Benjamin "Benjie" Ilagan
Luis Alandy as Clarence Cristobal
Mylene Dizon as Susan / Sara / Sally Concepción
Gloria Romero as Lola Carmela "Mameng" Estocapio
= Supporting cast
=Helen Gamboa as Nelia Santos
Ronaldo Valdez as Teodoro / Don Miguel Crisostomo, Sr.
Pilar Pilapil as Adora Evangelista
Robert Arevalo as Norberto Montenegro
Boots Anson-Roa as Corazon Montenegro
Leandro Muñoz as Miguel "MJ" Crisostomo, Jr. / Miguelito
Eugene Domingo as Simang Bernardo / Old Niknik Bernardo (final episode)
Gladys Reyes as Ruella Agbayani
Victor Neri as Joaquin Montenegro
Jojit Lorenzo as Gaspar Bernardo
Matet de Leon as Lucila "Lucy" Ilagan-Cristobal
Glydel Mercado as Amelia
Emilio Garcia as Raul Ilagan
Dennis Trillo as Jojo Ilagan
Ena Garcia as Niknik Bernardo
= Recurring cast
=Tetchie Agbayani as Consuelo
Alma Moreno as Mayor Socorro Bustamante
Amy Perez as Miriam Dela Rosa
Justin Cuyugan as Dondie Leviste
Spanky Manikan† as Don Sebastian Agbayani
Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Dra. Veronica dela Cruz
Carol Banawa and Dianne dela Fuente as Minerva Soriano
John Lloyd Cruz as Emilio "Emil" Bustamante
Shaina Magdayao as young Carmela
Karla Estrada
Jaime Fabregas as Menandro Soriano
Troy Montero as Hector Soriano
Angela Velez as Millet
Brando Legaspi as Serge
Gina Pareño as Lita Cristobal
Tommy Abuel as Delfin Cristobal
Glenda Garcia
Pinky Amador as Myrna
Danilo Barrios as Dong
Camille Prats as Terry
Serena Dalrymple
Ricky Belmonte† as Badong
Christian Vasquez as Matthew Monteclaro
Angel Jacob as Krissy Concepcion
Gretchen Barretto as Andrea Crisostomo / Sabrina Vanguardia
Adrian Albert as Miguel "Thirdy" Crisostomo III
Jane Oineza as Arabella Crisostomo
Dennis Roldan as Dr. Anton dela Cruz
Nestor de Villa† as Gov. Federico Bustamante
Kaye Abad as Sophia B. Ilagan
Susan Africa as Christina Tiongson
Juan Rodrigo as Efren Wilwayco
Ciara Sotto as Barbara Wilwayco
Frances Makil-Ignacio as Tamara Sembrano
Candy Pangilinan as Gundina
William Martinez as Mark
Yayo Aguila as Esther
Lotlot de Leon as Puresa
Alfred Vargas as Lauro
Dan Alvaro as Lawin
Irma Adlawan as Mercy
Georgina Sandico as Ariane
Neil Ryan Sese as Neil
Susan Africa as Cristina Agbayani
Debraliz
= Special role
=Bernard Palanca as Alfonso
In other media and popular culture
Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan also aired through ABS-CBN's local radio stations from 2001 to 2003 throughout its run. The radio version airs the episodes from the previous evening that have already aired, thus serving as a rerun.
The two preceding series in the timeslot that the series was airing, Mula sa Puso and Saan Ka Man Naroroon, also had Claudine Barretto as the main protagonist.
Dianne Dela Fuente, fresh from the hit teleserye Pangako Sa 'Yo, replaced Carol Banawa as Minerva in the latter part of the series. Minerva wasn't seen again until the halfway through the series and by the time Minerva was needed, Carol Banawa was busy with her new soap Bituin.
Rico Yan was originally going to play Benjie/Benedicto but turned down the role due to his commitments, which includes the noontime show Magandang Tanghali Bayan and the sitcom Whattamen. The role went to Carlos Agassi instead. After turning down the role, however, Yan was offered again to be part of the soap, this time playing the part of MJ/Miguel Jr. It was reported that upon his return from Lenten vacation in Palawan, he was to start taping for the series. Unfortunately, he died while on vacation on March 29, 2002. Leandro Munoz took over the role intended for Rico.
Claudine Barretto wore a necklace given to her by a fan as a sign of gratitude.
Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan had a stellar cast and used Gladys Reyes again as Villain to Claudine Barretto's character while she was still casting in Recuerdo de Amor.
Mylene Dizon was typecast as main antagonist and was recognized by many viewers as the one who made Claudine Barretto's life miserable.
The series' theme song was used again for another soap called Walang Hanggan in the same network. Helen Gamboa was part of both series.
Ayegee Paredes, the interpreter of the theme song, later became a contestant in Talentadong Pinoy on TV5 in 2012. She was first discovered in a regional singing contest, "Awitanghalan" in 1997.
In the 2002 film Super B, Rufa Mae Quinto's character screams at her nemesis, played by Mylene Dizon, "Dami mo nang ginagawang kasalanan kay Claudine!" ("You already did so many sins against Claudine!") in reference to the character Sally in the TV Drama
The series was Dennis Trillo's first TV major appearance before moving to GMA-7.
This is the last television series of Ricky Belmonte. He died in 2001.
This is the last television show of Leandro Muñoz before he and his family migrated to the United States in 2003.
See also
List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
List of telenovelas of ABS-CBN
References
External links
Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Batanes: Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan
- Nestor de Villa
- Telenovela
- Daftar seri drama orisinal ABS-CBN
- Ken Chu
- Annaliza
- Dennis Trillo
- Super Inggo
- FlordeLiza
- Eugene Domingo
- Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan
- Walang Hanggan (2012 TV series)
- Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan
- Walang Hanggan
- Dennis Trillo
- Serena Dalrymple
- Jane Oineza
- Ken Chu
- Mylene Dizon
- Dolly de Leon