GMA drama tackles infidelity
What if the person you loved the most is also the one who will bring you the greatest pain?
Beginning tomorrow, Oct. 22, GMA Network brings viewers a different face of infidelity with its newest Afternoon
Prime series, Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko, after Eat, Bulaga. Kris Bernal takes on the role of Rachel. She is beautiful, simple and dreams of having a happy family. Rachel meets Nathan (Jason Abalos), a smart businessman from a political family. Nathan marries Rachel out of pressure from his conservative family but he is unhappy and feels trapped. Deep down, he always knew he was gay, so he devised a way to fake his death. The truth is he went abroad and took their daughter with him. He undergoes sexual reassignment and facial feminization surgery in order to fully embrace the woman inside him. He left without knowing that Rachel is pregnant with their second child. Rachel, after Nathan died, went to the province where she gave birth.
Years later, Rachel meets the goodlooking balikbayan Gavin, portrayed by returning Kapuso Rayver Cruz as he stars in his first drama series in the network. Rachel falls for him instantly but her prospect of happiness is met with a big blow when she discovers that he’s engaged to a mysterious woman named Venus, breathed to life by Thea Tolentino. Venus is also a single mother who said that she got pregnant from her previous relationship.
Rachel feels that something isn’t right with Venus. Eventually, she found out the truth: Venus is a sexually reassigned woman who is no other than her former husband Nathan.
Former husband and wife, now both fighting for the love of the same man. This is the intriguing and captivating premise of Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko.
Playing a very special role in the series is Jason as Nathan, Rachel’s husband and a woman trapped inside a man’s body.
Playing important characters in Rachel’s life are: Lotlot de Leon as Lupita Santiago, her mother who liked Nathan for her; Devon Seron as Maya Santiago, Rachel’s younger sister and her confidante; Annalyn Barro as Tina Santos, Rachel’s best friend who discovers that Nathan is cheating on her; Caprice Cayetano as Nicole Bravante, Rachel and Nathan’s daughter.
Joining them are the vital characters in Nathan/Catriona’s life: Jean Saburit as Veronica Bravante, Nathan’s mother who is kind but projects a strong personality; Ricardo Cepeda as Lorenzo Bravante, a congressman and Veronica’s husband who has long pressured their son Nathan to get married; Maricris Garcia as Allison Bravante, older sister of Nathan and the only person who knows about his secret; Matthias Rhoads as Daniel Lindberg, a Fil-Am who becomes Nathan’s “lover” but breaks up with him when he finds out that Nathan is married; and Phil Noble as Mama Krissy, a transgender who will become Nathan’s confidante regarding his sexuality.
The series is directed by Mark Sicat dela Cruz.