Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan

Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan
Title card
GenreDrama
Romance
Created byABS-CBN Studios
Written byKeiko Aquino
Rondel Lindayag
Directed byWenn V. Deramas
Andoy Ranay
Creative directorDeo Endrinal
StarringClaudine Barretto
Carlos Agassi
Luis Alandy
Mylene Dizon
Theme music composerGeorge Canseco
Ending theme"Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" by Ayegee Paredes
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes501
Production
Executive producerMae Santos
EditorBen Panaligan
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDreamscape Entertainment Television
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseMarch 26, 2001 (2001-03-26) –
February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28)
Related
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

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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.[1] 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

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Recurring cast

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Special role

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ms. Claudine Barretto - the Optimum Star - She Has the Peace within - V. 99 - Page 59 — Showbiz - Female Celebrities".
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