{"id":111176,"date":"2017-08-10T05:16:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T09:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=111176"},"modified":"2017-08-10T05:16:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T09:16:04","slug":"alyas-robin-hood-is-back-and-more-exciting-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/10\/alyas-robin-hood-is-back-and-more-exciting-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyas Robin Hood is back and more exciting than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_111179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111179\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dingdong-Dantes-and-Andrea-Torres-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111179\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dingdong-Dantes-and-Andrea-Torres-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes returns as Pepe de Jesus, a former vigilante known as Robin Hood and is now a full-fledged lawyer that mostly takes on pro bono cases to help the poor and the oppressed.  (Supplied)\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dingdong-Dantes-and-Andrea-Torres-2.jpg 682w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dingdong-Dantes-and-Andrea-Torres-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes returns as Pepe de Jesus, a former vigilante known as Robin Hood and is now a full-fledged lawyer that mostly takes on pro bono cases to help the poor and the oppressed. (Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After its undeniably successful first season, GMA Network proudly brings back the hit primetime series\u00a0<strong>Alyas Robin Hood<\/strong>\u00a0in a much more exciting second season this August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>GMA Pinoy TV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kapuso Primetime King\u00a0<strong>Dingdong Dantes<\/strong>\u00a0returns as\u00a0<em>Pepe de Jesus<\/em>, a former vigilante known as Robin Hood and is now a full-fledged lawyer that mostly takes on pro bono cases to help the poor and the oppressed.<\/p>\n<p>Dingdong shares that they\u2019re doubling all their efforts to create a good show. \u201c<em>Kapag sinabi mong part two, whatever you saw last season kailangan mag double up in terms of the drama, the action, sa comedy, total look, production value, double up lahat. Biyaya sa amin na nabigyan kami ng second season kaya dodoblehin namin \u2018yung saya na maaaring i-expect nila at gagawin talaga namin \u2018yan<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than the unexpected kidnapping of his mother, Pepe must now face new battles. A powerful evil force threatens the city, secrets from his past will be revealed, relationships will be torn apart, and shocking revelations will be made. Now more than ever, Pepe must dig up his past and revive his alter ego\u2014<em>Alyas Robin Hood<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Alyas Robin Hood also stars\u00a0<strong>Andrea Torres<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Venus<\/em>, the love of Pepe\u2019s life and his faithful ally in helping those who are seeking justice;\u00a0<strong>Ruru Madrid<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Andres Silang<\/em>, the geeky adopted son of Emilio (Edu Manzano) who has a secret persona as \u2018The Marbleman\u2019; and as one of the leading ladies of Dingdong Dantes,\u00a0<strong>Solenn Heussaff<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Iris Lizeralde<\/em>, the rich high-society \u2018it\u2019 girl who will also fall in love with Robin Hood.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for the second season is respected and multi-awarded TV and movie actress\u00a0<strong>Ms. Jaclyn Jose<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Judy<\/em>, Pepe and Caloy\u2019s loving mother.<\/p>\n<p>Playing a very special role in the series is seasoned actor\u00a0<strong>Edu Manzano<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Emilio Albano<\/em>, a famous and charismatic real estate agent, but underneath that exterior, is a manipulative man with an insatiable desire for power.<br \/>\nBringing more action and excitement to Pepe&#8217;s life are original and new cast members:\u00a0<strong>Gary Estrada<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Caloy<\/em>, Pepe\u2019s older brother and father of Lizzy;\u00a0<strong>Paolo Contis<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Daniel Acosta<\/em>, a principled police officer;\u00a0<strong>Jay Manalo\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0<em>Pablo<\/em>, the leader of the Kadugo Brotherhood and Emilio\u2019s top assassin;\u00a0<strong>Rey \u201cPJ\u201d Abellana<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Leandro<\/em>, Venus\u2019 father;\u00a0<strong>Gio Alvarez<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Jekjek<\/em>, Pepe\u2019s confidante and best friend;\u00a0<strong>KC Montero<\/strong>as\u00a0<em>Rigor<\/em>, a cocky and mean police officer who is also Emilio\u2019s ally;\u00a0<strong>Lindsay De Vera\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0<em>Lizzy De Jesus<\/em>, Pepe\u2019s niece and a supporter of Marbleman;\u00a0<strong>Dave Bornea\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0<em>Julian Balbuena<\/em>,\u00a0a crucial supporter of Marbleman;\u00a0<strong>Rob Moya\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0<em>Alex Cruz<\/em>, Daniel\u2019s assistant police officer;<strong>Antonette Garcia<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Frida<\/em>, Venus\u2019 snooty yaya;\u00a0<strong>Luri Nalus<\/strong>\u00a0as<em>\u00a0Junjun<\/em>, the odd but endearing man in Venus\u2019 household.<\/p>\n<p>Alyas Robin Hood is under the helm once again of esteemed director\u00a0<strong>Dominic Zapata<\/strong>, with the creative team composed of creative director\u00a0<strong>Roy Iglesias<\/strong>; creative head\u00a0<strong>Dode Cruz<\/strong>; creative consultant \u00a0<strong>Suzette Doctolero<\/strong>; headwriter\u00a0<strong>Aloy Adlawan<\/strong>; writers\u00a0<strong>Glaiza Ramirez<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Lobert Villela<\/strong>; and brainstormers\u00a0<strong>Libay Trinidad<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Patrick Ilagan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This original drama series is created by the GMA ETV Drama group under the supervision of Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV\u00a0<strong>Lilybeth G. Rasonable<\/strong>, Vice President for Drama\u00a0<strong>Redgie A. Magno<\/strong>, Assistant Vice President for Drama\u00a0<strong>Cheryl Ching-Sy<\/strong>, Senior Program Manager\u00a0<strong>Cathy Ochoa-Perez<\/strong>\u00a0and Senior Executive Producer\u00a0<strong>Mona Mayuga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Alyas Robin Hood Season 2 is all set to bring viewers twice the action, drama, romance and comedy. And with the much-anticipated sequel comes a new battle cry: That even heroes fall, but only those who rise from the ashes are the ones that are able to make a difference and save the world.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning\u00a0<strong><span>August 14<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Europe, and North America) and\u00a0<strong>August<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>15<\/strong>\u00a0(United Arab Emirates and the Asia Pacific), catch the return of\u00a0<strong>Alyas Robin Hood<\/strong>\u00a0on GMA\u2019s flagship international channel,\u00a0<strong>GMA Pinoy TV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After its undeniably successful first season, GMA Network proudly brings back the hit primetime series\u00a0Alyas Robin Hood\u00a0in a much more &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":111179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[12222,20947,2890,2924],"class_list":["post-111176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-alyas-robin-hood","tag-andrea-torres","tag-dingdong-dantes","tag-gma","mauthors-gma-network-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}