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==Plot and synopsis== |
==Plot and synopsis== |
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The Story revolves on twins Lorrea and Lorrinda Guinto both portrayed by [[Lorna Tolentino]] Lorrea grew up feeling abandoned by her mother (Perla Bautista) who grew more love for Lorrinda, but Lorrea did all she can to save her family from being torn apart a series of events happen she unfortunately gets raped by Francis Ventaspejo [[Ricky Davao]] whom Lorrea works for the family and lives in the same village and hometown. Lorrea has a child and names him Andrei but in a series of unfortunate events Lorrea loses Andrei and she tries to get her son at all costs a series of events lead her to be blamed for murdering Francis' father but as she is thrown in jail by the powerful family Lorrea, comes face to face with Lorrinda her twin sister this soon becomes a intriguing event Lorrea finds herself at all costs trying for clues on what had happened to Lorrinda, she decides to take her sisters offer on escaping and to be Lorrinda, Lorrea must enter the world of the drug lords and as a step mother and wife to Henri Argos [[Edu Manzano]] a powerful and influential character, Lorrea turns into Lorrinda or known as the people of the underworld as "Red Butterfly" or "Red" but the world she contrasts her is full of evil, that she is also plunged into meeting a long lost love Borris Archangel [[John Estrada]] the man that Lorrea, and Lorrinda, once loved. Despite all unnecessary events there is also her son Andrei who now grows up as Yuri Orbida [[John Lloyd Cruz]] the son adopted by Mirdo Orbida [[Ronnie Lazaro]] who he grows and loves as a real father only be to known that there is no relation in real life Yuri becomes accepted at a new school in Manila and meets Helaena Argos [[Rica Peralejo]] at the University, the two meet and form a bond and Helaena falls for Yuri, and as for Kayla [[Dimples Romana]] Yuri's childhood friend and even crush. Meanwhile, Yuri and his childhood friend Ivan [[Jhong Hilario]] meet again a few twists happen and Ivan's adoptive mother dies in suicide and Ivan retaliates the situation as he reveals to Lorrea that her son Andrei died. Unfortunately hell breaks lose when Henri Argo's criminal empire is in ruins Yuri saw "Red" kill his adoptive father and vows to get back, Kayla is attacked, and unfortunately the truth is finally revealed about Henri being the drug lord, syndicate, leaving the family penniless, and Helaena heartbroken after overhearing Yuri's true feelings for her and his true love for Kayla, Helaena eventually now takes responsibility for her family and becomes the bread winner she then becomes a prostitute and also is a long time love of Anilov Mijares [[Bernard Palanca]]. The latter comes to a climax, when Lady Morganna [[Jean Garcia]] enters the picture Brigitta's evil sister and now Borris' wife she too comes and draws her plans on making "Red"s family all suffer unfortunately Helaena is connected to Anilov and has sessions with him as Miss X an Alter Ego and also works for the Anilov company, Unknown to Yuri is that Dimitri [[Johnny Delgado]]who was once his proffessor and taught him law is the one who is also connected to his plans for revenge he eventually grows hate for Anilov, for not stopping his older sister who eventually dies of a use of drugs made by Henri's family. Shocking twists happen after 8 Years a Lorrea is still alive and Lady Morganna's old enemies resuface and Yuri falls for Katrina [[Bea Alonzo]] Henri's younger daughter who has just finished becoming a lawyer the two eventually fall in love, and Kayla is also successful as well but love and jealousy come into the picture, Dimitri adopts Yuri |
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and takes him under his wing, On the other hand Lady Morganna becomes insane and eventually tries to shoot Lorrea, but shoots Borris instead, and as for Yuri, he is unwilling to forgive Lorrea because there is not enough proof to make him believe she is the real Lorrea and not Lorrinda Lorrea's face is fixed after surgery after the bloody event that caused the killing of Henri the real Lorrinda/"Red Butterfly" is alive she suffered from a head trauma and amnesia after the bombing in the Jail and that Lorrinda then defends her twin and that the series of events that took place will truly reveal that everything was staged and that everything was her fault. Yuri then accepts the truth after winning his case he feels guilty a new series of events happens Helaena and Anilov marry and have a child Lorrea takes care of Alyssa both Lady Morganna and Borris' child Lady Morganna dies in jail and takes full responsibility of all the attempts and killings. Yuri becomes a law lecture in a university he then accepts Lorrea and Francis as his parents and all is forgiven. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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Starring | (see cast) for complete details. |
Country of origin | Philippines |
No. of episodes | 358 (original); 130 (edited International Release) |
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Running time | 30 Minutes |
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Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | July 8, 2002 – November 21, 2003 |
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Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (lit. How Long I Have Waited For You) is a Filipino soap opera, produced by ABS-CBN and Star Cinema. It started in the year 2002 and ended in the year 2003. The critically acclaimed and top-rating teleserye won the CMMA Best Drama Series and the PMPC Star Awards Best Primetime Drama Series. It is the first local soap opera that became a finalist to the Best Drama Series category of the International Emmy Awards. It was also part of the top five drama series of the Asian TV Awards.
The series currently re-airs internationally this 2012 via The Brand New Cinema One Global (Movie Entertainment Channel) after 8 years.
Plot
Lorrea and Lorrinda Guinto (Lorna Tolentino) are twins. Lorrea accidentally takes the place of her twin sister in the world of the drug lords. After many trial and tribulations she finds her missing son, Andrei/Yuri (John Lloyd Cruz).
Plot and synopsis
Cast
- Lorna Tolentino as Lorrea Guinto / Lorrinda Guinto / Lea Mijares / Ingrid Medrano / Red Butterfly – Lorrea (the female protagonist) is the good twin trying to find her lost son Andre. Lorrinda has always wanted more than life had to offer for her so she became a part of the drug syndicate and adopted the names Ingrid Medrano and Red Butterfly. They both fall in love with Boris.
- John Lloyd Cruz as Andrei / Yuri Orbida – The lost son of Lorrea. He grows up to be a lawyer and seeks justice for the deaths of his foster fathers.
- Rica Peralejo as Helaena Argos – The eldest child of Henri Argos. She does everything in her power to raise her brother and sister after her father dies. She gets seriously hurt from her first love which is Yuri but will learn to love again with Anilov.
- John Estrada as Boris Arcangel – He becomes the man that both Lorrea and Lorrinda love. He becomes the right hand man of Henri Argos.
- Edu Manzano as Henri Argos – Father of Helaena, Katrina, and Niko. One of the leaders of the drug syndicate.
- Jean Garcia as Lady Morgana Frost Arcangel – The female antagonist of series. She will make Lorrea, Yuri, and the Argos children's lives miserable as hell.
- Bea Alonzo as Katrina Argos – The middle child of Henry Argos. She grows up to be a lawyer and falls for her sister's first love.
- Ronnie Lazaro as Mirdo Orbida – The first foster father of Yuri who raised and taught him right from wrong up to his adolescent years.
- Johnny Delgado† as Dimitri Mijares – The father of Anilov and the second foster father of Yuri who educate him to a law school after Mirdo died.
- Bing Loyzaga as Brigitta – She pretends to be a caring friend to Henri but underneath of it is the will to do anything to be his one true love. The older sister of Morgana.
- Shaina Magdayao as Guinivere "Gwenn" Martinez – The foster child of Lorrea.
- Alwyn Uytingco as Nikolai "Nikos" Argos – The youngest Argos child and the closest to Lorrea.
- Joshua Dionisio as Young Nikolai "Nikos" Argos
- Ricky Davao as Francis Ventaspejo – A struggling priest who tries to make up for all the mistakes he has done to Lorrea. The biological father of Yuri.
- Bernard Palanca as Anilov Mijares – Son of Dimitri but they do not get along. He does the exact opposite of what his father wants even when it comes to his personal life.
- Dimples Romana as Kayla "Pards" Reneza – She is the childhood friend of Yuri and loves him from a far.
- Rafael Rosell as Tiborce – He is the man who Kayla married despite her love to Yuri.
- Jhong Hilario as Ivan – Childhood friend to Yuri.
- Andre Tiangco as Father Lorenz – He stood as Francis' spiritual voice of reason while Lorrea was recuperating from the blast that destroyed her face.
- Ariel Reonal and Don Rivera as the two young NBI agents – Assisted Boris in tracking down a list of people suspected to be connected to Dimitri's death.
- Snooky Serna as Maida Ventaspejo
Additional information
- A movie was made having the same title, starring Judy Ann Santos and Rico Yan in 1998.
- First TV soap of John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo as a loveteam. The two characters had a cross over with the soap Bituin in recurring episodes in 2003.
- Prior to her fame, StarStruck's first ultimate female survivor Jennylyn Mercado played a small part in this series.
The soap also was featured on the 2003 Starstudio Magazine cover of all casts including inside secrets and scoop on the locations and homes of each character portrayed in the series which was the first soap to have a whole magazine based on the series as a farewell special.
Trivia
- Highest Household (Mega Manila) Ratings: 40.2% (June 17), 40.7% (June 23), 43.7% (July 28)
- Kakai Bautista - a recordholder of 10 takes before getting the scene right.
- For Lorna Tolentino, it takes 1 hour to get her hair for Lorea's role; 4 hrs. to do Tolentino's prostethics for Lorrinda's role and 20 minutes to do makeup.