After a short hiatus from showbiz to give way to his culinary course, Elmo Magalona returns via a remake of hit 1997 Viva TV and GMA Network primetime series "Villa Quintana".
Elmo will portray the role of Isagani Samonte (Keempee de Leon's character in the original series) who falls inlove with Janine Gutierrez' character Lynette Quintana (previously played by Donna Cruz) despite all the odds brought about by their different social status and shocking blood relation.
Janine Gutierrez finally got her well-deserve showbiz break in the remake of hit 1997 Viva TV and GMA Network primetime series "Villa Quintana".
Janine will portray the role of Lynette Quintana (previously played by Donna Cruz) who falls inlove with Elmo Magalona's character Isagani Samonte (Keempee de Leon's character in the original series) despite all the odds brought about by their different social status and shocking blood relation.
"Villa Quintana" is derived from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The drama depicts the tragic love story of a young couple from different social classes.
The series, according to Wikipedia, was the first soap opera to be aired on Philippine primetime television (after Anna Liza's reign), pitted against ABS-CBN's top-rating news show TV Patrol. After just a few weeks of airing, Villa Quintana beat TV Patrol in ratings, prompting ABS-CBN to transfer their afternoon soap opera, Mara Clara, to the same timeslot.