Angelito: Batang Ama

Angelito: Batang Ama
Genre	Teen drama
Written by	Mary Rose Colindres Kay Brondial Jurey Mirafuentes Mel Abaygar Marga Labrador
Directed by	Theodore Boborol Neal Felix Del Rosario
Starring	JM De Guzman Kaye Abad Tom Rodriguez Charee Pineda Devon Seron Sam Concepcion
Opening theme	Ika'y Mahal Pa Rin by Jovit Baldivino
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino
No. of episodes	108
Production
Executive producer(s)	Minnella T. Abad Adjanet F. Rase
Cinematography	Tey Clamor Jaime "Nong" Lleno, Jr.
Editor(s)	Roman Rodriguez III Joseph Garcia Megan Abarquez Alexces Shiela Tiglao
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company(s)	Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Original release	November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14) – April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)
Chronology
Related shows	Katorse (2010) Bagito (2014) Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto (2012 sequel)
External links
Website

Angelito: Batang Ama (lit. Angelito: Young Father) is a Philippine daytime drama series that premiered in ABS-CBN from November 14, 2011 to April 13, 2012. The story revolves around a teenager (played by JM De Guzman) who is forced to live the bittersweet life of fatherhood and learn to overcome the challenges of raising a child after the accidental pregnancy of his high-school girlfriend (played by Charee Pineda). The series aired in one of the network's daytime slot under the Kapamilya Gold program lineup.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Plot Summary

Angelito Santos (De Guzman) is a graduating high school teenager. He meets an attractive and intelligent high school teenage girl named Rosalie Dimaano (Pineda) who is also on the same year level as he is. One day after classes ended, he defended her from a group of teenage thugs from his school while they were journeying home. Soon, their relationship grew stronger and they recall their happy memories such as Angelito fetching her for their school's prom, serenading for her with his guitar, and hanging out with her on their free time. Even though Rosalie's father, Delfin (Tantay), a middle-aged medical student who works as a security guard, objected to these activities, they still continue on.

One day, a heavy rain occurs during their outdoor hangout and they head to an abandoned hut. There Angelito confesses his love for her once more and the two make love and have sexual intercourse. Later, Rosalie discovers that she was pregnant and her parents also did as they discovered the pregnancy test in their house's bedroom. Angelito, upon confiding to his grandmother Pinang (Oropesa) about Rosalie's pregnancy, broke into sobs as this outraged his grandmother. They go to the Dimaano's home to confess about what happened but instead of a talk, the dealing goes horribly violent as Delfin threatens to kill Angelito with his firearm and Rosalie's brother Rolan (Evans) beats up Angelito with great force enough to kill him wherein Delfin joins in too. Rosalie defends Angelito when Rolan is about to throw a rock at Angelito's head and the ordeal stops to a bloody end as workmen arrive in response to the noise. During Angelito's recovery with is left arm bandaged and after a misfortune in school, he learns that Rosalie's family is planning to move out of town. Later, Rosalie escapes the Dimaano home by midnight. Angelito and Rosalie then rent a hut owned by a kind elderly woman. After the month of their graduation, Rosalie gives birth to their son named Angelito D. Santos Jr. or Jun-Jun by nickname. There, Angelito struggles as a young father learning the ropes of raising a child to finding a job to provide for his son’s needs. He takes on the hardships and challenges in his life until he was reunited with Rosalie and his family again.

Cast and Characters

Main Cast

• JM De Guzman as Angelito Santos
• Charee Pineda as Rosalie Dimaano
• Kaye Abad as Jenny Ambrosio
• Tom Rodriguez as Andrew Posadas

Supporting Cast

Santos Family

• Elizabeth Oropesa as Pinang
• Devon Seron as Teresa "Tere" Santos

Dimaano Family

• Sue Ramirez as Rona Dimaano
• Eliza Pineda as Rowena Dimaano
• Mariel Pamintuan as Rachel Dimaano
• Matt Evans as Rolan Dimaano
• Snooky Serna as Adel Dimaano
• Al Tantay as Delfin Dimaano

• Joshen Bernardo as Angelito "Jun-jun" D. Santos Jr.
• Bea Basa as Malena Mhaica Emily "Mai-Mai" Ambrosio
• Felix Roco as Spongky
• Sam Concepcion as Migoy Abella
• Dennis Padilla as Fulgencio "Pol" Dela Torre
• Jason Francisco as Mervin
• Beauty Gonzales as Seksi
• Josef Elizalde as Charlotte
• Lemuel Pelayo as Arthur
• Jobelle Salvador as Lina Abella
• Matthew Mendoza as Raymond Abella

• Kyra Custodio as Juret Villaflor
• Aldred Gatchalian as Rodel Dimaano (Son of Delfin)

Guest Role

• Carl John Barrameda as Boyet
• Benjamin de Guzman as Rex
• Bianca Casado as Daisy
• Eslove Briones as Rowel
• Michael Flores as Del
• Justin Cuyugan as BJ
• Princess Manzon as Shane

Special participation

• Daisy Cariño as Gemma
• Daria Ramirez as Belen
• Ina Feleo as Precious
• Racquel Montesa as Cecile
• Jommy Teotico as Bart
• Dionne Monsanto as Mira
• Shey Bustamante as Ailyn
• Rochelle Barrameda as Candice
• Pocholo Montes as Amorsolo Pineda
• Jojit Lorenzo as Tomas Bernardo
• Racquel Villavicencio as Helen Posadas
• Susan Africa as Carmen Santo
• Mark Luz as Andrew

Sequel

The story continues in Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto (lit. Angelito: The New Chapter), which premiered on July 16, 2012.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of dramas of ABS-CBN
• Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto

External links

• Angelito: Batang Ama on Facebook
• Angelito: Batang Ama on Twitter
  
• Angelito: Batang Ama's channel on YouTube
• Angelito: Batang Ama at the Internet Movie Database

References

• http://www.pinoyparazzi.com/jm-de-guzman-charee-pineda-the-award-winning-tandem/