KAY TAGAL KITANG HININTAY (2002)

         Who will ever forget a remarkable character of Ms.LT that captured the hearts of the Filipinos. No other than Lorrea/Lorinda Guinto. The two very different personalities of the said characters with no doubt, was exceptionally portrayed due to the versatility of Ms.LT!  Due to consistent high ratings and good feedback from the viewers, this teleserye lasted for more than a year, to be exact from July 8, 2002-November 21, 2003. Here is a brief story and description of it, (via ABSCBN): 

A twisting duo.
A mother’s search for her long lost son.

A tale of twin sisters who travel different paths to survive in a cruel world. Red Butterfly, the mistress of a powerful and influential drug lord Henri Argos and Lorrea, the timid and naïve falls prey to Francis Ventaspejo. This dim chapter in Lorrea’s life turns into a joy as she gives birth to Andre, also known as Yuri.

Their blissful days end with the betrayal of those to Lorrea. From then on, Lorrea’s life turns into a perennial search for her estranged Yuri. Her quest to find the boy hurls her into Lorrinda’s dangerous world where she also finds her true love amidst the grim realities of criminal life.

Her involvement in her sister’s frenzied affairs leads her in a deadly battle against two treacherous sisters that are set to destroy Red Butterfly and the people she loves.

Lorrea Guinto (Lorna Tolentino) – the quintessential martyr sister, daughter, and mother.  Lorrea was raped by her priest friend, but all traces of contempt disappear with the birth of her son, Andrei.  Lorrea’s tragedy begins when the ruthlessness of the Ventaspejo clan separates her from her little son.  In her ardent desire to find Andrei, she steps out of her rural cocoon to fill in the shoes of her supposed dead sister as the fearless criminal, Red Butterfly.

Lorrinda Guinto/Ingrid Medrano/Red Butterfly (Lorna Tolentino) – Lorrea’s twin sister whose wild nature drives herself out of her rustic environment.  She changes her name to Ingrid Medrano and becomes the mistress of Henry Argos, a wealthy tycoon who is secretly involved with the deadly Hong Kong Triad, an underground organization of expert drug dealers.

Cast of Characters:

• 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 Informations:

(via wikipedia)

          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.

Trivia:

(via wikipedia)

• 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.