Aalog-Alog
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Aalog-Alog is a sitcom from the Philippines
which aired its first episode on ABS-CBN
, on July 8, 2006. It stars comedienne Pokwang
and starlet Keanna Reeves
as Doña Etang and Keanna respectively, friends who become feuding neighbors. The title comes from the Filipino
word for "shaking or jiggling back forth" and it can be explained in one of the setting's two houses which leans from side to side like a rocking chair
.
Most of the cast had appeared previously as contestants of incarnations of Pinoy Big Brother
: Keanna is the winner of the Celebrity Edition
; Kim Chiu
, who plays Doña Etang's half-Japanese, quarter-Chinese daughter, is the winner of the Teen Edition
; Gerald Anderson, also of the Teen Edition, plays Keanna's little brother. Zanjoe Marudo
, John Prats
(both part of the Celebrity Edition), and Jason Gainza
(of the show's first season) play OFWs running around Tokyo
being chased by immigration officer Sandaro Yamamoto (played by comedian Ya Chang
) after the trio have been overstaying in Japan just to raise funds for their trip home. The trio are former borders of Keanna's home. Pokwang herself was a part of Pinoy Big Brothers spin-off, Pinoy Big Brother Buzz.
directs the show. It's his first time to direct a situational comedy show. He also co-directed the Lenten specials of "Magandang Tanghali Bayan" with Bobbet Vidanes from 1999-2002. His first directorial break was in the GMA noontime show "Salo-Salo Together (SST)" (1993–1995) and also assisted his dad, the famous Pablo Santiago in directing some movies in the 1980s. He is also known as the owner of the successful chain of Ratsky bar and restaurant.
AAlog-alog was composed of a fun production team headlined by executive producer Jose Antonio Guillero, associate producer Janice Señorin and production assistants Ana Katrina Bañez, Elisa Guinmapang and Katrina Juban. Ricky Victoria serves as the head writer, Rolf Mahilom, Sherwin Buenvenida, Fudgr Deleon and Josel Garlitos completes the creative team.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
which aired its first episode on ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, on July 8, 2006. It stars comedienne Pokwang
Pokwang
- Filmography :TelevisionFilms-External links:...
and starlet Keanna Reeves
Keanna Reeves
Keanna Reeves is a Filipina actress who first gained national attention and notoriety in the Philippines for exposing a private escort girl service in December 2004, and confessing that lawmakers were among her clients.-Pinoy Big Brother:In 2005, she appeared on Extra Challenge, where she won the...
as Doña Etang and Keanna respectively, friends who become feuding neighbors. The title comes from the Filipino
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
word for "shaking or jiggling back forth" and it can be explained in one of the setting's two houses which leans from side to side like a rocking chair
Rocking chair
A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands of wood attached to the bottom of the legs . The chair contacts with the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting his/her weight or pushing lightly with his/her feet...
.
Most of the cast had appeared previously as contestants of incarnations of Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
: Keanna is the winner of the Celebrity Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...
; Kim Chiu
Kim Chiu
Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu , better known as simply Kim Chiu, is a Chinese Filipino actress,singer and model. She lived in Cebu City before she went to Manila for Pinoy Big Brother...
, who plays Doña Etang's half-Japanese, quarter-Chinese daughter, is the winner of the Teen Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition began airing on April 23, 2006, three weeks after the end of the first Celebrity Edition. It ran for six weeks and closely resembled the original show, unlike the relatively short Teen Big Brother, its British counterpart...
; Gerald Anderson, also of the Teen Edition, plays Keanna's little brother. Zanjoe Marudo
Zanjoe Marudo
Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo is a Filipino actor and model. He was former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition and became one of the Big Four along with Bianca Gonzalez, John Prats, and the big winner Keanna Reeves....
, John Prats
John Prats
John Paulo Quiambao Prats is a Filipino actor, comedian, dance icon, TV host, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992 and he's now on his 17th years in the entertainment industry. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Prats...
(both part of the Celebrity Edition), and Jason Gainza
Jason Gainza
Jayson Gainza is a Filipino comedian, actor, impersonator and former reality show contestant. Gainza was the first runner-up in Pinoy Big Brother. He garnered 312,258 votes, equal to 27.5% of the total votes...
(of the show's first season) play OFWs running around Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
being chased by immigration officer Sandaro Yamamoto (played by comedian Ya Chang
Ya Chang
Ya Chang is a Japanese-born actor who lives in the Philippines and appeared in ABS-CBN TV shows such as Aalog-Alog and Quizon Avenue. He also appeared in the drama Maalaala Mo Kaya to portray his own life story. He also assisted the show's crew on their first episode that was set in Japan...
) after the trio have been overstaying in Japan just to raise funds for their trip home. The trio are former borders of Keanna's home. Pokwang herself was a part of Pinoy Big Brothers spin-off, Pinoy Big Brother Buzz.
Cast and characters
- Keanna Padilla (Keanna ReevesKeanna ReevesKeanna Reeves is a Filipina actress who first gained national attention and notoriety in the Philippines for exposing a private escort girl service in December 2004, and confessing that lawmakers were among her clients.-Pinoy Big Brother:In 2005, she appeared on Extra Challenge, where she won the...
) – is the scheming former Japayuki (a Filipina entertainer in Japan) who tricks Johnny, Banjoe and Jayson to work in Japan as janitors. She also owns the condemned three storey house which she inherited from her grandfather. Doña Etang is her biggest rival. - Doña Etang Sukimura (PokwangPokwang- Filmography :TelevisionFilms-External links:...
) – is Keanna’s biggest rival and is out to destroy her and her condemned house. She’s the stepmother kim Chan Sukimura who’s attracted to Keanna’s younger brother, Gerald Dean. - Johnny Montero (John PratsJohn PratsJohn Paulo Quiambao Prats is a Filipino actor, comedian, dance icon, TV host, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992 and he's now on his 17th years in the entertainment industry. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Prats...
) – is one of the three guys that Keanna tricked into working as janitors in Japan. He’s the so-called dancefloor dynamite whose ultimate dream is to discover the ultimate dance step of the century. He also likes to brag about his made up sex life. - Banjoe Rosales (Zanjoe MarudoZanjoe MarudoZanjoe Acuesta Marudo is a Filipino actor and model. He was former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition and became one of the Big Four along with Bianca Gonzalez, John Prats, and the big winner Keanna Reeves....
) – is also one of the guys that Keanna tricked into working as a janitor in Japan. He’s the typical hunk but is a big trouble magnet. Banjoe’s also not able to stay long in a particular job - Jayson Santiago (Jayson Gainza) - is one of the three guys who got duped into working in Japan. He’s a close friend of Johnny, Banjoe and Gerald and is a certified 30-year old virgin. For him, money makes the world go round.
- Gerald Dean Padilla (Gerald AndersonGerald AndersonGerald Anderson is a Filipino American actor who was a former housemate on the first season edition of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition...
) – is Keanna’s California-bred younger brother who goes back to the Philippines to live with her after his father started a new family. He’s also attracted to Doña Etang’s stepdaughter Kim Chan. - Kim Chan Sukimura (Kim ChiuKim ChiuKimberly Sue Yap Chiu , better known as simply Kim Chiu, is a Chinese Filipino actress,singer and model. She lived in Cebu City before she went to Manila for Pinoy Big Brother...
) – is Doña Etang’s stepdaughter. Her real mother is Chinese but has grown to embrace Filipino culture after being brought up by Etang. She loves singing and finds ways to sneak out to meet up with Gerald, she slowly starts to fall for him. - Sandaro Yamamoto (Ya ChangYa ChangYa Chang is a Japanese-born actor who lives in the Philippines and appeared in ABS-CBN TV shows such as Aalog-Alog and Quizon Avenue. He also appeared in the drama Maalaala Mo Kaya to portray his own life story. He also assisted the show's crew on their first episode that was set in Japan...
) – is the Japanese immigration officer who joins the three boys on their journey home to the Philippines after accidentally "killing" someone in Japan. He is Doña Etang’s boyfriend. - Chairman Hero (Sammy Lagmay) - The chairman of Barangay Taniman, where the sitcom takes place. He finds different ways to touch all girls. He is also known for doing different projects to make the barangay a better place. Chairman Hero is loosely patterned after MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando
- Utoy (Bentong) - Dona Etangs slave. He always does what Dona Etang wants him to do.
- Big Boarder(Voice of Randy SantiagoRandy SantiagoRandy Gerard Legaspi Santiago more commonly known as simply Randy Santiago, is a Filipino actor, television host, singer, songwriter, producer, director and entrepreneur. He is the big brother of Raymart Santiago, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr....
) - A mysterious person who owns the Big Boarder Photo Shop. He knows every secret of all the people in Barangay Taniman. He is loosely based on Big BrotherPinoy Big BrotherPinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
. - Narrator (Jefferson Utanes)
Director
Former noontime show host/singer and current businessman Randy SantiagoRandy Santiago
Randy Gerard Legaspi Santiago more commonly known as simply Randy Santiago, is a Filipino actor, television host, singer, songwriter, producer, director and entrepreneur. He is the big brother of Raymart Santiago, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr....
directs the show. It's his first time to direct a situational comedy show. He also co-directed the Lenten specials of "Magandang Tanghali Bayan" with Bobbet Vidanes from 1999-2002. His first directorial break was in the GMA noontime show "Salo-Salo Together (SST)" (1993–1995) and also assisted his dad, the famous Pablo Santiago in directing some movies in the 1980s. He is also known as the owner of the successful chain of Ratsky bar and restaurant.
AAlog-alog was composed of a fun production team headlined by executive producer Jose Antonio Guillero, associate producer Janice Señorin and production assistants Ana Katrina Bañez, Elisa Guinmapang and Katrina Juban. Ricky Victoria serves as the head writer, Rolf Mahilom, Sherwin Buenvenida, Fudgr Deleon and Josel Garlitos completes the creative team.
External links
- Aalog-Alog at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Aalog-Alog at Telebisyon.net