| Juan dela Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Horror, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance |
| Created by | Rondel P. Lindayag Dindo Perez |
| Developed by | Julie Anne R. Benitez Lino S. Cayetano Ethel M. Espiritu Dindo Perez Shugo Praico |
| Written by | Dindo Perez Shugo Praico John Joseph Tuason |
| Directed by | Malu L. Sevilla Avel E. Sunpongco Francis E. Pasion Jojo A. Saguin |
| Creative director | Johnny delos Santos |
| Starring | Coco Martin Erich Gonzales |
| Composers | Idonnah Lopez Villarico Rommel C. Villarico |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino, English |
| No. of episodes | 188 (final) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Eileen Angela T. Garcia Hazel B. Parfan |
| Producer | Bryan Paul Ramos |
| Production location | Philippines |
| Editor | Renewin Alano |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes Monday to Friday at 19:45 (PST) |
| Production company | Dreamscape Entertainment TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | February 4 – October 25, 2013 |
| Related | |
| My Little Juan | |
Juan dela Cruz is a Philippine television drama series. It is directed by Malu Sevilla. It stars Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz, a half-tagabantay and half-aswang who falls in love with Rosario (Erich Gonzales). It is filmed and shown in high definition.[1][2][3][4] The show was first shown on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC on 4 February 2013. It replaced the television show Princess and I.
The story is about Juan dela Cruz. Juan was an orphan. He was taken care by a Catholic priest named Father Cito. Father Cito taught Juan good values and faith on Jesus. Juan was so devoted to Jesus Christ that he called him "bossing" (Filipino word, for "boss"). On one day, Father Cito was killed by a thief. Juan went to Quaipo, Manila with Lola Belen after Father Cito's death. Juan does not know that he is a half-aswang, the son of the Haring Aswang (King of the Aswangs) and the Anak ng Dilim (Child of Darkness). According to a prophecy, the Anak ng Dilim is fated to lead the aswangs and take over the human race. However, Juan's mother, Amelia, is a human and a Tagabantay (Guardian). The Tagabantay's duty is to protect the humans from the aswangs. The Tagabantay also wields a weapon called the Bakal na Krus.
By the time he grows up as an adult, Juan later joins the Kapatiran (Brotherhood). The Kapatiran is a group that seek to destroy the aswangs. The group then trains Juan into becoming the next Tagabantay. Later in the story, the engkantos and diwatas comes to help Juan in his adventures. They have a bigger and important role in the continuing between the aswangs and the humans.
Due to the success of Juan dela Cruz, the show was given a new series called My Little Juan. The new series which tells more about Juan's childhood before he was known as the new "Tagabantay". The series was first shown on 20 May 2013 and ended on 13 September 2013.