ABS-CBN’s TV series Bagong Umaga is about three families whose lives were intertwined when a nurse decided to switch the babies of the Magbanuas and the Veradonas.
Actor Chris Villanueva plays the uncompassionate Dr. Christian ‘Ian’ Veradona. His daughter, played by Heaven Peralejo, ends up as the Veradonas’ daughter.
During an interview with LionhearTV, Villanueva was asked what would he feel if his child was not truly his. He responded by saying that there was no doubt that he will still love the child even if it wasn’t his own.
“Ako ang tingin ko, walang problema sa pagmamahal eh. Ang tingin ko, kapag nakita mo ang bata at pinaniwalaan mong anak mo siya simula’t-simula, yung pagmamahal hindi pwedeng kwestyunin na parang kaya pala hindi ko siya masyadong mahal,” the actor said.
He admitted, however, that he was afraid of what could have happened to his real child. Questions raced in his mind whether his real daughter would recognize him as the biological father and if the child would love him back.
“Para sakin, it’s more of yung takot na hindi ko man lang nalaman kung anong nangyari dun sa totoong anak ko. At ngayong malaki na siya, kikilalanin kaya niya ako? Mamahalin din kaya niya ako?” Chris continued.
Nevertheless, he thinks the question is what happened to the real one.
“I don’t think magbabago yung pagtingin mo sa sinabi mong unang nakilalang anak. It’s more of a question of anong nangyari dito sa isa?” the actor asked.
He also added that knowing his real child is out there somewhere; could be unimaginable for any parent just like him.
“Na all of a sudden ang tingin ko, bigla kang makakakita ng mga parte-parte ng mukha nya. Yung feeling na bakit hindi ko nakita na lumaki to sa harap ko, anong nangyari. Yun yung parang unimaginable. Unimaginable para sa isang magulang.”
As a parent, he could relate to the series’ plot. He doesn’t want to experience the same fate that his character is going through. He is afraid that he would not know how to react if that occurs to him in real life. As anxious as he is, questions flooded his mind, like how his daughter would accept him as her father.
“Kaya ako, ang nakikita ko sa teleserye namin parang yung journey ng mga magulang, bukod dun sa mga anak na nagkapalit-palit, dahil magulang ako, yung journey ng magulang na meron kang aksidenteng napabayaan. Yun yung mas nakakatakot. Na merong bagay na hindi mo alam at ngayon andito sa harap mo. Paano mo tatratuhin, papaano ka tatanggapin, andaming tanong. I think yun ang pinakamahirap na imaginin,” said Chris.
Chris is joined by a talented cast led by Heaven Peralejo, Tony Labrusca, Barbie Imperial, Kiko Estrada, Michelle Vito, and Yves Flores.
Watch Bagong Umaga via free TV (A2Z Channel 11), cable or satellite TV (Kapamilya Channel), live streaming (Kapamilya Online Live), and on-demand streaming (iWant TFC).
