Gma-7’s ‘Fantastic Man’ To Conquer Saturday Tv
SATURDAY nights will be filled with the uproarious but action-packed adventures of a new crime-busting superhero who will soon conquer Philippine television – Fantastic Man. Now a GMA-7 TV series based on the Vic Sotto blockbuster movie, Fantastic Man will surely have viewers hooked to the wacky escapades of a loveable young lad who has taken on the mission to become the people’s reliable crime-buster.
Premiering on April 14, Fantastic Man stars Mark Herras as the kind-hearted, law-abiding and loving Fredo and his crime-busting alter ego Fantastic Man. As a young boy, Fredo lived happily in the province with his parents Danny (Ariel Rivera) and Linda (Beth Tamayo), together with his Lola Cedes (Gloria Sevilla), until his simple life was shattered when a group of armed bandits abducted his father and killed his mother. Fredo was raised alone by his Lola Cedes, who eventually turned senile and got lost when they moved to the city.
In search of his Lola Cedes in the cruel city, Fredo meets new friends but also has a close brush with death in the hands of a ruthless syndicate. Left almost lifeless from a deadly beating, Fredo is rescued by Prof. Manalo (Joey Marquez), a scientist who invented the healing machine called the Regenerator. Fredo becomes the first “guinea pig” of the breakthrough healing machine and surprisingly acquires super-human powers. This fateful experience transforms the once helpless Fredo into an invincible crime-buster with extraordinary abilities and power.
Fantastic Man faces the city’s plethora of cunning and cruel criminals, the most ruthless of whom is the mysterious and eerie Tadtad, the notorious syndicate leader whose face is heavily scarred and mutated. Playing Fantastic Man’s formidable villains are Paolo Contis as Madam Tisay, Benjie Paras as Gobo, Rez Cortez as Boss Elvis, Pen Medina as Singkit, and Keempee de Leon as Budol.
Playing Fantastic Man/Fredo’s love interests are Ryza Cenon (as Wena, the friend Fredo rescues from a syndicate) and Jackie Rice (as Helen, Prof. Manalo’s niece). Fantastic Man also stars Nicole Anderson, Ana Lea Javier, and Miguel Tanfelix.
Directed by Zoren Legaspi, Fantastic Man airs Saturday starting April 14 after Bitoy’s Funniest Videos on GMA-7.
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