DENNIS TRILLO is so fortunate that GMA is giving him truly notable projects that are sure to be talked about, like “My Husband’s Lover” that was a really big hit in the ratings game.
For sure, his new soap, “Legal Wives”, will be talked about since usually, philandering husbands are portrayed in local soaps as having only one wife and one kabit as in “Dalawang Mrs. Real” and “Tubig at Langis”, both hits.
In his case, he will have three women in his life and they are all legal. This is billed as a cultural drama and it’s because Dennis plays the role of a Muslim who is allowed to have many legal wives.
He plays Ishmael, who comes from the tribe of the Maranaws in Mindanao. His three legal wives are Alice Dixson as Amirah, Andrea Torres as Diane and Bianca Umali, his newest and youngest wife, as Farrah.
Also in the cast are veteran stars Cherie Gil and Al Tantay as the Muslim parents of Dennis named Zaina and Hasheeb.
Lending them adequate support are Maricar de Mesa, Juan Rodrigo, Bernard Palanca, Kevin Santos and Irma Adlawan. Also being officially introduced in their first drama series are the last Starstruck discoveries, Shayne Sava and Abdul Raman.
Shayne is the female winner in the last Starstruck while Abdul is the runnerup to the male winner Kim de Leon. But we’re glad it’s the two of them who are being paired with each other since they have better chemistry, both being cute and petite. We’re sure their love team will click with the fans looking for new teenage idols to idolize.
We just hope GMA is doing thorough research about the matter of having several legal wives as this can be quite controversial. We’re sure they’re getting Muslim consultants to help them write the script.
Or perhaps they can consult local actresses who have had relationships with Muslim men, like Alma Moreno who was once married to Fahad Salic in Cagayan de Oro and also Ynez Veneracion, who has a daughter with Muslim politician Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu.
