ZIG DULAY is one of the most competent young directors on GMA-7 and he’s glad to be assigned to helm one of GMA’s biggest projects ever, “Legal Wives”, that is now airing on GMA Telebabad.
Zig has directed award-winning films like “Paglipay”, “Bambanti” and “Akin ang Korona”, also many acclaimed episodes in TV series like “Tadhana” and “Karelasyon”.
GMA obviously trusts his capability to give him a project as grandiose as “Legal Wives”.
“When they told me about the material, I realized na maraming challenges,” he says. “Maselan kasi ang tema ng show.
"It’s about the Muslim culture na hindi naiintindihan ng maraming tao, specially us Christians. So we had a seminar about their religion and culture.
"We have to tackle in the show their concept of rido or clan war. Also of dangal or maratabat. Yung kultura nilang nagpapahintulot ng pag-aasawa ng higit sa isa.”
He is very careful in handling such delicate concepts in the show.
“Kailangang maipaliwanag nang maayos at maunawaan ng viewers ang mga paniniwalang ito. Para maintindihan ng isang Kristiyanong bansa kung bakit nila ginagawa ang ganoon sa relihiyong islam.
"We have to be politically correct at nang hindi magkaroon ng misrepresentation sa ating indigenous peoples.”
And how did they do this in “Legal Wives”?
“We have cultural consultants on the set. This is a collaboration ng buong ‘Legal Wives’ team from the creative at production design and also the cast.
"Our chief creative head, Suzette Doctolero, is also always on the set to help guide us.”
So how did Suzette conceive of “Legal Wives”?
“I conceived it when we went to Mindanao and I realized na ang daming iba’t ibang tribes doon. So ang yaman talaga ng culture ng Mindanao dahil bawat isa, may sariling cultura at kuwento.
"That’s how it started. Then we thought of the concept of poliginy. What do the many wives of the same man feel? We will show all that in ‘Legal Wives’.
"Sa trailer, di ba may scene na ang wives na sina Alice Dixson, Andrea Torres at Bianca Umali, silang tatlo idi-divorce nila si Dennis? So makikita nyo yun dito kung anong puno’t dulo noon.”
