Araw Gabi villains who totally got into our nerves


Along with the continual increase in the humidity we have felt in the past six months, particularly during our siesta time, each episode of Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi has gotten more scorching everyday as it approaches its exciting conclusion this week.

It’s not only the intimate moments and the against-all-odds love story of Adrian Olvidar (JM de Guzman) and Michelle Verano/Anna Vida de Alegre (Barbie Imperial) that made it fascinating to watch, but also its infuriating antagonists because of how they effectively purged our emotions with their wicked moves and schemes.

Celestina


Sinuously portrayed by seasoned actress Vina Morales, Celestina has truly been the nightmare for almost everyone living in the once peaceful community of El Paraiso. At first, she would make you fall into her trap by displaying her divine and amiable aura until she successfully wins your favor, just like what she did to Mich.

But as the story progressed, her real personality was unraveled right before our eyes, exposing how cranky, ruthless, and brutal she is especially to those people who she sees as great hindrances to the fulfillment of her selfish endeavors and the complete concealment of the crimes she committed in the past.

Just when we thought that relentlessly torturing her enemies with her campy tactics and killing them is already intense, Celestina did something unexpected and mind-blowing.  She kept her friend-turned-foe Odessa (Rita Avila) somewhere unknown and copying her face and nuances in order to easily slay Amanda/Harriet (Ara Mina) and take Virgilio (Raymond Bagatsing) back into her loving arms.

Odessa


At first glance, Rita Avila’s character leaves the impression of being perpetually angelic and a nurturing mom to her unico hijo Adrian. However, it was revealed that she has the propensity to be sadistic like her former friend Celestina if the situation requires.

She affirmed this by treacherously killing her abusive husband while asleep and keeping her mouth shut regarding the mysterious disappearance of Harriet and Anna Vida, and letting her beloved Niño suffer from the besmirching perception and remarks of the people around them for two decades!

Besides, she also used to obstruct the blooming relationship of Mich and Adrian, but failed. In the end, she learned to stand up for what is right and be courageous, not minding what Celestina could do to her.

Franco


The most trusted person of Celestina and at the same her loyal lover, talented actor Victor Silayan was probably much hated because of his consistently immoral character Franco.

From the beginning, he had been the constant ally of our primera kontrabida in every cruel thing she does and owned them all up once they got captured since he couldn’t betray her, perhaps due to his relationship with her and his faith that she could take him away from any kind of trouble.

However, it seemed to be that their burning passion for each other wasn’t able to save him from the dumbfounding explosion during their ferocious escape with their hostage Odessa.

Tanya



The cliché adage “like mother, like daughter” is apparently true for the mother-daughter tandem of Celestina and Tanya, played by award-winning actress Phoebe Walker.

Blinded by her love for Adrian, she did everything she could just to get in the way of his romance with Mich.

She made her rival’s life a living hell by repeatedly hurting her physically during their intense confrontations and emotionally with her piercing words, which she thought would discourage Mich from pursuing her love for the man they both love.

Furthermore, she also attempted to seduce and take advantage of Adrian a number of times, but she would always end up frustrated.

Tanya also tried helping her mom out, however, she realized that Celestina is actually the one to blame for everything that happens, not to mention discovering her dark secrets. Thus, she changed and eventually developed rapport with her former adversaries.

David



Arguably, many of us instantly fell head over heels with him as RK Bagatsing absolutely depicted an image of a knight-in-shining armor, which we only encounter in fairy tales, through his cunning character David.

We used to pity him since most of us could relate to his unrequited love for Mich and got awestruck with his efforts in wooing her. But all of those was shattered and our admiration for him was replaced with contempt as he turned out to be a secret ally for Celestina, acting as a spy against the De Alegres.

Besides, he even used his profession as a doctor as a cover-up in order to seamlessly accomplish his special mission.

But the power of love is unbeatable, so he gave up.

Amber


All of us were utterly stunned with the sight of Jane Oineza sporting a pixie cut, which she revealed was intentionally done for her portrayal of the badass Amber.

As we observed her nuances from the very first time she appeared, it didn’t take much time for us to predict that she was truly up to something, aside from being the stern body guard of Mich.

It was later on revealed that she was another minion of Celestina who came back to El Paraiso to seek justice for the death of her sister Mia (Margo Midwinter), strongly believing that Adrian was culpable. She heeded to her every command, until finding out the truth that it was indeed Celestina behind her sister’s death after she heard her manipulative boss’ confession with her own ears.

From that moment, the tables have turned as she did her own share of bestowing the justice every Celestina’s victim deserve by sacrificing her life just to let Conchita run away with her phone, in which the recording of the appalling revelation was saved.

Will true love remain powerful than evil until the end? Let’s find out by watching the remaining episodes of Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Gabi all this week after Kadenang Ginto on Kapamilya Gold.

All of us were utterly stunned with the sight of Jane Oineza sporting a pixie cut, which she revealed was intentionally done for her portrayal of the badass Amber.

As we observed her nuances from the very first time she appeared, it didn’t take much time for us to predict that she was truly up to something, aside from being the stern body guard of Mich.

It was later on revealed that she was another minion of Celestina who came back to El Paraiso to seek justice for the death of her sister Mia (Margo Midwinter), strongly believing that Adrian was culpable. She heeded to her every command, until finding out the truth that it was indeed Celestina behind her sister’s death after she heard her manipulative boss’ confession with her own ears.

From that moment, the tables have turned as she did her own share of bestowing the justice every Celestina’s victim deserve by sacrificing her life just to let Conchita run away with her phone, in which the recording of the appalling revelation was saved.

Will true love remain powerful than evil until the end? Let’s find out by watching the remaining episodes of Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Gabi all this week after Kadenang Ginto on Kapamilya Gold.