Juan Dela Cruz

Juan dela Cruz (English: John of the Cross) is a Philippinetelevision

drama. Directed by Malu Sevilla, it stars Coco Martin as Juan dela

Cruz, a half-tagapagbantay and half-aswang who falls in love with

Rosario (Erich Gonzales) an aswang-hunter. It is the second television

drama in the Philippines made by ABS-CBN to be filmed and

broadcasted in high definition.

Synopsis

The drama explores themes in Christianity, culture

and Philippine mythology such as aswang (fearsome,

vampire-like shape-shifters), and tagapagbantay,

the Philippine version of guardian angels (similar

to their depiction in the drama, 100 Days to Heaven)

or as the theme implies a version of a vampire hunter

 lineage against Aswangs. The protagonist's name is

derived from the Philippine national personification.

Juan dela Cruz (Coco Martin) is the son of the mortal, Amelia

 (Mylene Dizon), and is the latest successor to a line of tagapagbantay.

His mother died giving birth to him, leaving the child in the care of

Father Cito (Jaime Fabregas), the town's curé. Unbeknownst to Juan,

he also has aswang blood from his demon father, Samuel (Albert Martinez);

should the aswang know of this fact, they will force him to join their ranks.

To suppress his demonic ancestry, Father Cito raises him to

do good deeds and believe in God. However, the Bakal na Krus

 ("Cross of Steel") that his mother left before her death is stolen.

 The cross has the ability to shift into different weapons: a whip,

 a spear, a bow-and-arrow, and a sword, all with the power

to vanquish evil. In his quest to find the missing Cross, he

meets and falls in love with Rosario (Erich Gonzales), an

undercover aswang-hunter.

Main cast

• Coco Martin as Juan Dela Cruz

• Erich Gonzales as Rosario Galang

Supporting cast

• Arron Villaflor as Mikael "Kael" Reyes
• Albert Martinez as Samuel Alejandro
• Zsa Zsa Padilla as Laura Alejandro
• Joel Torre as Pepe
• Gina Pareño as Belen Gonzales
• Eddie Garcia as Julian
• Lotlot de Leon as Cora Galang
• William Lorenzo as Ben Galang
• Neil Coleta as Asiong
• Louise Abuel as Pikoy
• John Medina as Agustin
• Lilia Cuntapay as Lady Aswang
• MC as Queenie