TV5 adapts legacy action drama Totoy Bato

COMIC book hero Totoy Bato, created by comic book artist and film director Carlo J. Caparas, (and brought to life by Fernando Poe, Jr. [FPJ] in a 1970s action film adaptation) will be back in the limelight through a new teleserye, titled Totoy Bato.

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"The real challenge is to set this apart from Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa [another Caparas story that TV5 has just finished adapting into a series]. 'Yong bida namin doon, kasama ang ibang aktor, tumawid dito (Our lead there, with some of the other actors, are also in this one)," Albert Langitan, director of Totoy Bato, said at a media conference at the TV5 studios in Mandaluyong on April 28.

"Lumuhod was a revenge story, while Totoy is a hero's journey.

May konsepto ng paghihiganti, pero nandito rin kung paano ginagampanan ang tungkulin sa komunidad bilang isang bayani (The concept of revenge is here, but also the responsibility of being the hero of a community). It's very timely," Mr. Langitan added.