As Mother’s Day approaches, GMA is bringing a heartwarming tale of a unconditional love via “Raising Mamay,” which starts airing this Monday, April 25.
Award-winning veteran actress Ai Ai De las Alas takes on the challenging role of a mother who becomes afflicted with a condition wherein she becomes like a child. She admits to being both challenged and excited for the role.
“Bukod sa napakaganda nung istorya, first time kong magigiging bata na nanay sa isang teleserye and siyempre thankful ako kasi blessing ‘to, dapat hindi tayo tumatanggi sa blessing…Nakakaiyak siya, pero at the same time, matatawa ka rin because of the honesty nung bata, ‘yung inosente ba, sa mga pinagsasasabi niya, doon papasok ang nakakatawa. Oo, heartwarming siya and drama talaga siya pero may nakakatawa ring instances.”
Playing Ai Ai’s daughter, Abigail, is “StarStruck Season 7’s” Shayne Sava, who is ready to take on one of her biggest roles ever.
“Sobra po talaga akong blessed and grateful po na sa akin po napunta yung role ni Abigail kasi sobrang ganda po nung story and nung role niya. Nagpapasalamat po talaga ako sa GMA kasi binigyan po nila ako ng opportunity and trust po and naniniwala po sila sa kakayahan ko.”
Abigail and her Mamay Letty are as close as mothers and daughters can be; but when Letty unravels a secret that her husband kept from her, everything starts to change. Suddenly, she sees Abigail in a new light and can no longer stand being around her. Their situation begins to get even more dire when Letty suffers a traumatic brain injury that leads to her age regression.
Their roles have now been reversed. Abigail takes it upon her to care for her mother, who now has a mental capacity similar to a seven-year-old child.
More family secrets are revealed, the past catches up to them, and suddenly Abigail finds herself questioning where her loyalties must stand.
Joining them in this series are Valerie Concepcion and Gary Estrada, who play a couple, Sylvia and Randy.
Antonio Aquitania is Bong, Letty’s husband and a certified ladies’ man. Ina Feleo is Malou, Letty’s irresponsible younger sister; Joyce Ching is Arma, Sylvia’s trusted cousin and road manager.
“StarStruck” alumnus Abdul Raman is Paolo, a high school repeater who becomes a very important person in Abigail’s life.
Also in the cast are Tart Carlos, Raquel Pareño, Bryce Eusebio, Ella Cristofani, Hannah Arguelles, Lei Angela Ollet, and Orlando Sol.
“Raising Mamay” is under the supervision of GMA Entertainment Group headed by SVP for Entertainment Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable. The story’s creative team is led by of creative director Aloy Adlawan. The series is under the helm of Don Michael Perez and associate director Linnet Zurbano.
