Komiks Presents: Kapitan Boom
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Created by | ABS-CBN |
| Directed by | Frasco Mortiz Dondon Santos |
| Starring | Jon Avila Maja Salvador Jay-R Siaboc |
| Opening theme | "Hari ng Sablay" by Sugarfree performed by Jay-R Siaboc |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, English |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Original release | April 26 – August 2, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Lastikman |
| Followed by | Komiks Presents: Varga |
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| Website | |
Komiks Presents: Kapitan Boom (lit. Captain Boom) is the first fantaserye offering in the Komiks series aired on ABS-CBN. This series is based on the comic strip Kapitan Boom by Mars Ravelo.
Plot
Lance Mercado has a secret superhero alter-ego: "Kapitan Boom". Lance's grandmother, Lola Gretchen (Gloria Sevilla), & his best friend, Bukol (Thou Reyes) are the only people who know about his abilities. During emergencies, Lance assumes another personality as Kapitan Boom (Jon Avila), the superhero dedicated to fighting the forces of evil.
Lance continues his normal life as a college student until he falls in love with a classmate, Melody (Maja Salvador). He struggles with his self-esteem issues to win her heart, but Melody already has her eyes set on Kapitan Boom. Melody eventually accepts Lance as a friend, but he may not be able to tell her that he is Kapitan Boom.
Synopsis
Kapitan Boom was born when young Lance (Jay-R Siaboc) accidentally hit his father’s transmitter, leading to an explosion in which he unexpectedly acquired his superpowers. It was only when he became an adult that he was able to fully use his skills through his superhero persona, Kapitan Boom (Jon Avila).
Melody finds out that Kapitan Boom has earplugs in his pouch to put in his ears and a scar on his face while she was watching Kapitan Boom on TV. It turned out Kapitan Boom is actually Lance. Melody realized that Lance and Kapitan Boom are one and the same person after looking for these signs.
Lance/Kapitan Boom is reunited with his parents, Perry & Becky Mercado.
Cast and characters
- Jon Avila as Kapitan Boom
- Jay-R Siaboc as Lance Mercado (Kapitan Boom's alter-ego)
- Maja Salvador as Melody - Kapitan Boom's/Lance's girlfriend
- Thou Reyes as Bukol - Lance/Kaptian Boom's best friend
- Mariana Del Rio as Cheska - Melody's cousin
- Isay Alvarez as Harmony -Melody's mother & Cheska's aunt
- Gloria Sevilla as Lola Gretchen - Lance/Kapitan Boom's grandma
- Ana Capri as Rebecca "Becky" Mercado - Lance/Kapitan Boom's mother
- Bembol Roco as Hector Dasmaquinoz
- Marvin Raymundo as Tristan Ballesteros - Hector's assistant
- Ina Raymundo as Queenie Romualdez - Hector's girlfriend
- Joem Bascon as Lapu-Lapu
- Railey Valoroso as Ichiro - one of the Japanese soldiers & love interest of Lola Gretchen when she was young.
- Maricar Reyes as Young Gretchen - love interest of Ichiro.
- Mariel Rodriguez as Varga - When Kapitan Boom meets her in his finale story & she begins her story
Trivia
- Jay-R Siaboc sings the theme song for Kapitan Boom.
- Along with the weekly "Mars Ravelo's Komiks presents Kapitan Boom" of ABS-CBN, GMA also airs another Mars Ravelo daily classic telefantasya, "Dyesebel". These shows from Ravelo are broadcast for the first time in 2008.
See also
External links
- Official website Kapitan Boom Drama
- Kapitan Boom at Telebisyon.net
- Kapitan Boom Blog Catalog
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Kapitan Boom at IMDb
