Lamangan directs Adik Sa 'Yo

MANILA, Philippines - Following the success of the afternoon soap Sinenovela Presents Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?, director Joel Lamangan shifts from drama to romantic-comedy with GMA 7’s Adik Sa ’Yo.

Direk Joel, whose previous works with GMA 7 include Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita, Asian Treasures, Obra and Sine Novelas Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig, Una Kang Naging Akin, Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?, first took on a romantic-comedy project when he helmed GMA Films and Regal Entertainment’s When I Met U early this year. The Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion-starrer ended up reaping success at the box-office.

It was then that moviegoers, critics and the audience realized that not only could direk Joel make people laugh or cry, but he can also marry romance, comedy and drama and turn it into a feel-good and heart-lifting surehit masterpiece.

And thus, it is only fitting that GMA 7 decided to entrust Adik Sa ‘Yo  starring Dennis Trillo, Jennica Garcia, Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal to the director.

Adik Sa ‘Yo is also a reunion of sorts for the main cast with Joel, except for Jolina who hasn’t had the privilege of working with the director. Dennis did Blue Moon and the acclaimed 2004 period piece Aishite Imasu 1941 with direk Joel, while Jennica’s last project with him was Sinenovela Presents: Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig. Marvin last worked with Joel on Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita.