Jake essays 1st gay role in MMK

MANILA, Philippines - Jake Cuenca plays his first gay role on Oct.15 on ABS-CBN’s Maalaala Mo Kaya.

Jake shares that the MMK break was something he had been waiting for. “Since I joined ABS-CBN about four years ago, I really wanted to experience doing an MMK episode. In fact, I was thinking before that I’m okay just to be given the chance to guest star in a regular episode. And now that I’m part of one of the MMK’s 20th anniversary special episodes, I’m honored. I feel really blessed for the opportunity,” he says.

According to Jake, he knew he was ready to take the role. “I think I was ready for it. At first, I was scared to do it since this is my first time portraying a gay role. But I knew I was ready and this is the challenging role that I’ve been wanting to do for so long,” he shares.

In the Spain episode of MMK, Jake will playthe life story of Louie, a Filipino transgender in Spain who strived hard to gain his father’s love. The episode is an inspiring story about how acceptance and forgiveness brought the relationship of a father and son closer.

Shot in Barcelona, the episode is written by Benson Logronio and directed by Dado Lumibao. It also stars Ricky Davao, Malou de Guzman and Vivian Velez.

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