Past and present: Filipino versions of Wuthering Heights

Two newspapers publish articles related to the two Filipino adaptations of Wuthering Heights.

Inquirer talks about the forthcoming version, The Promise, emphasising the passion and the timing of the release for Valentine's Day.

Titled “The Promise,” the Mike Tuviera film casts Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin in the roles of Heathcliff and Catherine, whose romance binds the tale’s twists and turns.
In 1991, Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta played those characters in Carlitos Siguion-Reyna’s “Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit.” [...]
Why GMA Films opted for a “remake of a remake” for its Valentine offering is another love story. “I fell in love with ‘Hihintayin’ when I saw it,” said GMA Films
president Anette Gozon-Abrogar.
Like “Hihintayin,” “Promise” was written for the screen by Raquel Villavicencio, who described her new work as “very different.” For one, she said, the “Promise” lead stars are younger than Gomez and Zulueta, real-life lovers at the time of “Hihintayin.”
But Abrogar noted that the screen chemistry between Gutierrez and Locsin is as hot as the sparks that flew between the older duo: “The bed scenes have yet to be shot, but the kissing scenes already show passion.”
They are trying to stick to a P30-million budget, Abrogar also said, adding that GMA Films has full creative control, but that they run to Regal’s Lily Monteverde when they encounter problems.
Abrogar also sought the blessings of Armida Siguion-Reyna, “Hihintayin” producer. “She was all for it,” Abrogar said. (Nini Valera)

Meanwhile, Phillippine Entertainment Portal has an article on Dawn Zulueta, the female protagonist in the afore-mentioned Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, the previous Filipino version of Wuthering Heights.

Hihintayin Kita sa Langit, loosely based on Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights, proved pivotal not only for Dawn's professional career but also for her personal life.
Armida Siguion-Reyna has said of that tandem: "I have never seen such chemistry on screen. Richard and Dawn are the best thing you will ever see together on a movie screen."
Dawn herself says, "I got to work with such a really good team. [...]And a romance was born out of that film. A romance that I think I'll never forget."
Of course, she's talking about her relationship with the tall, dark, and handsome Richard Gomez. [...]
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit won for Dawn a best-actress trophy in 1992 from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS). "I think that was my first-ever nomination". [...] That same night, she got the award for best supporting actress, for Una Kang Naging Akin. (Anna Pingol)

Categories: Movies-DVD-TV, Wuthering Heights