My Husband's Lover is a 2013 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first gay-themed drama series in Philippine television. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Dennis Trillo in the title role, Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abellana. It premiered on June 10, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing Love & Lies. The series concluded on October 18, 2013, with a total of 94 episodes.
The series was made available on YouTube, for which GMA Network edited the original 94 episodes (each with an average length of 25 minutes) together into 50 episodes with a length of 44–47 minutes each.
Premise
Vincent Soriano gets his girlfriend Lally pregnant while they were still in college. They marry and raise a family. While Vincent keeps a secret from his wife, he is gay. When Vincent's former male lover Eric returns to his life, they have an affair until Lally catches them.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Dennis Trillo as Enrico "Eric" del Mundo
Tom Rodriguez as Vicente "Vincent" Soriano
Carla Abellana as Eulalia "Lally" Agatep-Soriano
Supporting cast
Pancho Magno as Paul Salcedo
Bettina Carlos as Vicky Araneta
Karel Marquez as Evelyn Agatep
Kevin Santos as Danny
Victor Basa as David
Glydel Mercado as Sandra Agatep
Chanda Romero as Sol del Mundo
Roi Vinzon as Armando Soriano
Kuh Ledesma as Elaine Soriano
Recurring cast
Antone Limgenco as Diego "Diegs" Soriano
Elijah Alejo as Hanna "Munchkin" Soriano
Guest cast
Keempee de Leon as Zandro "Zsa Zsa" Soriano
Rodjun Cruz as Martin Lizada
Roy Alvarez as Manuel Soriano
Mark Gil as Galo Agatep
Chynna Ortaleza as Stella
Ashley Cabrera as Mikaella
Jaclyn Jose as Charito Vda. de Carbonel
Ryan Agoncillo as Sam
Production
Conception and development
Series' creator Suzette Doctolero began developing the series in early 2013. It all started with her desire to create a non-traditional, out of the box yet has social relevance, truthful, emotional and with "real" characters stories. The idea for the series was conceived when Doctolero began thinking about the question: "What would you do if you find out that you husband is cheating on you... with another man?" Although the idea is not-an-easy-story-to-tell because of its controversial theme which touches on the sensitive issue of homosexual and bisexual relationships, Doctolero explained that "the show is not all about the queerness of the characters but more of a love story and a family drama. When Doctolero presented the idea to GMA Network, the management said "yes" easily because they found the concept interesting and "it was based on the relatability of the masses to the topic."
Carolyn Galve served as the executive producer of the series throughout its run. Dominic Zapata was assigned to direct the show. Zapata said "It's very refreshing for me to direct this material. The subject is really sensitive and I want to be accurate in portraying how gay people are and the dynamics of gay relationships so we did a lot of research. I don't want to make a mistake or make a misrepresentation." Regarding the theme, Zapata stressed "I'm sure a lot of people are gonna say a thing or two about the show. All I really have to say is, this show is a love story. And love is a beautiful thing and it shines through no matter age, no matter race, no matter color, and no matter gender preference. Love is love and no matter what package it comes in, it's still beautiful."
Filming for the series began May 21, 2013. Many of the scenes were filmed on location in Quezon City. The show is designed for sixteen-week run. The show is extended for additional three weeks and concluded in October 2013.