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Blusang Itim - produced by GMA Network starring Kylie Padilla, Frank Magalona and Carl Guevarra.[2] It is a TV remake of the 1986 film starring Snooky Serna, which was based on the comic of Elena Patron. The story revolves around Jessa, an ugly woman
whom in her own life, wants to be accepted by the people despite of her appearance. She also hopes to be loved by a man wholeheartedly despite of it. All of these seems to be possible for Jessa when she wears the mysterious black blouse. The black blouse has a power of making the bearer beautiful.[edit]Cast and characters
Main cast
Kylie Padilla[5] as Jessa Gonzales/Jessica Madrid
Frank Magalona as Angelo Soriano
Carl Guevarra as Melchor Reyes
Blusang Itim was first introduced as a form of novel, written by Elena Patron and was serialized from 1981-1983. Later on, in 1986, the novel was adapted into a film which was produced by Seiko Films with Snooky Serna[3] in the lead role playing Jessa, and became a success. This started the popularity of Richard Gomez and Snooky Serna's love team.
[edit]2011 TV remake
[edit]Casting Jessa
In preparation for the television remake, GMA Network gave auditions to their roster of young actresses for the lead role. The names of StarStruck V's winner, Sarah Lahbati, and newcomers Gwen Zamora and Isabelle Daza were heavily considered for the role. But, in the end, it was Kylie Padilla who was chosen by the network to play the lead role.[4]
