Screengrab from Voltes V: Legacy teaser video.

Philippine media company GMA Network has announced on Friday two more cast members for the upcoming Filipino live-action series Voltes V: Legacy.

The company has revealed during the primetime newscast 24 Oras that Filipino actor Martin del Rosario will play as lead antagonist “Prince Zardoz” (Prince Heinel), while actress Liezel Lopez will play his aide “Zandra” (Katherine Ri).

 

 

Martin del Rosario is a Filipino actor and model who started his career in 2007, where he played several roles in ABS-CBN’s anthology dramas such as “Star Magic Presents”, “Your Love Presents” and the long-running “Maalala Mo Kaya”.

His first major role was “Norberto Matias” in the primetime drama series “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin”, which was aired on ABS-CBN in 2011.

He transferred to GMA Network in 2014, and his first appearance in the network was the psychological thriller series “Rhodora X”. His first major role in the network was “Lawrence de Leon” in the television drama “Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka”.

Del Rosario also portrayed “Nico” in the 2016 independent film “Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B”, produced by The IdeaFirst Company.

 

Liezel Lopez came from the sixth season of the reality talent show StarStruck in 2015, where she ranked seventh place in the competition before being eliminated.

Her first career role was the supporting character “Analyn Sandoval Perez” in the afternoon drama “Magkaibang Mundo”, and played roles in several drama anthology shows such as “Dear Uge”, “Maynila” and “Magpakailanman”.

 

GMA Network has previously revealed the main cast members of the upcoming Filipino live-action series, which are:

  • Miguel Tanfelix as “Steve Armstrong” (Kenichi Go)
  • Ysabel Ortega as “Jamie Robinson” (Megumi Oka)
  • Radson Flores as “Mark Gordon” (Ippei Mine)
  • Matt Lozano as “Robert ‘Big Bert’ Armstrong” (Daijiro Go)
  • Raphael Landicho as “‘Little Jon’ Armstrong” (Hiyoshi Go)

The network has yet to announce the upcoming show’s premiere date, as well as its broadcast format, particularly if the show will be aired on a weekly or daily basis.

 

Voltes V: Legacy an upcoming Filipino live-action drama based on the popular classic mecha anime series Voltes V, produced by Toei Animation and Nippon Sunrise, which serves as the second installment of the Robot Romance Trilogy, that also includes Combattler V and Daimos.

The anime was directed by Tadao Nagahama and produced by Yoshiyuki Tomino, which was aired on Japanese television from 1977 to 1978, with a total of 40 episodes.

 

In the Philippines, the anime was first aired on GMA-7 in 1978 in English dubbing, but was discontinued due to “excessive violence” together with several programs. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, the anime has since been re-aired on several broadcasters, which had its resurgence when it was re-aired by GMA Network in 1999 in its primetime anime block.

The defunct anime channel HEROtv, owned by the media company’s previous competitor ABS-CBN, aired a redubbed Tagalog version in 2006, under the the name “Voltes V: Evolution”, which featured voices of local celebrities such as Dennis Trillo, Sandara Park and Michael De Mesa.

The media company also redubbed the show in 2017, featuring their own celebrity lineup including Derrick Monasterio, Bea Binene and Ken Chan.