Aside from the well-executed, cinematic action-packed scenes and fascinating confrontations and overall narrative of “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo,” another reason why a lot of people got hooked to it and continue to watch it are the compelling performances of its diverse ensemble cast comprised of up-and-coming, promising, seasoned, and veteran thespians.
Among them are Angel Aquino and Albert Martinez, whom we have already seen in a string of movies and teleseryes over the past decades, as well as are regarded as two of the most sought-after, versatile, and seasoned actors in the local entertainment scene.
As we all know, they are part of the Guerrero family, whose corruption, greed, mockery, and ruthlessness cut to the bone, making ardent viewers hate them to the core. Albert plays the role of Roberto, the current vice mayor of the city and one of the scions of the notorious political clan, who uses his power and connection to obtain whatever he and his family wants and needs. Angel, on the other hand, breathes life to Jackie, the wife of Roberto who made herself a party-list representative just for the sake of personal interests.
They may always have posed as a happy and solid family in front of the press and the public—with Roberto and Jackie even showcasing what an admirable couple they are—but that was all for show. At home or inside their offices at the city hall, we often see them fight among each other as they argue due to their differing opinions or ideas about various issues or troubles that their family faces, which include defeating their enemies.
Now, as they confront the rage of the people who want to overthrow them, as well as the threat posed by their ultimate rival—Tanggol (Coco Martin) —the tension among the remaining members of the Guerrero family continues to escalate. Let us revisit the 10 confrontation scenes of Jackie and Roberto that showed the striking acting showdowns of Angel and Albert in this episode of Kapamilya Toplist.
They may try to paint themselves as a picture of a great couple, yet it’s just completely impossible since they’ve been in a loveless marriage. In one of their dramatic confrontations, Jackie grumbled that Roberto didn’t save her from being sexually abused by his father, Don Gustavo (Dante Rivero). The union was orchestrated by the patriarch to conceal the truth about Roberto’s sexuality, which could have jeopardized their reputation and political career.
Jackie once again reiterated it when she accosted him for being missing in action at the time when they needed him the most during the elections. But Roberto reminded her that she didn’t have the right to speak to him that way since she wouldn’t be a Guerrero if not for him. From being a sex worker who used to serve Don Gustavo, her marriage to Roberto has indeed changed her image and given her the dignity, power, and fortune that she has been enjoying.
Another scorching argument sparked between them when Roberto’s secret affair with his godchild Pierre (Johannes Rissler) had finally come out in the open, which caused a hullaballoo. As they tried to remedy the bad publicity that this controversy had inflicted on them, Roberto warned her about meddling with his personal dealings.
While all of them are greedy, Roberto reprimanded her and Miguelito (Jake Cuenca) during the Guerreros dinner party following their victory from the last elections. Jackie and Miguelito asked for a higher cut from the funds that were about to be given to the Mondragons for the infrastructure programs of the city government, which resulted in a heated spat between Miguelito and Rockyboy (Baron Geisler). They may have been doing it for a long time, yet he reminded them to do it with caution, especially since their other allies were present then.
The couple also fought over Divina (Rosanna Roces) after Jackie noticed how their new business partner seemed to have hidden desire for Roberto. He may have downplayed it, but her instincts eventually proved her right as she finally caught them being intimate with each other inside his office. His affair with Divina was dragged as well into their blame game when they faced backlash due to the expired goods and faulty ambulances that they had given out to their constituents, which, instead of helping them, further caused harm to them instead.
Roberto and Jackie engaged in another heated argument again when he learned from her that Miguelito went to the office of Commissioner Medina (Simon Ibarra) upon being informed by their lawyer that the real results of the last elections were about to be publicized. Since he opts to resolve their problems slowly but surely, Roberto got totally livid when he found out that Miguelito had already made his move to stop it.
As he berated her for allowing Miguelito to act without waiting for him and consulting him, Jackie told him to at least have a little faith in him. But Roberto proved himself right again about Miguelito’s lack of diskarte, capability, and credibility as Jackie relayed to him that her son failed to execute his plan against Commission Medina as Tanggol and his group arrived unexpectedly.
That night, as they huddled anew on what remedy they must do in order to cover up Miguelito’s mess, Roberto remarked that it could have been better if Miguelito was killed. As Jackie asked him what they should do to suppress the explosive revelation of Commissioner Medina, Roberto strongly advised them, “Dapat isipin n’yo muna hindi lang ‘yong magiging resulta kundi pati ‘yong solusyon kung sakaling magkakaroon ng problema bago n’yo gawin ang isang bagay.” And his words left both Jackie and Miguelito totally speechless.
Are we going to see more of Albert Martinez and Angel Aquino’s acting showdowns as Roberto and Jackie in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo”? Well, you better not miss an episode, weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, ALLTV2, A2Z, iWant, and Kapamilya Online Live (KOL).