Captain Barbell: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Captain Barbell is a superhero drama television series based on a character of the same name created by Mars Ravelo. It was aired on Philippine television by GMA Network during weeknights on its primetime block. The series premiered on May 29, 2006, and last aired on January 12, 2007. It also aired worldwide, with a three-week delay on GMA Pinoy TV. Richard Gutierrez plays the superhero, Captain Barbell and his alter ego, Teng. His archnemesis Viel Villian, is played by Richard Gomez.

Series details

• Title: Captain Barbell
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Tagalog
• Genres: Drama, Action, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2006-05-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-01-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: GMA
• Network country: Philippines
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29448
• IMDb ID: tt0827545
• TVDB ID: 433906

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Gutierrez — Captain Barbell/Arell/Potenciano
• Richard Gomez — Viel Villian/General
• Patrick Garcia — Levi Villian
• Camille Prats — Marikit "Kit" Salvacion
• Rhian Ramos — Leah Lazaro
• JC de Vera — Boris
• Paolo Bediones — Captain B/Prof. Brando
• Angel Aquino — Barbara/Snooky Serna as Mrs. B
• Gloria Sevilla — Lola Carmela "Melay" Magtanggol
• Sunshine Dizon — Clarisse Magtanggol/Blanca/Ex-O
• Pinky Amador — Myra Lazaro
• Jackie Lou Blanco — Sandra Magtanggol

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-05-29; final listed air date 2007-01-12; episode order: 165.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain Barbell on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.