| Genre: | |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Executive Producer: | Emilio E. Siojo |
| Starring: | Coco Martin |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Language: | Filipino |
| Network: | ABS-CBN |
| Company: | Dreamscape Entertainment Television CCM Creatives |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
Tonyong Bawayak was the third installment of the Philippine weekly mini-series ("Amulet: The Legendary Chronicles of Ramon Revilla") aired by ABS-CBN from March 6, 2010 to May 29, 2010, replacing : Pepeng Agimat and was replaced by : Elias Paniki. The character of Tonyong Bayawak is portrayed by Coco Martin.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Agimat: Ang mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Tonyong Bayawak is a TV adaptation of the 1979 film Tonyong Bayawak ("Tonyo the Lizard") which starred Ramon Revilla, Sr. as the titular Tonyong Bayawak. In the film, Tonyo gains invincibility after killing a golden wild boar in the forest which also rendered him cursed, as his head transforms into that of a wild boar whenever he gets enraged.[5]
It also starred Boots Anson-Roa, Rosemarie Gil, and Paquito Diaz. The film was directed by Jose Yandoc.
Tonyo Dela Cruz (Coco Martin) is a responsible father who hunts monitor lizards for a living. One night, he was out hunting when he saw a band of men sexually assaulting a woman. He tries his best to save the woman, and the woman manages to escape but Tonyo gets stabbed to death by the assailants. They then dispose of Tonyo's body in the river, thinking he was already dead. Just then, a fairy appeared and granted a privilege to Tonyo that changed his life forever - the fairy chose him to take possession of the Agimat (amulet). The trinket took the form of a belt buckle that gives him the abilities and instincts of a monitor lizard (bayawak), transforming his arms into a reptilian's and granting him superhuman abilities. He then takes revenge on the men by slaughtering them one-by-one.
Tonyo's wife Maring was assaulted by the same syndicate Tonyo encountered in the forest, she was sexually assaulted by the leader and her skull accidentally crushed. Tonyo, after finding out about this, gets enraged and tries his best to track down the syndicate responsible for his wife's death.
Reruns of the show's episodes aired on Jeepney TV in March 2018 as part of the spotlight on Coco Martin as JTV Icon of the Month.[6]