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Jude Cartalaba

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777383312386composites3 3.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Benedix Ramos and Sheena Belarmino. Lee Morale | 9 Works Theatrical</div>MANILA — Young Kapamilya artists Benedix Ramos and Sheena Belarmino will lead the cast of the highly anticipated production of &quot;Yemaya.&quot; Ramos and Belarmino will assume the roles of Jesus/Mulo and Maya, respectively. Both stars have appeared in 9 Works Theatrical’s sister company production, The Sandbox Collective’s &quot;Next to Normal&quot; last year.Ramos is an actor, singer-songwriter, host, and content creator managed by StarHunt/Star Magic ABS-CBN. He gained fame as a lead in &quot;Better Days&quot; and as the Streamboy Apo ng Pangasinan on &quot;Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10: CelebrityEdition.&quot; In theater, Ramos was also seen in &quot;Bar Boys: The Musical&quot; and &quot;Tabing Ilog: The Musical.&quot;Belarmino is also a Star Magic artist-singer, dancer, actress and host, who began her career in reality competitions such as &quot;Dance Kids,&quot; &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids,&quot; and &quot;Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids.&quot; She debuted as an actress in &quot;Lyric and Beat&quot; as Melissa. She earned her first Gawad Buhay nomination for Outstanding Female Featured Performance in a Musical for her role in &quot;One More Chance The Musical.&quot; She was last seen in &quot;Spring Awakening,&quot; &quot;Next to Normal,&quot; &quot;Tabing Ilog: The Musical,&quot; and &quot;Bar Boys: The Musical.&quot;&quot;Yemaya&quot; follows a young boy’s epic journey as he traverses the lands and seas in search of his true place in the world. What starts as a wondering of “what if” turns into an adventure of “what could be” in this fantasy-ridden tale of perseverance, hope, and the relentless pull of the tides.Ramos&#x27; and Belamino’s alternates are Tommy Alejandrino and Ness Roque, respectively.Playing Yemaya/Inay is the legendary Bituin Escalante. Her career spans almost three decades. Her definitive performances onstage earned her multiple awards, cementing her name as one of Philippine theater’s powerhouses. She won Gawad Buhay Awards for Best Featured Female Performance in a Musical for &quot;Himala: Isang Musikal.&quot;Also in the cast are veteran actor and director Herbie Go, Sheenly Gener as Lila, Anthony Falcon as Jelin, and Wenah Nagales as cover for Yemaya/Inay.Joining the artistic team are Ed Lacson Jr. as director and set designer; Eljay CastroDeldoc as Filipino translator; Teresa Barrozo as music and sound designer; Wika Naderaas assistant set designer and art director; JM Cabling as movement director; Ericson Navarro as costume and prop designer; Jethro Nibaten as lighting designer; Sheik Completado as technical director, Elliza Aurelio as hair and makeup designer, and Lee Morale as photographer.Heading the 9 Works Theatrical production team is managing director and executive producer Santi Santamaria; with artistic director Robbie Guevara, associate artistic director Mio Infante; operations and finance director Anna Santamaria; production manager Charyl De Guzman; PR managers Jonjon Martin and Loreta Arroyo; marketing managers GM Hernandez and Mariella Laurel; marketing &amp; digital content head VinzCantillo; and production stage managers Mara Agleham and Pat Gascon.&quot;Yemaya&quot; will be showing on all weekends from June 13 until July 5 at 8 p.m. on Fridays, and 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, at The Black Box at The Proscenium Theater, Rockwell Makati. Tickets are now available on Ticket2Me.net.

Young Kapamilya artists Benedix Ramos and Sheena Belarmino will lead the cast of the highly anticipated production of 'Yemaya.'

Young Kapamilya artists Benedix Ramos and Sheena Belarmino will lead the cast of the highly anticipated production of ' Yemaya .'

Kapamilya stars lead cast of 9 Works Theatrical’s ‘Yemaya’

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Kapamilya stars lead cast of 9 Works Theatrical’s ‘Yemaya’

Jude Cartalaba

Published April 28, 2026 09:05 PM PHT

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Updated April 28, 2026 09:36 PM PHT

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