La Vida Lena has a pretty absurd premise. It tells the story of Magda, who despite being the subject of bullying (she has a prominent facial scar) refuses to let criticisms get to her. Using her skills, she creates a soap that quickly gains popularity in the town of Salvacion. The young lady’s success, however, does not sit well with the Narciso family, the owners of Royal Wellness, which is the biggest surgical and cosmetic company in the country. Conflict arises when Magda refuses to sell her formula to the Narcisos due to their contrasting views, and she loses everything. Magda returns with a new face, armed with determination to retaliate against the powerful clan who ruined her life.
And, I must admit, it is that same premise which got me hooked on this show. Hahaha. La Vida Lena stars Erich Gonzales, Kit Thompson, Carlo Aquino and JC de Vera.
Apparently, it is not only I who enjoys La Vida Lena. It is a rater despite its rather late timeslot and it constantly holds the No.1 spot on iwantTFC as the most streamed show. Netizens can’t get enough of the program. “Much more intense. Daily dose of energy. As always Erich is excellent. Thanks ABS-CBN for airing this. It is entertaining and makes you think. The way my friend and I think about every episode could very well make us the directors of the series. I know from the start that Adrian is Conrad’s son. The way he looks at him. But who Lena’s father is, I will have to think about…. Maybe Lucas? Guessing mode on,” said YouTube user Jean Lagores.
La Vida Lena is ending tonight and Magda is now Lena and she has gone nuclear on all those who stopped her from exacting revenge. However, she has discovered that one of her evil nemesis, Dr. Lukas Narciso, is actually her biological father who she thought had died. Also, she finally discovered Adrian’s (JC De Vera) involvement with the supposed death of Lukas, who had faked his own death and left her a debt-ridden business. As it turns out, Lukas is still alive and has been conniving with Adrian to escape the country and preserve his riches.
Before this, Lena decided to help Royal Wellness recover from debt after her best friend Jordan (Carlo Aquino) almost sacrificed his life for the company.
She is also staying one step ahead of Miguel (Kit Thompson), the guy she’s using to get ahead, by convincing him to rush their wedding when she obviously has other plans in mind.
Meanwhile, Vanessa (Agot Isidro), the conniving matriarch of the Narciso clan, was finally put in her place after her plan to throw acid in Lena’s face backfired on her and, instead, got her beautiful face destroyed.
How will Lena take down Miguel, Adrian and Lukas? Will Lena finally get the justice she deserves? I hope she does!
Watch the finale week of La Vida Lena weeknights at 10 pm on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, and Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Viewers who use any digital TV box at home such as the TVplus box only need to rescan their device to be able to watch La Vida Lena on TV5 and A2Z. The show is also available to viewers in and out of the Philippines on iWantTFC, while viewers outside of the Philippines can watch on The Filipino Channel (TFC) on cable and IPTV.