Beautiful Strangers is a 2015 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Albert Langitan, it stars Heart Evangelista and Lovi Poe. It premiered on August 10, 2015, on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Let the Love Begin. The series concluded on November 27, 2015, with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Because of You in its timeslot.
| Beautiful Strangers | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Aloy Adlawan |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Albert Langitan |
| Creative director | Roy Iglesias |
| Starring | |
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| Opening theme | "Nasaan" by Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kaye Atienza-Cadsawan |
| Cinematography | Rommel Santos |
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| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 26–32 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | August 10 – November 27, 2015 |
Premise
editThe story revolves around Kristine and Joyce. Their lives intertwine when Kristine helps the homeless amnesiac Leah, which is Joyce who was sexually abused by Kristine's father. They become friends and will eventually find out the truth.[2]
Cast and characters
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- Lead cast
- Heart Evangelista as Kristine de Jesus Castillo-Ilagan[3]
- Lovi Poe as Jocelyn "Joyce" Rodriguez-Castillo / Lea[4]
- Supporting cast
- Christopher de Leon as Ronaldo Castillo
- Dina Bonnevie as Alejandra Valdez-Castillo
- Rocco Nacino as Noel Ilagan
- Benjamin Alves as Lawrence "Lance" Castillo
- Emilio Garcia as Nestor Ilagan
- Kier Legaspi as Rigor Lacsamana
- Ayen Munji-Laurel as Lourdes de Jesus
- Lovely Rivero as Imelda Rodriguez
- Renz Valerio as Jason Rodriguez
- Mariel Pamintuan as Leslie de Jesus
- Gabriel de Leon as Rex Buenaventura
- Djanin Cruz as Hannah Mamaril
- Dianne Medina as Monica Aragon
- Nar Cabico as Shakira / Rodolfo Vicente
- Divina Valencia as Salve Valdez
- Rez Cortez as Mike Mamaril
- Recurring cast
- Gabby Eigenmann as Isagani Mendoza
- Ervic Vijandre as Mark
- Diva Montelaba as Georgia Lacsamana
- Guest cast
- Pen Medina as Andres Rodriguez
- Althea Ablan as younger Kristine
- Toby Alejar
- Rafa Siguion-Reyna[5]
- Ozu Ong
- Bing Babao
- Robbie Sy
- Maimai Davao
- Rina Reyes
- Crispin Pineda
- Mike Magat
- Paolo Rivero
- Luz Fernandez
Production
editPrincipal photography commenced in July 2015.[6]
Ratings
editAccording to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Beautiful Strangers earned a 21.4% rating.[7] While the final episode scored a 21.7% rating.[8] The series had its highest rating on September 10, 2015, with a 22.6% rating.[9]
Accolades
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Drama Actress | Heart Evangelista | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Christopher de Leon | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Beautiful Strangers (Full Episodes) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Beautiful Strangers". GMA Network. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Heart no comment: Rhian pinalitan si Marian sa pagiging tibo". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Anarcon, James Patrick (September 16, 2021). "Lovi Poe thanks GMA-7 for believing in her: "Hindi po biro ang 15 years."". PEP. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Ruiz, Marah (October 20, 2015). "Spotted: Rafa Siguion-Reyna on the set of Beautiful Strangers". GMA Network.
- ^ "Lovi Poe starts taping for Beautiful Strangers". GMA Network. July 4, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (August 17, 2015). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Ratings (August 9 12, 2015): On the Wings of Love defeats Rival; AlDub Near Meeting Pushes Eat Bulaga Rating To More Than Four Times The Rating Of It's Showtime". PEP. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (December 16, 2015). "AGB Mega Manila Ratings (Nov 24-30, 2015): GMA-7 dominates Top 10 shows on daytime & primetime". PEP. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (November 24, 2015). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Ratings (Nov 6-9, 2015): Eat Bulaga ratings experience dip after Tamang Panahon; It's Showtime gets boost from PBB 737 ex-housemates". PEP. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "List: Winners, PMPC Star Awards 2016 – television". Rappler. October 10, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
External links
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