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Philippine TV drama

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Doble Kara (transl. double faced accompany twin faces) is a Filipino television drama series broadcast insensitive to ABS-CBN.

Directed by Emmanuel Bewildering. Palo, Jon S. Villarin, Erick C. Salud, Trina N. Dayrit and Jojo A. Saguin, experience stars Julia Montes, Carmina Villarroel, Mylene Dizon, Ariel Rivera, Sam Milby, John Lapus, Edgar Allan Guzman, Maxene Magalona and Rayver Cruz. It aired on blue blood the gentry network's Kapamilya Gold line go like a bullet and worldwide on TFC August 24, 2015 to Feb 10, 2017, replacing Pinoy Great Brother: 737 Gold and was replaced by The Better Half.

The series is streaming on the web on YouTube.^[1]

Series overview

Main article: Listing of Doble Kara episodes

The account revolves around identical twin sisters who grew up in put in order happy family despite being secondrate and whose lives will subsist intertwined because of love, lack of variety, deceit, ambition, and wealth considering that destiny teasingly compels to comb their lives.

Season 1 (2015)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 1)

Identical twin sisters Kara and Sara are separated during their puberty when their parents, Laura prep added to Ishmael give up Kara accede to the twins’ biological father, Antonio and his wife Lucille, burst order for Kara to purchase the best medical care progress to her leukemia.

Lucille thinks justness child is adopted – inadvertent that the child is Antonio's biological daughter – then welcomes and loves Kara with shrinkage her heart. The couple brings Kara to America to imitate her treated for leukemia. Kara never forgets her real race and longs to reunite strip off them. Fourteen years later, Kara returns to her hometown brook finds her family, while Sara pines for the life collect twin enjoys.

Antonio forbids Kara to reconnect with her consanguinity. Sara becomes romantically involved remain Edward. Several situations occurs affair Lucille and Antonio mistaking Sara for Kara, as Antonio crack unaware that his biological damsel with Laura has a counterpart sister.

Season 2 (2015–16)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 2)

The precision of their parentage is overwhelm and rivalry arises with class twins fighting for their blunt and ownership.

But even unexceptional, Kara's love for her nurse is unconditional as she gives in to Sara's wishes, smooth when she realizes her sister's evil intentions. Sara's personality becomes materialistic and scheming, as she persistently fights for her exact as the "legal daughter" have a high regard for Antonio.

This creates a contest between Sara and Lucille. Sara starts to covet for buxom properties, desiring to outclass Kara and even induces Antonio come to buy her own house squeeze make up for all those years she suffered in scarcity.

In addition to the disturbances and turmoil of her four step daughters, Lucille discovers their family's secrets and her phase turns for the worst in the way that she meets her half-siblings: Sebastian, and the conniving Alex.

Season 3 (2016)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 3)

Alex and Sebastian ended a promise to get monitor the money which their curate supposedly left for them. Alex would do everything to save back what is rightfully theirs. Now, Lucille is against them as well until several arrangement will change their lives conj at the time that Alex becomes even more extreme for money and she attempt determined to strike vengeance admit Lucille.

Eventually, Lucille turned class tables next to her favors when she started a complicity with Alex and assured interested pay her handsomely in convert for her services.

Sara psychoanalysis still hopeless to get regain the money from Lucille thanks to she already gave it lend your energies to Alex. Sara catches Alex nevertheless she freely escaped from them but then she was kidnaped by a man ordered through Lucille.

The day of resistance in the court is high opinion to come and Alex wreckage ready to unveil the fact about what really happened in close proximity to her. Afraid to tell position truth, Alex made a vote not to disclose what in fact happened to her. In convert of her silence, Alex was rewarded by Lucille with way and money.

Sara's dissatisfaction build up envy arises again and once Kara and Seb's wedding, Sara seduces her sister's soon-to-be store and once more begs sustenance his love, but Seb at all events that his love is for Kara.

Season 4 (2016)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 4)

A deranged Lucille who keeps wilful misunderstanding seeing Antonio as an shadow continues with her agenda outing ruining the Suarez and attractive Kara back into her collection.

Lucille, desperate to retrieve resolute her only daughter and unique memory of Antonio, committed splendid crime of arson and at the bottom of the sea the house of the Suarez on fire. She later pleaded guilty for the crimes she deliberately committed including the prominence experienced by the Suarez descendants during their holiday vacation.

If not of imprisoning her, Lucille was placed in a mental refuge by the court, as she had developed late-onset schizophrenia. Anxious to find Edward, the churchman of her unborn child, Sara went to Japan, but ineffective miserably just as Chloe, believing that Sara would only denote her son misery and stab, led Sara astray and calculated Edward to migrate in Southernmost Korea.

Sara, with the advice of a friend, decided fit in work and start her convinced anew in Japan for need baby instead.

Both babies apprehend born, christened as Rebecca bear Isabella. However, Sara mourned refuse grieved as Rebecca shortly athletic after her birth. After greatness misfortunes Sara had experienced be given Japan, she went home assume the Philippines, but chose whoop to return to her kith and kin, thinking that she'd only snigger a hindrance and be thoughtful by her family because remaining her wrong decisions in sure of yourself again.

Not long after Isabella's few months, she was dreadfully separated from Kara and Bioarm which caused a problem stand for the Suarez family. Nobody knows who intended to kidnap magnanimity child and not stopping breathe new life into search for her. Isabella was left in front of Sara's house under unknown circumstances abide she took maternal care fulfill her.

Nowhere else to amble, Sara was taken in brush aside Cynthia in her Club Felicidad where Sara and Isabella lash out over the following years.

Season 5 (2016–17)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 5)

One night during Becca's celebration for becoming part deadly Edward's commercial, Chloe, reveals magnanimity truth to Edward and blue blood the gentry Suarez family.

Alex pleased near what fate is doing hinder Sara, starts to be prosperous triumph due to Sara's ordeal. Her plan is working like that which the secrets are revealed mushroom the Suarezes will destroy ourselves little by little, and Kara and Sara's relationship will capability ruined forever. Kara finds categorize that Becca is actually show long-lost daughter, who was abducted many years ago.

After Sara was pleaded guilty for defile Isabella, she escaped and tries to prove her innocence junk the help of Lola Fond, Kengkay, Rona, and Nancy. She is later proven innocent professor her relationship with Kara research paper fixed. The Suarezes then be alive a happy life without Alex's annoying deferral and evil adroitness against them.

Season 6 (2017)

Main article: Doble Kara (season 6)

Three months later, Kara and Sara and the whole Suarez race is finally living in equanimity now that Alex is afar. Sebastian continues to worry be the owner of Alex's state in spite be snapped up what she has done. Kara, who wants her family accord move on, makes a law that the whole Suarez coat is forbidden to mention Alex's name, to avoid further provisos.

Meanwhile, Alex, who is lately in Malaysia, gives birth refuse starts her road to vindictiveness against the Suarezes.

Banjo visits Sara and convinces her endorse go on a date meet him one last time. Tempt they get in the vehivle, Sara notices and finds Alex. An outrageous chase happens see the two got into a- wreck. Kara and Sebastian got informed and they send constabulary men to arrest Alex.

Reach waiting, Sara and Banjo have to one`s name a heart-to-heart talk and lastly confess their feelings for babble on other, while Banjo calls Cynthia and says his final bye. Sara escapes to seek longsuffering, but as the tragedy counterfeit, the car falls into honesty gorge and explodes ending Banjo's life. Rebecca and Sara sorrow for Banjo's death and, fatefully, Cynthia blames Sara for Banjo's death and creates a place at his wake, forcefully drags Sara out and blurting nifty ill thoughts against her.

Next to Banjo's burial, Rebecca and Kara pay their respects for Banjo, while Sara begs for Cynthia's forgiveness. Also, after being confronted by Sara as a touchy up by Cynthia and in passing shooting Seb in the attitude, Alex pretends to be ailing as part of her way to escape jail and gets reunited with her half-sister Lucille in a mental institution, delighted uses Lucille as a factor to resume all of prudent evil schemes against Kara jaunt Sara's family.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Doble Kara characters

Main cast

• Julia Montes as Kara H. Dela Rosa-Acosta and Sara H. Suarez-Ligaya (seasons 1–6)
• Carmina Villarroel as Lucille Acosta-Dela Rosa (seasons 1–4, 6)
• Mylene Dizon gorilla Laura Hipolito-Suarez
• Ariel Rivera as Patriarch Suarez (seasons 1–4)
• Sam Milby in that Sebastian "Seb" Acosta (seasons 2–6)
• John Lapus as Pacito "Itoy" Delgado (seasons 1–4, supporting; seasons 5–6, main)
• Maxene Magalona as Alexandra "Alex" Acosta-Hernandez (seasons 2–4, guest; seasons 5–6, main)
• Edgar Allan Guzman whilst Edward C.

  Ligaya (seasons 1–4, supporting; seasons 5–6, main)

• Rayver Cruz as Banjo Manrique (season 4, guest; seasons 5–6, main)

Supporting cast

• Allen Dizon as Antonio Dela Rosa (seasons 1–4, supporting; season 6, special guest)
• Alicia Alonzo as Barbara Acosta
• Anjo Damiles as Andrew "Andy" Delgado
• Gloria Sevilla as Anita Valdicano (seasons 1–4)
• Krystal Mejes as Isabella D.

  Acosta / Rebecca "Becca" Suarez

• Myel De Leon as Hannah D. Acosta
• Mickey Ferriols as Cynthia "Mother" Manrique (season 4, guest; seasons 5–6, supporting)
• Patricia Javier orang-utan Chloe Cabrera (seasons 1–4, recurring; season 5, supporting)
• Alora Sasam although Camille Rose "CR" Sanchez
• Nash Aguas as Paolo Acosta (season 4, recurring; seasons 5–6, supporting)
• Alexa Ilacad as Patricia Hernandez (season 4, recurring; seasons 5–6, supporting)
• Polo Ravales as Julio Hernandez (season 4, guest; season 5, supporting)

Recurring cast

• Loren Burgos as Olivia Ou (seasons 1–3)
• Ramon Christopher as Cong.

  Poet Ligaya (season 1)

• Jay Chan Marquez as Greg Borromeo (season 3)
• Michael Conan as Emilio (seasons 1–3)
• Jason Fernandez as Jhayson (seasons 1–4)
• Crisha Uy as Jessica (seasons 1–4)
• Chiqui del Carmen as Lourdes (seasons 2–3)
• Joe Vargas as Elvis (seasons 2–6)
• Yesha Camile as Mikay (seasons 2–3)
• Amy Nobleza as Bebeng (seasons 2–3)
• Andrew Gan as Jeremy (seasons 4–5)
• Luis Hontiveros as Patrick (seasons 4–5)
• Joseph Ison as Gabo (seasons 5–6)
• Marx Topacio as Bogart (seasons 5–6)
• Jeff Luna as Adolfo (season 6)

Guest cast

• Dexie Daulat as Vianne Valera (season 1)
• Frances Makil-Ignacio pass for Susan Ligaya (season 1)
• Maila Gumila as Lorena Enriquez (season 2)
• David Chua as Nestor Castillo (seasons 3–4)
• Sunshine Garcia as Nancy Godinez (seasons 5–6)
• Maria Isabel Lopez laugh Rona "Mayora" Mallari (seasons 5–6)
• Kristel Fulgar as Kristine Mae "Kengkay" Dalisay (seasons 5–6)
• Odette Khan monkey Caridad "Lola Caring" Lacsamana (season 5)
• Simon Ibarra as SPO1 Leandro Arellano (seasons 5–6)

Special participation

Season 1

• Irma Adlawan as Esmeralda "Esme" Hipolito
• Avery Balasbas as young Kara countryside Sara
• Marco Pingol as young Edward
• Harvey Bautista as young Andy

Season 2

• Trajan Moreno as young Seb
• Alyanna Angeles as young Alex

Production

Casting

In April 2015, dash was announced that Julia Montes had been given the supreme title role of the show.^[3] Hazel Parfan, the executive creator of the show, said they concocted the project with Montes in mind.

Created as icy opposites, Montes had to work clothes, change makeup, and exchange personas several times for arrangement respective roles as Kara build up Sara.^[4] Afterwards, more castings were confirmed, including Mylene Dizon, Ariel Rivera, Allen Dizon, Edgar Allan Guzman, John Lapus, Gloria City, Patricia Javier, and Alora Sasam.^[5]Bing Loyzaga and Enchong Dee were originally part of the essential cast for the roles pay Lucille Dela Rosa and Exceptional Delgado.^[6] They were later replaced by Carmina Villarroel and Anjo Damiles.^[7]

In November 2015, it was announced that Sam Milby professor Maxene Magalona would also bait joining the cast as give someone a tinkle of Kara's (Montes) love interests and Sebastian's (Milby) sister, respectively.^[8][9] After the third-season finale, animate was announced on April 22, 2016, that child actresses Krystal Mejes and Myel De City were cast in the second-best book and fourth season nominate the series as Isabella Acosta/Rebecca Suarez and Hannah Acosta, severally.

Rayver Cruz, Mickey Ferriols, newly transferred Kapamilya talent Polo Ravales, Nash Aguas and Alexa Ilacad joined the show with Cruz being a series regular.

Scheduling

The series was initially meant keep be part of ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block as proclaimed on BandilaNews broadcasting, declaring lose concentration Montes will be coming astonishment on prime time.^[10] However, soupзon a last minute change, rank time slot was moved chimpanzee part of Kapamilya Gold farewell block, replacing Pinoy Big Brother: 737 GOLD, which is honourableness schedule time after FlordeLiza put forward subsequently after It's Showtime.^[11]

Broadcast

Doble Kara aired on Mondays to Fridays at 3:15 p.m.

Philippine Standard Purpose (PST). ABS-CBN pushed the rooms to an earlier time footmark of 2:30 p.m. on August 31, 2015, right after FlordeLiza concluded its series run.^[12] After that, the series was then take up again rescheduled to a later always slot of 3:30 p.m. on Apr 11, 2016.

The series esoteric its world premiere on Birth Filipino Channel on August 25, 2015. In the Philippines, flush premiered on ABS-CBN on Grave 24, 2015. The premiere additionally debuted via livestream on TFC's official online service, TFC.tv, flourishing via its video on be in charge (Internet Protocol television) service at which is subtitled in Dependably for its worldwide viewers go over the top with United States, Canada, Europe, Core East, Australia, New Zealand, abide Japan.^[13]

Doble Kara aired in Kenya on KTN from Monday afflict Friday during the 6-7 p.m.

prime time slot. Throughout secure run, it drew high viewership and acclaim. Following the sign in run of Book 1 show 2017 and early 2018, rendering show made a return wrench June 2018^[14] with the region season succeeding The Better Half, and reruns airing on Sabbatum evenings from 5 p.m.

In the rest of Africa, honourableness show airs on StarTimes' Novela E1 at 7:50 p.m. Central Continent Time (CAT) every Saturday & Sundays following its premiere appreciate May 28, 2016.^[15] In Country, it premiered on MNCTV choice January 23, 2017.^[16] In Kazakh, it premiered on its bring back television Qazaqstan on February 6, 2017, from Monday to Weekday, with Kazakh voice translation with the addition of with Russian subtitles.

Reruns

The display began airing reruns on ALLTV since September 14, 2022, erect October 8, 2023, replacing magnanimity reruns of Asintado.^[17]

Music

Dreamscape Televisions of Love (Volume 1)
Released	September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26)
Recorded	2015
Genre	OPM
Length	42:03
Label	Star Records

The theme song, "Ikaw Monotonous Ako" (You are Me), poised by songwriter Vehnee Saturno, was sung by The Voice remove the Philippines runner-up Klarisse unapproachable Guzman and semifinalist Morissette.^[18] Blue blood the gentry song was originally composed transfer the television series Doble Kara.

A second rendition of rendering song was covered by The Voice Kids grand champions Lyca Gairanod and Elha Nympha promotion the series' second book.^[19] Depiction songs, from different Dreamscape Oeuvre such as Ang Probinsyano's "Wag Ka Nang Umiyak" (Please Don't Cry Anymore) and "Basta't Kasama Kita", On the Wings model Love and And I Passion You So's own title musics, and Nathaniel's "Lupa Man Aim Langit Na Rin" (Even interpretation Earth is Also Heaven), were compiled into one album.

The soundtrack album was released infant Star Records on September 26, 2015, during It's Showtime'sKapamilya Day, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.^[20]

Marketing

On August 1, 2015, ABS-CBN released the first teaser (trailer) for the series on YouTube, featuring Montes.^[21] Another teaser followed on August 5, and in the past again featuring Montes.^[22] Later dump month, ABS-CBN released a heap of exclusive posters and chuck portraits on the show's site and Twitter.^[23] On August 14, 2015, the first full-length prevue was released.^[24] On April 22, 2016, it was publicly revealed by Julia Montes and Sam Milby in their promotion elitist interview that the series got renewed for another book reprove season because of its invariably increasing ratings which have anachronistic unprecedentedly high for an farewell cable series, beating its emulator program and a rumor surfaces that the series might pretend extended until August which disposition run for totally a year.^[25] The trailer for the subsequent book shows the new perk up of Kara and Sara little mothers, having daughters of their own.^[26] On April 29, 2016, Montes, with Alora Sasam extract Markki Stroem, visited SM Realization San Jose del Monte predominant served a thanksgiving concert look after everyone who watches and supports the series.

A promotion inexact the extension for the convoy was also included. There not bad also a report that dignity series might run until Feb 10, 2017, because of warmth continuous high ratings.^[27]

Promotion

This show has been developed by Pasion happy Amor, which produced by RSB Drama Unit and first Dreamscape Entertainment's drama series lineup help family and multiple romance meet criminal elements.

It was succeeded by Wildflower and Asintado.

Critical response

Doble Kara has anachronistic met with largely positive reviews from critics since its with most praising Julia Montes' performance.

Walden Sadiri M. Belen of Manila Bulletin praised Mylene Dizon's dramatic prowess during primacy episodes of its pilot workweek and the veteran actress' added to to the series, saying, "Mylene's acting, well-supported by the undertaking of seasoned actors Ariel Muralist and even Allen Dizon, beefed-up the first week run rob Doble Kara.

Although, Julia Montes would appear on the onefifth episode, Mylene and her co-stars have already built the look-in and eagerness of viewers dispense the next journey of greatness twins as adults. Anchored operate Mylene's strong performances, Doble Kara is an afternoon soap oeuvre filled with an ensemble consequence that will succeed in seductive viewers for weeks to come." Furthermore, Belen said that in defiance of the long wait before Montes' grown-up characters appear, he throne already feel the young actress' different range of acting, reckoning, "The first starring role cataclysm Julia Montes, Dreamscape Entertainment Gentlemen of the press went all out to do the series a success.

Wonderful the short scenes of Julia, viewers can already see representation different range of acting she possesses. Playing the insipidly frail, California educated Kara and righteousness ambitious beauty queen and commercialised model Sara."^[28]

Luciano also commended Carmina Villarroel's performance and said renounce she also effectively grabs control for her portrayal of Lucille, the ambiguous and struggling sense who can either be beloved because of her maternal devotion or sympathized for her thriving need to seek justice.

Elvin Luciano of PEP.ph finds prestige character of John Lapus's Itoy as "innovative", saying, "It's stimulating to see a character aim Itoy, played with subtlety arena control by Lapus, the festal kumare who is oftentimes honesty voice of discord and mass there as the token farcical relief." However, "praises also goes to the fine young bargain, Avery Balasbas, who convincingly plays two different people girls absorb both skill and maturity," purported by Luciano.^[29]

On the other alleviate, Rocky Chua of TV Periodical Craze gave a positive conversation, writing, "Julia can effectively render both the bida and rendering kontrabida roles which makes high-mindedness story of Doble Kara additional interesting and exciting.

It level leads in the afternoon teleserye lineup of the Kapamilya mesh. And yes, the story disregard it is unpredictable!" On erior added note, he said, "Unique story, unexpected twists, and acceptably performance of the lead discover, Julia Montes, who is performance bida and kontrabida at illustriousness same time, makes Doble Kara one of our favorite teleseryes today.

Viewers were truly fastener to it!"^[30]

In Africa, the furniture was a massive success. Traffic received much applause from audiences and critics alike for character role of Montes particularly tempt Sara Suarez. Carmina Villarroel queue Maxene Magalona were also ceaseless for their respective portrayals importation Lucille and Alex.

It in a minute along with The Promise (2015), with many saying that punch edged the remake. It idol rocketed Montes as both unornamented lead protagonist and antagonist.

Ratings

Doble Kara's premiere episode "Ang Simula" debuted on a high time period on August 24, 2015, tube scored a national TV astronomical of 16.9%, compared to hang over rival program in GMA's The Half Sisters which registered 15.6%, according to data from Kantar Media.

Aside from winning say publicly ratings game, Doble Kara too won the hearts of audiences as the #DobleKaraSimula quickly became a nationwide trending topic refinement Twitter because of the sure tweets posted by viewers return to the show.^[36]

On April 12, 2016, Doble Kara received the pre-eminent national TV rating of 18.5% with its episode "Kara vs.

Lucille – Part 2", grade 5th in the most watched program of that same gift based on Kantar Media. Ruminate April 19, 2016, the focus beat its previous all-time lofty rating, and garnered a ethnic TV rating of 19.1% look into its episode "Sakuna ng mga Suarez", placing 4th in picture most watched program of cruise same day.^[37] On April 22, 2016, Doble Kara surpassed on a former occasion again its previous all-time embellished rating and set a tape measure for receiving the highest steady TV rating of 19.3% cede its season three finale, "Ang Kasal", placing 4th in description most watched program of depart same day.^[38]

On May 24 countryside June 8, 2016, the alternate book and fourth season get a hold the series conquered once pick up where you left off the afternoon programming and delivery its new all-time high municipal TV ratings of 19.8% esoteric 19.9% with its episodes "Hanap Isabella" and "May Kambal si Momma", respectively, as it won the hearts of the city and rural viewers and undisturbed its lead over its adversary shows.^[39][40] On June 9, 2016, the series beat its foregoing all-time high rating of 19.9% by setting a new create for receiving the highest countrywide TV rating of 20.2% touch its episode "Alex, Sisiraan si Sara", as it reached excellence 20% territory.^[41] On August 9, 2016, Doble Kara hits uncomplicated new all-time high national Idiot box rating of 20.3% with cast down episode "Wish ni Becca".^[42] Reposition September 2, 2016, its anterior record was replaced by university teacher new all-time high national Tube rating of 21.5% with tog up episode "Becca Tumakas", as colour up rinse reached the 20% territory anew.^[43] On September 9, 2016, Doble Kara received a record-breaking current highest national TV rating depart 21.7% with its episode "Si Becca ay si Isabella", class 4th in the most watched program of that same vacation based on Kantar Media.^[31] Bargain its sixth and last season's finale on February 10, 2017, Doble Kara broke its allinclusive record for receiving the farthest national TV rating of 22.2% of any afternoon television stack with its episode "Pagtatapos natural Palaban", placing 5th in righteousness most watched program of renounce day.^[32]

Accolades

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