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and Double Vision. It aired in the Philippines in primetime from Monday through Friday and was aired both in

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and

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. It aired from September 15 to December 12, 2008 replacing '' My Girl'' and was replaced by '' Eva Fonda''. The show was dedicated to its first director, Gilbert Guevarra Perez, who died in 2008. In 2009, it was nominated on the Seoul International Drama Awards and recently the series garnered a nomination for the 37th

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Award for Telenovelas.

Synopsis

Rocky Santillan's (

Jericho Rosales Jericho Vibar Rosales (; born September 21, 1979), also known as Echo, is a Filipino actor. He is currently a freelance actor. Primarily a film and television actor, he is known by his stage name "Echo" cousin of Jefferson C. Rosales. He be ...

) father was a policeman who was murdered. His mother suffered from a fatal heart attack as she mourned her husband's lifeless body on the beach. Margaret/Garie (

Carmen Soo Soo Wai Ming (; born 14 October 1977), better known by her stage name Carmen Soo, is a Malaysian model and actress. Life and career Soo was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a Chinese father and to a half-Chinese, half-British mo ...

) was very happy to see her father, Ronaldo Dimaandal ( Albert Martinez), again and was excited to spend time with both her mom & dad, but she awoke the next morning to find out he had gone again. Garie and her mom then went to live with a relative who didn’t too think much of her dad (Garie's Grandmother and Eunice's mother). After 15 years, Rocky has become a PDEA Agent and has gone to Malaysia for an important assignment. While in Malaysia, he secretly leads an investigation into his father’s death, which remains unsolved though Rocky can still remember the face of the man who visited his dad before he was murdered (Garie's dad). Meanwhile, Garie still yearns for her father. She still believes that her father left against his will and plans to go to the Philippines to look for him. One busy day, when both of them are in a rush, they collide and fall into each other's arms.

Cast and characters

Protagonist

as Francisco 'Rocky' Santillan, Jr. *

as Margaret 'Garie' Hang-Li

Lead cast

Christopher de Leon Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. Regarded as an "acting genius" and ...

as Dir. Gen. Anthony Mondragon * Albert Martinez as Ronaldo Dimaandal * Cristine Reyes as Alona Mondragon

Main cast

* Soosan Hoh as Eunice Hang-Li * Louisa Chong as "Popo" Jenny Hang-Li *

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as Auntie Marian Santillan *

Isabel Rivas Marilou Yap Gumabao (; born December 20, 1958), professionally known as Isabel Rivas () is a Filipino actress and businesswoman. She is the younger sister of former actor Dennis Roldan. Career She was introduced as a sexy nymphet in Celso Ad. Ca ...

as Vivian Mondragon * Awal Ashaari as Amir Mohammad * Zayanah Ibrahim as Anis * Dick Israel as Commander Matteo Padilla *

Empoy Marquez Julius Erman "Empoy" Ramos Marquez (born July 3, 1981), also known mononymously as Empoy, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the male lead in '' Kita Kita'' (2017), the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of ...

as Nestor * Wilma Doesnt as Mona * Neil Ryan Sese as Commander Rene Ilagan

Supporting cast

* Nanding Josef as Serbio * Laarni Rivera as Allona * Beatriz Saw as Attorney Espinosa * Zeppi Boromeo as Agent Dipong * Marvin Raymundo as Agent Monching * Roxanne Barcelo as Trisha

Guest cast

* Erynne Erynna as Young Garie * Pilar Pilapil * Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Mrs. Barbara Reyes *

Nonie Buencamino Anthony Buencamino (born November 28, 1966), professionally known as Nonie Buencamino, is a Filipino character actor known for his theater work. He is strongly associated with Philippine New Wave Cinema, playing roles such as Mayor Bartolome in J ...

as Francisco Santillan, Sr. * Glenda Garcia as Elena Santillan * Joem Bascon as Young Ronaldo *

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as Young Anthony * Winryll Banaag as Joshua * Lauren Novero as Edgar * Rico Barrera as the drug dealer * Josh Ivan Morales

References

{{ABS-CBN Franchised ABS-CBN drama series 2008 Philippine television series debuts 2008 Philippine television series endings Philippine action television series Television series by Star Creatives Television shows filmed in Malaysia Television shows filmed in the Philippines 2008 Malaysian television series debuts 2008 Malaysian television series endings Philippine romance television series Filipino-language television shows