''Kakambal ni Eliana'' (International title: ''Eliana's Twin'' / ) is a 2013

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

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series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by Roderick Lindayag, it stars

Kim Rodriguez Kim Jerami Empasis Rebadulla (born August 14, 1994), known professionally as Kim Rodriguez (; formerly Kim Komatsu), is a Filipino actress and model known for her role in ''Kakambal ni Eliana'' as a girl with a twin snake and in ''Strawberry L ...

. It premiered on April 15, 2013 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing '' Forever''. The series concluded on August 23, 2013 with a total of 93 episodes. It was replaced by '' Pyra: Babaeng Apoy'' in its timeslot.

Premise

The story revolves around the life of Eliana, a girl who was born with a black snake attached to her back. The reptile wraps itself around her hand every time she experience extreme emotions like sadness or anger. She spends her life hidden in a basement, until she manages to get away. In the process, she strives to find out the truth about herself and her family. She will eventually discover new things and meet people that will eventually change her life. In the outside world, she meets new friends and two of them, Gabo and Julian fall in love with her. Gabo is a street-smart lad who accepts Eliana for who she is, while Julian is a fashion photographer who is bewildered by Eliana's beauty, not knowing that she has a snake twin. However, she also meets her rival, Margarita, who is Julian's model-girlfriend and unknown to everyone, her half sister.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Isabella Eliana Cascavel-Dominguez ;Supporting cast * Jean Garcia as Isabel "Bel" Cascavel-Dominguez (formerly Monteverde) * Kristofer Martin as Gabriel "Gabo" Santillan * Jomari Yllana as Emmanuel "Eman" Dominguez *

Chynna Ortaleza Lara Serena Roque Ortaleza-Cipriano (born December 6, 1982), professionally known as Chynna Ortaleza, is a Filipino actress, television host, and model. She is currently a contract star of GMA Network. Career Ortaleza landed her first TV gig a ...

as Minerva *

Enzo Pineda Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda (born August 12 1990), is a finalist and He won the title of First Prince in the GMA Network's fifth season of ''StarStruck''. He is the son of former congressman Enrico Pineda and publicist Macy Pineda. Personal li ...

as Julian de Vera * Lexi Fernandez as Margarita "Marga" Dominguez *

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1950) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez was the Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines before Vivian Velez' appointment. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Ga ...

as Eddie Cascavel *

Eva Darren Eva Darren (born June 28, 1946) is a Filipino actress. Career Darren started appearing in movies during the early 1960s. She won the FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie ''Ang Pulubi'' (1969) starring Charito Solis. In 1998 ...

as Aurora Cascavel * Sherwin Revister as the voice of Naja ;Recurring cast *

Antonio Aquitania Antonio Ford Aquitania (born January 16, 1977) is a Filipino actor, comedian, host, and model. He is a former member of ''Bubble Gang''. Early career Aquitania's first appearance was as a latter cast member of a long running comedy sitcom ''Pal ...

as Sebastian "Basti" Monteverde *

Sherilyn Reyes-Tan Sherilyn Reyes-Tan (born February 10, 1975) is a Filipino actress, comedienne, television personality, host, and entrepreneur. She is known for her role as Liza Arellano in '' Sinungaling Mong Puso''. She is also a parenting blogger and use ' ...

as Nora Dominguez * Carlene Aguilar as Angie De Vera *

Jay-R Jay-R C. Reyes (born July 16, 1984) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association. Professional career Reyes was the youngest player in the 200 ...

as Nathan De Vera * Ernie Garcia as Samuel Dominguez * Carmen Soriano as Henrietta Monteverde * Mosang as Tetay * Rez Cortez as Prof. Banal *

Aicelle Santos Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano (born February 24, 1985), is a Filipino singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's ...

as Kate Banal * Sue Prado as Cora * Anette Samin as Claire Cascavel * Marnie Lapuz as Mrs. San Jose

Production and development

Screenwriter, Des Garbes Severino conceptualized and developed the series in mid-2011, initially titled as "Serpentina". The idea for the series is inspired from the urban myth—that has been around since the 80's—about the daughter of a mall owner who has a snake twin and dwells in a secret room/basement of the mall. The title later change to ''Kakambal ni Eliana''. February 11, 2013 the four main characters underwent "snake workshop" with two Mexican black kingsnakes. The drill required them to get familiarized with all the snake species.

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Kakambal ni Eliana'' earned a 12.2% rating. While the final episode scored a 17.3% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3163314 2013 Philippine television series debuts 2013 Philippine television series endings Fantaserye and telefantasya Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines