''Una Kang Naging Akin'' (International title: ''When You Were Mine'' / ) is a 2008

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 ...

romance 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 ...

. Based on a 1991 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the tenth instalment of ''

Sine Novela ''Sine Novela'' is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a television adaptation of the Philippine films. It premiered on April 30, 2007 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing '' Princess Ch ...

''. Directed by

Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. His award-winning films includes '' The Flor Contemplacion Story'', '' Sidhi'', '' Deathrow'', ''Hubog'', '' Aishte Imasu 1941'', '' Blue Moon'' ...

, it stars Angelika Dela Cruz,

Wendell Ramos Wendell Xavier Ramos (born August 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor and model who is currently under GMA Network after ABS-CBN and TV5. Biography and early career Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of '' Bubble Gang ...

, and

Maxene Magalona Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona (born November 23, 1986) is a Filipino actress, model, host and yoga instructor currently signed under ABS-CBN. Being a former GMA talent under the GMA Artist Center, she was known for her portrayal as Vivian S ...

. It premiered on September 1, 2008, on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing ''

Magdusa Ka ''Magdusa Ka'' (International title: ''Misery'' / ) is a 2008 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a 1986 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the eighth instalment of ''Sine Novela''. Directed by Ma ...

''. The series concluded on December 19, 2008, with a total of 80 episodes.

Premise

Tragedy strikes when the helicopter that Nick crashes on a remote island. A body is found in the crash site but it turned out to be Nick's officemate whose name was not listed in the passenger manifesto. The "death" of Nick caused great grief to Vanessa since she was already betrothed to be married to the young man. On the remote island, Nick meets Modesto Mallari, a marine biologist. Because of his memory loss, Nick introduces himself as Darwin. Mallari takes Darwin to his home where he introduces his daughter, Jessa. As time passes by, the two develop feelings for each other and have a child together. Darwin becomes involved in another accident that triggers the return of his past memories. With the return of his memory, Darwin's identity, as well as Jessa and their child, no longer exist in Nick's recollection.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast * Angelika dela Cruz as Vanessa Yumul *

as Nick Adriano / Darwin Salvador *

as Jessa Mallari / Luisita ;Supporting cast *

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director. Career Since appearing as a child actress in the ea ...

as Luisa Yumul *

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city ...

as Ronnie Bautista * LJ Reyes as Liway Mallari *

Tony Mabesa Antonio Ocampo Mabesa (January 27, 1935 – October 4, 2019), known as Tony Mabesa, was a Filipino stage director, film and television actor, and professor. With a career spanning over 70 years, he was a founding father of Philippine university ...

as Don Jaime Adriano *Raquel Villavicencio as Doña Margarita Adriano *Ricardo Cepeda as Dr. Modesto Mallari *

Maggie Wilson Margaret Nales Wilson, known as Maggie Wilson (born March 15, 1989), is a Filipino-British beauty queen, TV personality, actress, model and entrepreneur. Early life Wilson was born in Bacolod City and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. One of t ...

as Annie Villanueva * Mel Martinez as Eli Solis *Jim Pebangco as Tiyo Anding *Gillete Sandico as Tiya Agnes *Paolo Paraiso as Marvin *

Paolo Serrano Paolo Matthew Serrano (born August 17, 1987), more widely known as Paolo Serrano is a television and film actor in the Philippines. His film debut was in the indie film ''Matthew, Mark, Luke and John'' but mainly gained his fame when he got a ...

as Jule * Mika Dela Cruz as Anna * Kevin Santos as Biboy *Frank Garcia as Raffy *

Hazel Ann Mendoza Hazel Ann Mendoza (born Lourdes Angelic Teofisto Pla on 26 April 1988) is a Filipino former actress and a former Star Magic talent. Her late father was Spanish-English and also the father of former actress Nadia Montenegro. She became an artist ...

as Violy

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 ''Una Kang Naging Akin'' earned a 21.5% rating. While the final episode scored a 24.9% rating.

References

External links

* 2008 Philippine television series debuts 2008 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Live action television shows based on films Philippine romance television series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub