''Honesto'' is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

series broadcast by

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. Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Darnel Joy R. Villaflor and Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV, it stars

Raikko Mateo Raikko Rain Mateo Gongora (born July 31, 2008), is a Filipino actor who gained popularity as the lead star of the fantasy-drama '' Honesto'' and mainstay cast of comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amus ...

and

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. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from October 28, 2013 to March 14, 2014, replacing ''

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'' and was replaced by '' Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel''. It is based on the 1940

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film ''

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''.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Honesto Galang / Honesto L. Layer *

as Diego Layer

Supporting cast

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as Lemuel Galang *

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as Lourdes Galang *

Joel Torre José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the histor ...

as Hugo Layer *

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as Magdalena "Lena" Layer† *

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as Cleto *

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as Nurse Marie Olivarez *

Melissa Ricks Melissa Marie Ricks-Macatangay (born January 9, 1990) is a Filipino actress. She was a runner-up in the reality talent search ''Star Circle Quest'' on ABS-CBN. Background Melissa Marie Ricks was born on January 9, 1990 to Kelly Ricks and Josie ...

as Leah Layer *

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as Elijah "Elai" Galang

Recurring cast

* Jason Francisco as Omar Batungbakal *

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as Cleopatra Batungbakal * Malou Crisologo as Minerva * Jana Agoncillo as Abby Layer *

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as Rolando "Rolly" Jimenez * Josh Ivan Morales as Conrad * Michael Conan as Joel * Marco Masa as Wacky * Jan Marini as Rebecca * Biboy Ramirez as Willy * Bing Davao as Dr. Perez * Nanding Josef as Fr. Anton * Erin Ocampo as Alexa * Eileen Gonzales as Irene

Guest cast

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as Inna * Lui Villaruz as Pablo *

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as Emily * Johan Santos as Jacob * Hermie Concepcion as Lidia * Kristoffer Calderon as Aaron * Charls Deomampo as Chubby * Ricardo Cepeda as Anuncio *

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as Fiona * Vangie Martelle as Natasha * William Lorenzo as Ricky *

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as Benjie *

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as Elsa * Larah Claire Sabroso as Rose * Ron Morales as Gerald Pascual *

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Mrs. Pascual * Shey Bustamante as Grace Pascual * Young JV as Greg Pascual * Jobelle Salvador *

Dianne Medina Maria Patricia Dianne Perez Medina-Ilustre (born November 5, 1986) is a Filipino actress, dancer, television host, anchor and part-time model. Medina is also a former member of ABS-CBN's developmental talent agent Star Magic. Early life Diann ...

as Tanya * Allyson McBride as Christine * CX Navarro

Special participation

Gina Pareño Gina Pareño (; born Geraldine Acthley, October 20, 1947) is a Filipino actress. She is referred to as the "Queen of Philippine Melodrama", being best known for her award-winning portrayals in films like '' Kubrador'', ''Service (film), Serbis' ...

as Rosita Layer† * Spanky Manikan as Felipe Lualhati *

Maricar Reyes Maricar Reyes-Poon (born Maricar Concepcion Pozon Reyes; June 20, 1981) is a Filipino actress, singer, songwriter, model and entrepreneur. Early life She graduated high school from St. Bridget's School in Quezon City. She finished her Bachel ...

as Josefina "Fina" Lualhati† * Carl John Barrameda as young Diego *

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as Young Marie

Notes

exits Honesto so that she could join the cast of

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as Rebecca Miravelez. * There are many characters in Honesto that are in

, like:

, Jana Agoncillo and Spanky Manikan. *

and

reunited in Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon.

Reception

Based on the data from Kantar Media, the pilot episode of ''Honesto'' garnered 30.5% national TV ratings compared to its rival program ''

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'' of GMA Network which only scored 10.5%.

Awards

References

External links

* {{ABS-CBN Franchised Formats ABS-CBN drama series 2013 Philippine television series debuts 2014 Philippine television series endings 2010s Philippine television series Fantaserye and telefantasya Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television Filipino-language television shows Television shows set in the Philippines 2010s children's television series