( / international title: ''Heart & Soul'') 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 ...

horror series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars

Bianca Umali Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali (; born March 2, 2000) is a Filipino actress, television host, singer, and dancer. Early and personal life Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali was born on March 2, 2000 in Parañaque, Philippines. She is the on ...

Miguel Tanfelix Miguel Torrejos Tanfelix (born September 21, 1998) is a Filipino actor. Tanfelix played young Pagaspas in the fantasy series '' Mulawin'' (2004); he gained prominence after playing the role of Niño Inocente, a mentally challenged boy in the s ...

, Pauline Mendoza and

Kyline Alcantara Kyline Nicole Aquino Alcantara Manga (; born September 3, 2002) is a Filipino actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress after finishing top ten in the talent search program '' Star Circle Quest''. She is best known for her r ...

. It premiered on November 27, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 3, 2018 with a total of 178 episodes. The series is originally titled as ''Santa Santita''. It is streaming online on

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

Premise

The story centers on twins Crisanta and Criselda. Criselda dies due to a rare SCID disease and later retains her spirit that is only visible to her sister Crisanta. Their bond starts to fall apart when they both fall in love with Diego. The rivalry between them builds up when their mother's affections are focused on Crisanta. When Criselda's emotions consume her and her soul finds another person's body to inhabit, she returns to take both her mother's affection and Diego's love.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Crisanta "Crisan" Enriquez Magpantay / Victoria Enriquez Magpantay *

as Diego Ocampo de Villa * Pauline Mendoza as Criselda "Crisel" Enriquez Magpantay / Amanda Enriquez Magpantay *

as Francheska "Cheska" Enriquez de Villa / Grace Akeem Nazar ;Supporting cast *

Jean Garcia Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim (born August 22, 1969), better known as Jean Garcia (), is a Filipino actress. She is known as Madam Claudia Buenavista in the original version of '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'' and as Miss Minchin in the 1995 live-action r ...

as Teresa Abaya *

Marvin Agustin Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan (born January 29, 1979), known professionally as Marvin Agustin, is a Filipino actor, chef and entrepreneur. Early life He was born Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan in Paco, Manila, in January 29, 1979. Coming from a poor ...

as Raymond de Villa / Samuel Calderon *

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979) is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022. He previously served as a city councilor from the 2nd district from 2 ...

as Allan Magpantay *

Carmina Villarroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; ; born August 17, 1975) is a Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. She is best known for portraying the role of Lyneth Santos in the medical drama, ''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap'' ...

as Geraldine Enriquez *

Gloria Romero Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (December 16, 1933 – January 25, 2025), known professionally as Gloria Romero (), was an American-born Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema", she appeared in over 250 motion pictures and t ...

as Maria Anicia Enriquez *

Christopher de Leon Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956), also known as Boyet, is a Filipino actor, filmmaker and politician. Often referred to as the "King of Philippine Drama", he gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous film and te ...

as Emmanuel "Manuel" de Villa *

Jeric Gonzales John Eric Salvanera "Jeric" Gonzales (born August 7, 1992), (), is a Filipino actor, singer, and model. He is known as one of the winners of the second season of the reality show, ''Protégé'', a reality based ''artista'' search, created by ...

as Michael Roy "Makoy" Claveria * Franchesca Salcedo as Norilyn "Nori" Salcedo / Frenny * Rafa Siguion-Reyna as Vincent De Jesus * Sheree Bautista as Lilian Ocampo * Raquel Monteza as Mildred Abaya ;Guest cast *

Gardo Versoza Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Versoza, is a Filipino actor and comedian. Career According to George Vail Kabristante, a writer for ''The Manila Times'', Polintan's film career began in 1988, when h ...

as Noli Bautista *

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress. She began her career after finishing as a finalist on the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' (2003). She was the first Filipina to be named by '' FHM Philippines'' as ...

as Nida Generoso * Amalia Rosales as Dolores Amelia *

Rez Cortez Res Septimo Cortez (born January 4, 1956), better known as Rez Cortez, is a Filipino film and television actor and assistant director. Acting career Cortez's film career began in 1974, when he was introduced in ''Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim''. ...

as an exorcist * Robert Ortega as a priest * Froilan Sales as Jericho * Mike Lloren as Delfin Claveria * Miggs Cuaderno as James Martinez *

Tina Paner Kristina "Tina" Paner (born August 1, 1971) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress and singer. Early life At a very young age, Paner's parents noticed her interest in music. Her adoptive parents were prominent celebrities as well. Her father Manny ...

as Azon Martinez * Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Victoria Magpantay *

Juan Rodrigo José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipinos, Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as ...

as Tomas Magpantay * Kelvin Miranda as John "Tembong" Enriquez * Brent Valdez as Jolo * Angela Evangelista as Olive Enriquez * Princess Guevarra as Madel Gutierrez * Tanya Gomez as Edna Gutierrez * Gerald Madrid as Dado *

Jenny Miller Jenny Miller (born February 5, 1980) is a Filipino actress. She is known on her role as Beverly Castro in the TV remake of the 1989 film '' Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita'' that aired on GMA Network in 2008 and she is currently a freelance artis ...

as Lerma * Elle Ramirez as Jane * Lou Sison as Luisa * Angie Ferro as Editha * Diva Montelaba as Linda *

Arra San Agustin Arra Krisette San Agustin (born April 25, 1995) is a Filipino actress, host, model, and singer. She was one of the top 6 finalists of the sixth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network. She was a mainstay o ...

as younger Geraldine *

Therese Malvar Therese Martin Alcala Malvar (born September 16, 2000) is a Filipino actress. Personal life and acting career Malvar is the third great-granddaughter of two Philippine heroes, General Miguel Malvar and Dr. José Rizal. She is the daughter of s ...

as younger Teresa * Empress Schuck as younger Anicia * Ashley Cabrera as younger Cheska * Jazz Yburan as younger Crisan * Caprice Mendez as younger Crisel and Cristiana Enriquez Magpantay * Seth dela Cruz as younger Diego * Marc Justine Alvarez as younger Makoy * Roence Santos as Ganeva “Black Lady” * Eliza Pineda as Patricia Gonzales * Sheila Marie Rodriguez as Jenny Ginez *

Ana Capri Ynfane Avanica (born April 24, 1979), known professionally as Ana Capri, is a Filipino actress. Career In 1996, Capri made her screen debut in ''Virgin People 2'', directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, where she acted alongside Sunshine Cruz, Sharma ...

as Clara * Kenken Nuyad as Bugoy * Lollie Mara as Celia * Hannah Precillas as Manilyn *

Maureen Larrazabal Maureen Larrazabal (born September 23, 1979) is a Filipina actress, singer, and commercial model, best known as a cast member of ''Bubble Gang'' (since 2013) and for her role as Mara in '' Pepito Manaloto'' (since 2013), both aired on GMA Netwo ...

as Strong Beauty * Scarlet Petite as Suzy * Inah de Belen as Phoebe * Kevin Santos as Xander Liwanag *

Jake Vargas Jhake Angelo Cunanan Vargas (born July 9, 1992), better known as Jake Vargas, is a Filipino actor and musician. He is notable for his appearances in television series such as '' Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts'' (2010), '' Pepito Manaloto'' (2 ...

as Darren Olivar * Maricar de Mesa as Valerie Olivar * Lianne Valentin as Madeline *

Yasser Marta Yasser Marta (born July 28, 1996) is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He was one of the members of GMA’s all-male group One Up. Personal life Marta was born in Las Piñas to a Filipino mom and Portuguese father. He studies at Lyceum of t ...

as Andre *

Sunshine Dizon Margaret Sunshine Cansancio Dizon (; born July 3, 1983), formerly credited with the mononym Sunshine, is a Filipino actress, director and producer. She is known primarily for her dramatic roles in television and film. At age 3, she made her ...

as Maricar Akeem Nazar *

Ping Medina Crispin "Ping" Chupungco Medina Jr. (born July 23, 1983) is a Filipino people, Filipino film actor. Medina is a contract artist of Star Magic. Career Medina is a prominent independent film, independent film actor in the Philippines. He debuted ...

as Obet * Tart Carlos as Gladys * Andrew Gan as Dalton * Pekto as Olsec *

Dave Bornea Justin Merck de Jesus (born February 23, 1995), known professionally as Dave Bornea, is a Filipino YouTube personality, actor, model and dancer best known for his viral video Dubsmash "Twerk It Like Miley". Biography He was born in Visayas an ...

as Claudio Calderon * Luz Fernandez as Magda Liwanag * Faith da Silva as Maila

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, or AGB Nielsen Philippines, under The Nielsen Company is a global leader in audience measurement, market research firms, and data analytics, with a focus on media in the Phi ...

' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of earned an 8.5% rating. The final episode scored a 13% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

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