''Kokak'' (international title: '' The Frog Princess'') 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 ...

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series broadcast by

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. The series is based on a comics serial of the same title created by Ruben Marcelino and published in ''Darna Komiks''. Directed by

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, it stars Sarah Lahbati in the title role. It premiered on November 14, 2011 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up. The series concluded on March 2, 2012 with a total of 80 episodes.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast * Sarah Lahbati as Kokak / Kara ;Supporting cast *

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as Carlito "Carl" Asuncion *

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as Roco Valencia *

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as Elizabeth Mampusti *

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as Renato Asuncion *

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as Angela Francisco-Asuncion *

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as Roberta "Berta" Francisco * Deborah Sun as Veronica Asuncion *

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as Raphalyn "Rafa" Valencia *

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as Borge Reyes ;Recurring cast * Diva Montelaba as Cheenee Macagaling *

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as Norman Francisco * Rox Montealegre as Lileth Zabala * Shyr Valdez as Bing Altamirano ;Guest cast * Angelika dela Cruz as Vicky Asuncion *

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as Isko Pulido *

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as younger Kara *

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as young Carl *

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as younger Elizabeth

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Kokak'' earned a 14% rating. The final episode scored a 19.8% rating.

References

External links

* 2011 Philippine television series debuts 2012 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine fantasy television series Television shows based on Philippine comics Television shows set in Metro Manila {{Philippines-fantasy-tv-prog-stub