''Mundo Mo'y Akin'' (International title: ''Deception'' / ) is a 2013
Philippine television drama 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 ( ...
. Directed by
Andoy Ranay
Andoy Lastrilla Ranay is a Filipino film and television director.
Filmography
as film director
as director for TV/digital content
References
Filipino film directors
Filipino television directors
Living people
Year of birth m ...
, it stars
Sunshine Dizon,
Angelika Dela Cruz,
Alden Richards and
Louise delos Reyes. It premiered on March 18, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up, replacing ''
Pahiram ng Sandali''. The series concluded on September 6, 2013 with a total of 122 episodes. It was replaced by ''
Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas'' in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube
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.
Premise
Best friends Rodora and Perlita have suffered from ridicule for their physical looks. After being not seeing each other, the paths of Perlita and Rodora, now Giselle with a changed face, cross in Giselle's husband's mansion. They both get pregnant at the same time. When Giselle gives birth to an ugly baby, she switched her baby to Perlita's baby in secret.
Cast and characters
;Main cast
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Sunshine Dizon as Perlita Mendoza-Smith
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Angelika Dela Cruz as Giselle Atienza-Carbonel / Rodora Santos
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Jolina Magdangal
Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal-Escueta (; born November 6, 1978) is a Filipina singer, actress, television presenter, and entrepreneur. She is referred to in the Philippines as the Queen of Pinoy Popular Culture (or simply as Pop Icon) and is ...
as Zenaida "Aida" Carbonel
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Gabby Eigenmann as Ziggy Carbonel
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Lauren Young as Darlene Atienza Carbonel / Darlene Mendoza Smith
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Jaclyn Jose as Charito Carbonel
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Alden Richards as Jerome Alvarez
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Louise delos Reyes as Marilyn Mendoza / Marilyn Atienza Carbonel
;Recurring cast
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Kier Legaspi as Romeo "Romy" Alvarez
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Frances Makil-Ignacio as Josie
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Sef Cadayona
John Paul Joseph Cadayona (born March 3, 1989), professionally known as Sef Cadayona, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and dancer. He is an alumnus of the fifth season of the Philippine reality talent show '' StarStruck''.
Sef is called a ...
as Nonoy Pambide
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Rita De Guzman as Alison Alcantara
* Marc Acueza as Harry Renacia
* Jojit Lorenzo as Andy Santos
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Fabio Ide as George Smith
Development
The series was conceptualized by
RJ Nuevas for GMA Entertainment TV and intended for an early 2013 premiere. Nuevas began developing the series mid-2012 under the title Ang Mundo Ko'y Ikaw (lit. You Are My World) and later changed to Mundo Mo'y Akin (lit. Your World is Mine). The project was put on the fast track since the network's supposed line up of primetime series were cancelled/shelved. Denoy Navarro-Punio assigned as head writer while Michele Borja served as the executive producer for the entire run of the show. The network assigned Andoy Ranay to direct the show. Ranay described the series as an "over the top drama and flavored more of a Mexican
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...
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Production
The principal photography began on February 28, 2013. Majority of the scenes were shot in Hacienda Isabella in
Indang, Cavite. Other locations include
Tagaytay and Midas Hotel and Casino in
Roxas Boulevard
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,
Metro Manila
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Originally slated to air for sixteen weeks, the series was given three weeks extension because of its consistent high ratings and positive feedback.
Casting
The show features eight regular casts:
Sunshine Dizon was chosen to play the protagonist, Perlita Mendoza. This series also served as Dizon's comeback project after her four-year hiatus from showbusiness. Dizon described the project as "A very good one that is hard to refuse. The story itself convinced me to accept the job. When they laid down the storyline, I was really moved." Mundo Mo'y Akin is one of the two television dramas she signed-up for the network for the year 2013.
Angelika dela Cruz was chosen to play Rodora Santos and Giselle Carbonel. In an interview, Dela Cruz said that at first, she had qualms accepting the role because "she finds it a bit weird and unrealistic for her age to play a mother to a teenage girl." After several discussions with the production people regarding the concept, story line and her character, Dela Cruz finally accepted the role.
The series also reunites the tandem of
Alden Richards and
Louise delos Reyes. The two became household names with the popularity of their characters in ''
One True Love'' as Tisoy and Elize. Richards and Delos Reyes portray the roles of Jerome Alvarez and Marilyn Mendoza in the series, respectively. The two described their roles as "more mature and more serious than their previous teeny bopper roles."
Lauren Young signed on to portray the antagonist Darlene Carbonel. This series served as Young's first project after she transferred and inked an exclusive contract with
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 ( ...
.
The antagonist role, Aida Carbonel was originally offered to
Agot Isidro but she turned it down because she found the role "quite similar" to her popular character Leila Samonte in the 2012 hit series, ''One True Love''. The role went to
Jolina Magdangal
Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal-Escueta (; born November 6, 1978) is a Filipina singer, actress, television presenter, and entrepreneur. She is referred to in the Philippines as the Queen of Pinoy Popular Culture (or simply as Pop Icon) and is ...
, who says "it's my first time to play antagonist role
..it's kinda weird but challenging."
Gabby Eigenmann signed on to portray the role Ziggy Carbonel. He was also the first actor cast and said "I do not mind it playing another antagonist. There is so much challenge from it. People never get bored of it, including myself." Veteran actress
Jaclyn Jose signed on to play the antagonist character Doña Charito Carbonel.
Reception
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 ''Mundo Mo'y Akin'' earned a 22.7% rating. While the final episode scored a 31.6% rating.
Critical response
The series was considered a critical success, positively received by viewers and writers, from its premiere episode. Nestor Torre of
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded bro ...
said "The series generally made a positive impression on me, due to the confident and believable portrayals of its two leads,
Angelika dela Cruz and
Sunshine Dizon. And I appreciated the show's penchant for brisk storytelling. Unlike other series that start two generations in the past, this one begins with the two leads already as young adults." Entertainment columnist, Joe Barrameda of
Abante described the series as "talk of the town" because of the grand scenes and exciting flow of story. Dinno Erece of the blog Show and Tell praised
Jolina Magdangal
Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal-Escueta (; born November 6, 1978) is a Filipina singer, actress, television presenter, and entrepreneur. She is referred to in the Philippines as the Queen of Pinoy Popular Culture (or simply as Pop Icon) and is ...
's performances in the series, said that "I can see her effectiveness as an anti-hero."
Abante Tonite
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's resident entertainment writer, praised the acting performances of
Jaclyn Jose, stating that "she is one of the reasons why I watching the show", and described her performance as "effortless". Jojo Gabinete of Abante praised
Gabby Eigenmann's powerful acting performances particularly in episode 67, and he is looking forward for another acting nomination and award for Eigenmann. In his review, Isah Red of
Manila Standard Today also praised Jaclyn Jose's acting, said that "Jose's bravura performance
n the scene
N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''.
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when she went into hysterics after hearing words from Perlita that Marilyn is Ziggy's daughter; and when she reacted to the DNA test results confirming that Darlene isn't her son's daughter. Wow! Nobody can beat Jose in that department." Red also praised Gabby Eigenmann's performance said that "Eigenmann's reaction
n the scene
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when the DNA results confirmed Marilyn is her daughter, he simply held Darlene's hand and cried quietly. The actor showed restraint only the best actors in the industry can do. Though I am no big fan of soap operas, I think with Jose and Eigenmann around, it won't be much of a waste of time to sit and watch and maybe have some tears go by for 45 minutes," he added. On July 4, 2013 edition of his column, Red praised
Louise delos Reyes acting performance particularly in the scene where de los Reyes
��visited Perlita (Dizon) in the hospital where she is recovering after a brain surgery, "she started showing very realistic emotions when someone sees a member of a family in that kind of state. She cried real tears even as she was blurting out her feelings for a person she knew as her mother. And that was continuous, without cuts. That's what I call good acting! And De los Reyes didn't mind that theprosthesis applied to her face to make her look "ugly" would even make her features even more horrid than already was."
Accolades
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 3027944
2013 Philippine television series debuts
2013 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television shows set in the Philippines