''Beautiful Strangers'' is a 2015

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

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 Albert Langitan, it stars

Heart Evangelista Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco-Escudero (born February 14, 1985) known professionally as Heart Evangelista, is a Filipino actress. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network represented by Alice Talents Agency in Paris, France and Direct ...

and

Lovi Poe Lourdes Virginia "Lovi" Moran Poe (born February 11, 1991) is a Filipino actress and recording artist. She is the daughter of action star Fernando Poe Jr. Poe is known for starring in two popular GMA drama series: '' Bakekang'' (2006) as Kr ...

. It premiered on August 10, 2015, on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on November 27, 2015, with a total of 80 episodes. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

The story revolves around Kristine and Joyce. Their lives intertwine when Kristine helps the homeless amnesiac Leah, which is Joyce who was sexually abused by Kristine's father. They become friends and will eventually find out the truth.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Kristine de Jesus Castillo-Ilagan *

as Jocelyn "Joyce" Rodriguez-Castillo / Lea ;Supporting cast *

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 Ronaldo Castillo *

Dina Bonnevie Geraldyn "Dina" Schaer Bonnevie (, formerly Sotto, Penson, and Savellano; born January 27, 1962) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress. She is recognized as the industry's "Drama Queen" of her generation. She has won 2 FAMAS Award, FAMAS Awa ...

as Alejandra Valdez-Castillo *

Rocco Nacino Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987), known professionally as Rocco Nacino (), is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is an exclusive artist under GMA Artist Center. E ...

as Noel Ilagan *

Benjamin Alves Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1989), whose previous screen name was Vince Saldaña and current screen name is Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network. Biography Early life Alves was born Benjamin Quia ...

as Lawrence "Lance" Castillo * Emilio Garcia as Nestor Ilagan *

Kier Legaspi Christopher Lim Legaspi (born January 1, 1973), popularly known by his stage name Kier Legaspi, is a Filipino actor known for his villain roles in the '90s. Personal life He is the younger brother of fellow actors Zoren Legaspi and Brando Leg ...

as Rigor Lacsamana *

Ayen Munji-Laurel Maria Yllena Munji Laurel, better known as Ayen Munji Laurel (born November 21, 1971) is a Filipino actress and singer. Part of GMA Network from 2009, she transferred to ABS-CBN in late 2015; she later returned to GMA in 2022, where she appeared ...

as Lourdes de Jesus *

Lovely Rivero Gineb Macalinao (born May 15, 1969) known as Lovely Rivero, is a Filipino actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the tra ...

as Imelda Rodriguez *

Renz Valerio Renz Michael Vijungco Valerio (born November 10, 1998)

as Jason Rodriguez * Mariel Pamintuan as Leslie de Jesus * Gabriel de Leon as Rex Buenaventura * Djanin Cruz as Hannah Mamaril *

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 Monica Aragon *

Nar Cabico Russ Narcies "Nar" Cabico (born September 16, 1990) is a Filipino singer, stage and TV actor known after being the grand champion of GMA Network's singing contest, '' Superstar Duets''. Career Before entering showbiz, Cabico was already a thea ...

as Shakira / Rodolfo Vicente * Divina Valencia as Salve Valdez *

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 Mike Mamaril ;Recurring cast *

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978, in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails fro ...

as Isagani Mendoza *

Ervic Vijandre John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the Marikina Shoemasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). A ...

as Mark *

Diva Montelaba Hyacienth Diva Mantalaba (born January 14, 1991), better known as Diva Montelaba, is a Filipino actress. She was one of the Final Five in the fifth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippine ...

as Georgia Lacsamana ;Guest cast *

Pen Medina Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...

as Andres Rodriguez *

Althea Ablan Maria Altheyah Sofia Olivar Ablan (born October 9, 2004), better known as Althea Ablan, is a Filipino actress. She is known for her main protagonist role in '' Prima Donnas'' (2019) as Donna Belle, and her anti-hero role in ''AraBella'' as Bella ...

as younger Kristine * Toby Alejar * Rafa Siguion-Reyna * Ozu Ong * Bing Babao * Robbie Sy * Maimai Davao * Rina Reyes * Crispin Pineda * Mike Magat * Paolo Rivero * Luz Fernandez

Production

Principal photography commenced in July 2015.

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Beautiful Strangers'' earned a 21.4% rating. The final episode scored a 21.7% rating. The series had its highest rating on September 10, 2015, with a 22.6% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2015 Philippine television series debuts 2015 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub