( / international title: ''Silent Shadow'') 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

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 Mark Sicat dela Cruz, it stars

Kris Bernal Kristine Ann Tan "Kris" Bernal-Choi (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her lov ...

Thea Tolentino Thea Loise Señerez Tolentino (born August 13, 1996) is a Filipino actress known for her role as Ashley Mercado Alcantara in the GMA Network television drama '' The Half Sisters''. She started her career as one of the winners of the second se ...

and

Rayver Cruz Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz (), is a Filipino actor. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun Cruz. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network. Per ...

. It premiered on October 22, 2018 on the network's Afternoon Prime and Sabado Star Power sa Hapon line up. The series concluded on March 2, 2019 with a total of 114 episodes. The series is originally titled as ''The Betrayed Wife'' and later ''Mag-asawa, Magkaribal''. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

Rachel meets Nathan, a gay man who later marries her due to family's pressure. Unhappy and trapped, Nathan plots his fake death and later undergoes to a sexual reassignment and face surgery in another country. Years later, Rachel meets Gavin and falls for him. Gavin has a wife, Venus whom Rachel will eventually find out to be her former husband.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Rachel Santiago-Bravante *

as Venus Hermosa-Bravante / Nathan Bravante / Catriona *

as Gavin Corpus ;Supporting cast * Lotlot de Leon as Lupita Santiago *

Devon Seron Devon Seron (born May 20, 1993) is a Filipina actress and television personality. Personal life Seron grew up in Cebu, Philippines. Despite their financial issues, her parents decided to move her to an expensive private school close to their ...

as Maya Santiago * Jean Saburit as Veronica delos Santos-Bravante * Ricardo Cepeda as Lorenzo Bravante *

Maricris Garcia Maria Cristina "Maricris" Yu Garcia-Cruz (; born September 26, 1987) is a Filipino singer and actress. She came to prominence after winning the third season of ''Pinoy Pop Superstar''. She is the Philippines' Divine Siren. Early life and educa ...

as Allison "Alice S." Bravante * Matthias Rhoads as Daniel Lindberg * Phil Noble as Krissy *

Analyn Barro Analyn Barro Tabucanon (born August 15, 1996), also known by her stage name Analyn Barro and labelled as ''"Crush ng Bayan"'', is a Filipino actress and model who became known after joining in the sixth season of GMA Network's reality-based ta ...

as Tina Santos-Santiago * Caprice Cayetano as Nicole Belle S. Bravante ;Guest cast *

Jason Abalos Jason Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Abalos is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was dis ...

as Nathan Bravante / Catriona * Rob Sy as Arnold dela Cruz *

Alma Moreno Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (born May 25, 1959), professionally known as Alma Moreno (), is a Filipino actress and politician. Early life Moreno was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno. Ac ...

as Sarah Corpus *

Juancho Triviño Juan Carlo Calupitan Triviño (born April 13, 1993) is a Filipino actor, comedian, model, host, podcaster and vlogger. He is best known for portraying the role of Padre Salvi in '' Maria Clara at Ibarra''. Career Triviño made his acting de ...

as David Santiago * Ranty Portento as Andrew * Alvin Maghanoy as younger Nathan Bravante * Adrian Pascual as teenage Nathan * Ameera Johara as Janice * Mela Franco Habijan as Mela *

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 Allison * Stanley Abuloc as Kyle Bravante * Geraldine Villamil as Marie * Xyruz Cruz as Paolo * Chrome Prince Cosio as Frank * David Uy as Stanley * Rob Moya as Gio * Andrew Gan as Julio * Karlo Duterte as Ben * Mike Liwag as a restaurant manager * Kiel Rodriguez as Marasigan

Production

Principal photography commenced on September 13, 2018. Filming concluded on February 20, 2019.

Ratings

According to

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' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of earned a 6.6% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2018 Philippine television series debuts 2019 Philippine television series endings 2010s LGBTQ-related drama television series Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine LGBTQ-related television shows Television series about marriage Television series by GMA Entertainment Group Television shows set in the Philippines Transgender-related television shows {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub