''Buena Familia'' () is a

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series broadcast by

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. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars

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and

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'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

The Buena family is wealthy and respected by society. When Arthur Buena's mistress comes back for revenge to Arthur and his family, she will succeed and change the lives of the Buena family. The Buena siblings will be separated, and Celine being the eldest will find a way to make them whole again.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Celine Buena / Rochel C. Buena *

as Darlina "Darling" A. Buena ;Supporting cast *

Julian Trono Julian Marcus Daang Trono (born September 16, 1997) is a Filipino actor, dancer, choreographer and media personality. He is a contract artist of VIVA Artists Agency. Trono has since moved to VIVA Artist Agency and acts in a romantic pairing with ...

as Edwin A. Buena *

Mona Louise Rey Mona Marbella Al-Alawi (; born 19 August 2004), known professionally as Mona Louise Rey, is a Filipino actress and model. She is known for television series '' Munting Heredera'' (2011), ''Aso ni San Roque'' (2012), and '' Luna Blanca'' (2012) a ...

as Faye A. Buena *

Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979), better known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipino actress and politician. Early and personal life Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St ...

as Bettina Agravante-Buena / Sally Rosales *

Bobby Andrews Robert Riu Andrews (born November 30, 1976), popularly known as Bobby Andrews, is a Filipino actor, TV host and former matinee idol. Starting out as a commercial model, he rose to fame when he teamed up with Angelu de Leon in the famous teen-o ...

as Arthur Buena *

Sheryl Cruz Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora Cruz (born April 5, 1974), better known as Sheryl Cruz, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Divina Ferrer in 2007's television drama series ''Sinasamba Kita'', as Valeria in '' Bakekang ...

as Josephine Carter *

Jake Vargas Jhake Angelo Cunanan Vargas (born July 9, 1992), better known as Jake Vargas, is a Filipino actor. He is known for his television roles in various hit GMA Network dramas such as '' Stairway to Heaven'', ''Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts'', '' C ...

as Kevin Acosta Vergara *

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as Harry Atendido *

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as Iris Florencio * Ryza Cenon as Vaness Castro *

Aicelle Santos Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano (born February 24, 1985), is a Filipino singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's ...

as Olga Vergara *

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as Lauren Villacor * Mel Kimura as Gloria Racaza * Lou Sison as Alexis Manuel *

Tessie Tomas Tessie Tomas (born October 31, 1950) is a Filipina actress, host, standup comedian, and a former advertising executive. She is best known for being part of the RPN sketch comedy show '' Champoy'' and the host of the ABS-CBN talk show ''Teysi ng ...

as Marissa Agravante ;Guest cast *

Pinky Amador Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born 16 March 1966), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host. Amador was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit ''Miss S ...

as Sandra Atendido * Gerald Madrid as Marlon Abad * Dino Guevarra as Quentin Monsanto * Tess Bomb as Norma Sebastian *

Arianne Bautista Arianne Angeli Bautista (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipina commercial model, actress, and former host of GMA Network. She is currently a freelance artist since 2019. Early life Arianne Bautista was born and raised in Quezon City. She studi ...

as Pamela * Gigi Locsin as Tonya *

Diego Llorico Diego Llorico (born July 20, 1971), known mononymously as Diego, is a Filipino actor, segment producer and comedian. He is known for his appearances on the comedy films '' Boy Pick-Up: The Movie'' (2012) and ''D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?! ...

as Enrico Perez / Birty * Kenneth Medrano as Pacoy Alvero * Via Antonio as Marga Varga * Vince Velasco as Tony Lopez *

Dan Alvaro Dan Alvaro (born Rolando Galura 1951) is a Filipino actor both in movies and television. His niece is actress Glaiza de Castro and his nephew is actor Alcris Galura. He is the father of actor Ram Alvaro. Career In 1984, Alvaro played as the br ...

as Kenneth Vasquez * Marky Lopez as Utoy Velasco *

Kristofer Martin Kristoffer Martin Roach Dangculos (born November 20, 1994) is a Filipino people, Filipino actor. His career started when he joined the talent TV show ''Little Big Superstar'' where he was eliminated on the second week. He appeared in a couple of ...

as Zach Michaels

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 ''Buena Familia'' earned a 14.6% rating. While the final episode scored a 15.5% rating.

References

External links

* * 2015 Philippine television series debuts 2016 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub