''Carmela: Ang Pinakamagandang Babae sa Mundong Ibabaw'' ( Beautiful Girl in the World) is a 2014

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

romance series broadcast by

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. Directed by

Dominic Zapata Dominic Zapata (born February 14, 1971), is a Filipino television and film director. He is a graduate of the De La Salle University-Manila and Don Bosco Technical Institute-Makati. He took up AB Communication Arts and BSC Marketing Management (CAM ...

, it stars

Marian Rivera Marian Rivera Gracia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipino recording artist, actress, and commercial model. She gained prominence as a widely-acclaimed actress for her roles in '' MariMar'', ''Dyesebel'', '' Amaya'', ''Darna'' and '' Te ...

in the title role and

Alden Richards Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr. (born January 2, 1992), known professionally as Alden Richards, is an award-winning Filipino actor, singer, host, and entrepreneur. He is dubbed as "The Asia's Multimedia Star" after receiving the Asian Star Pri ...

. It premiered on January 27, 2014 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing ''

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''. The series concluded on May 23, 2014 with a total of 83 episodes. It was replaced by '' Niño'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Carmela Fernandez / Catarina Bulaong *

as Santiago "Yago" Torres Flores ;Supporting cast *

Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born July 20, 1966), known professionally as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress. She is the fourth of the six children of Jose Isidro, an architect, and Palestinian mother Edwarta Fteha. She graduated from t ...

as Amanda Fernandez *

Jaclyn Jose Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck (born October 21, 1964), better known by her stage name Jaclyn Jose, is a Filipino cinema and television actress who has earned international critical acclaim. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Private Sho ...

as Patricia "Trixie" Torres *

Rochelle Pangilinan Rochelle Pangilinan-Solinap (born May 23, 1982) is a Filipino dancer, actress and recording artist. She was one of the founding members of the popular group SexBomb Girls. In 2007, she repackaged herself as a short-term rap and hip-hop artist ...

as Yolanda "Yolly" Montesilva *

Raymond Bagatsing Ramon "Raymond" San Diego Bagatsing III is a Filipino actor, model and aspiring politician. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 90s, he is most notable for the role of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-CBN series ''Pusong Ligaw''. Ea ...

as Dante Hernando *

Roi Vinzon Mark Angelo David Vinzon (born September 20, 1953), professionally known as Roi Vinzon, is a Filipino action star, film and television actor, and a film director, better known for his villain roles and lead role films like ''Lucas Abelardo'', ''A ...

as Fernando Torres *

Laurice Guillen Laurice Ilagan Guillen-Feleo (born January 31, 1947) is a Filipino actress, film and television director, and college professor. Early life and acting career Guillen studied at St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, earned an AB English degree before ...

as Fides Hernando-Torres *

Freddie Webb Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality. Education He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bach ...

as Ramon Corpuz * Anna Feleo as Nida Torres *

Krystal Reyes Jolina Marie Bautista Reyes (born September 8, 1996), better known by her stage name Krystal Reyes, is a Filipino actress. Career She became famous for her role as the young Kristal in the teledrama '' Bakekang'', a role where she would eventua ...

as Janine Torres ;Recurring cast *

Shermaine Santiago Shermaine Santiago (born February 16, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, TV show host, and singer. She appeared in a lot of hit TV shows from GMA Network such as ''Best Friends'', ''Beh Bote Nga'', ''Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man'' ...

as Lily Suarez *

Eva Darren Eva Darren (born June 28, 1946) is a Filipino actress. Career Darren started appearing in movies during the early 1960s. She won the 18th FAMAS Awards, FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie ''Ang Pulubi'' (1969) starring Charit ...

as Lola Wagay *

RJ Padilla Ronnel Jake Antonio Padilla (; born January 22, 1989) is a Filipino former actor and comedian. He starred in the 2014 film ''Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina, at mga Anak, Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at Mga Anak'' and also appeared in ''La Visa Loca''. He is t ...

as JP *

Barbara Miguel Renerich Marl Ocon Jovenier (born May 15, 2004), better known by her stage name Barbara Miguel, is a Filipino actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the trad ...

as Linggit *

Jennica Garcia Jennica Alexis Maitim Garcia-Uytingco (born December 26, 1989) is a Filipina actress, host and director. She is the daughter of veteran actress, Jean Garcia. She is currently a freelance artist. She is also a host in the recently launched channel ...

as Alliyah Hernando * Marc Justine Alvarez as Bambam *

Sandy Talag Sandy Ann Rivera Talag (born June 11, 1998) is a Filipina actress, singer, radio host and model. She rose to fame through the television talent search show '' StarStruck Kids''. Filmography Television Movies Other appearances Sandy became ...

as Sabel * Mike Lloren as Zaldy * Kenneth Paul Cruz as Wally *

Lloyd Samartino Lloyd Samartino Jr. (born February 2, 1960) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Samartino's mother is Carmen Soriano, an actress and singer. Samartino's wife was Jo Ramos, a singer and daughter of former Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos. T ...

as Efren Flores ;Guest cast *

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

as Danilo "Dan" Fernandez *

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 young Carmela * Stephanie Sol as Mithi * Dex Quindoza as Milo * Shyr Valdez as Choleng *

Bea Binene Beanca Marie Binene (born November 4, 1997), professionally known as Bea Binene (), is a Filipinos, Filipino actress and TV host. She was a finalist on ''StarStruck Kids'' and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on ''First Time (TV se ...

as Eunice *

Bryan Benedict Bryan Benedict M. Anastacio (born September 27, 1993), known professionally as Bryan Benedict, is a Filipino actor and model. He was a contestant in '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break'', a reality TV series. He is a Magna cum laud ...

as Leo *

Giselle Toengi Giselle Anne Töngi-Walters (born June 14, 1978) is a Swiss-Filipino actress, dancer, singer, host, VJ and model. Early life and education Töngi was born on June 14, 1978 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France to a Swiss father, Erich, and Filipina m ...

as Odette *

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 studie ...

as Sarah * Mike Gayoso as Dario

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Carmela'' earned an 18.1% rating. While the final episode scored a 22.2% rating.

References

External links

* * 2014 Philippine television series debuts 2014 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romance television series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub