''Kokak'' (International title: '' The Frog Princess'') is a
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 ...
fantasy
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series broadcast by
GMA Network
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. The series is based on a comics serial of the same title created by Ruben Marcelino and published in ''Darna Komiks''. Directed by
Ricky Davao
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, it stars
Sarah Lahbati
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in the title role. It premiered on November 14, 2011 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''
Pahiram ng Isang Ina
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''. The series concluded on March 2, 2012 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by ''
Hiram na Puso
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'' in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
*
Sarah Lahbati
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as Kokak / Kara
;Supporting cast
*
TJ Trinidad
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as Carlito "Carl" Asuncion
*
JC Tiuseco
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He achieved fame after participating in and winning the first season of '' Survivor Philippines'' ...
as Roco Valencia
*
Vaness del Moral
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as Elizabeth Mampusti
*
Gary Estrada
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Early life
Ejercito was born on May 16, 1971 in the Philippines to actor Jorge M. Ej ...
as Renato Asuncion
*
Jessa Zaragoza
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as Angela Francisco-Asuncion
*
Caridad Sanchez
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as Roberta "Berta" Francisco
* Deborah Sun as Veronica Asuncion
*
Frencheska Farr
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Early life and career
Farr was born in Pasay City, ...
as Raphalyn "Rafa" Valencia
*
Ervic Vijandre
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as Borge Reyes
;Recurring cast
*
Diva Montelaba
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as Cheenee Macagaling
*
Gian Magdangal
Giancarlo "Gian" Alzate Magdangal
Philippine Idol features section (; born November 18, 1981 as Norman Francisco
*
Rox Montealegre
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as Lileth Zabala
* Shyr Valdez as Bing Altamirano
;Guest cast
*
Angelika dela Cruz as Vicky Asuncion
*
Pen Medina
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as Isko Pulido
*
Ella Cruz
Gabriela Annjane Umali Cruz (; born August 17, 1996) and is professionally known as Ella Cruz, is a Filipino actress, product endorser, host, commercial & promotional model, and dancer. She played the title character in the 2012 fantasy dra ...
as young Kara
*
Francis Magundayao
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as young Carl
*
Ella Guevara
Ella Guevara (born Janella Denise Yuson Guevara; August 19, 1998, Quezon City) is a Filipina child actress. She rose to fame through her appearance on a talent search on television called '' StarStruck Kids'' that aired on the Filipino televisi ...
as young Elizabeth
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Kokak'' earned a 14% rating. While the final episode scored a 19.8% rating.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2144763
2011 Philippine television series debuts
2012 Philippine television series endings
Fantaserye and telefantasya
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television shows based on comics
Television shows set in the Philippines