''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 Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. 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 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 ...

, it stars

Sarah Lahbati Sarah Lahbati (born 9 October 1993) is a Swiss-born Filipino actress and reality star. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show '' StarStruck'', a Philippine overall talent show broadcast on GMA Network. La ...

in the title role. It premiered on November 14, 2011 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''

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''. The series concluded on March 2, 2012 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by ''

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'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Kokak / Kara ;Supporting cast *

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as Carlito "Carl" Asuncion *

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as Roco Valencia *

Vaness del Moral Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral-Kier, better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral-Kier (born May 23, 1988), is a Filipino actress and a talent at one of the top management groups in the Philippines, the GMA Artist Center. She started her ...

as Elizabeth Mampusti *

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as Renato Asuncion *

Jessa Zaragoza Richelle Ann Mallari Loyola-Avanzado (born January 31, 1979), better known by her stage name Jessa Zaragoza, is a Filipina commercial model, singer and actress. She is known as the "Phenomenal Diva" and "Jukebox Queen of the 90s" for her first ...

as Angela Francisco-Asuncion *

Caridad Sanchez Caridad Yuson Sanchez-Babao (born August 1, 1933 in Mandaue) is a Filipina actress, mostly seen on GMA Network. In 1977, she played the role of Nanay Idad in the revival TV drama series based from the very successful radio soap opera (first he ...

as Roberta "Berta" Francisco * Deborah Sun as Veronica Asuncion *

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as Raphalyn "Rafa" Valencia *

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as Borge Reyes ;Recurring cast *

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

as Cheenee Macagaling *

Gian Magdangal Giancarlo "Gian" Alzate Magdangal
Philippine Idol features section (; born November 18, 1981

as Norman Francisco *

Rox Montealegre Roxanne Chan Montealegre, better known simply as Rox Montealegre (born April 4, 1990 in Manila), is a Filipina actress and a finalist of StarStruck (Philippine TV series), Starstruck V. In 2011, she played the role of Lyka in the drama My Lover ...

as Lileth Zabala * Shyr Valdez as Bing Altamirano ;Guest cast * Angelika dela Cruz as Vicky Asuncion *

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 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 Francis Elmer Cabalteja Magundayao (born May 14, 1999) is a Filipino actor and commercial model. He was first known as Iking in the series, ''Darna''. He is also known for portraying young Travis (adult version portrayed by Gerald Anderson) in ...

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 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 ''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