''My Faithful Husband'' is a 2015
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
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 ...
. Directed by
Joyce E. Bernal
Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films
Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was f ...
, it stars
Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...
and
Dennis Trillo
Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...
. It premiered on August 10, 2015 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing ''
The Rich Man's Daughter
''The Rich Man's Daughter'' is a 2015 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Rhian Ramos and Glaiza de Castro. It premiered on May 11, 2015 on the network's Telebabad line up rep ...
''. The series concluded on November 13, 2015 with a total of 70 episodes. It was replaced by ''
Beautiful Strangers'' in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
.
Premise
Emman and Mel meet each other and become good friends. Mel finds out that she is pregnant with Dean's child and Emman claims the responsibility to be the child's father and offer to marry Mel. When Dean comes back to Mel's life, Mel gets confused about her feelings, and her weakness leads her to spend a night with Dean.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
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Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...
as Melanie "Mel" Fernandez-Dela Paz
*
Dennis Trillo
Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...
as Emmanuel "Emman" Dela Paz
;Supporting cast
*
Mikael Daez
Mikael Banzon Daez (born January 6, 1988) is a Filipino commercial model, actor, news anchor, television and events presenter, and vlogger. Daez is well known for his starring role in '' Amaya'', a Philippine historical drama, alongside Maria ...
as Dean Montenegro
*
Louise delos Reyes
Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress and model. She left GMA Network in May 2017 and signed a 5 year-managerial contract with Viva which made her comeback on ABS-CBN and a ...
as Mylene Fernandez-Sanreal
*
Snooky Serna
Maria Milagros "Snooky" Sumayao Serna (born April 4, 1966) is a Filipina film and television actress. Regarded as the “''Eternal Star''” by local media, she is best known for her portrayals in Anak ni Waray, Anak ni Biday (1984); Blusang It ...
as Mercedes "Cedes" Dela Paz
*
Rio Locsin
Maria Theresa Rosario Garcia Nayve, known by her screen name Rio Locsin (born October 3, 1961), is a Filipina actress and model. Regarded as the "Queen of Adult Drama", Locsin has starred in nearly 60 films including '' Bira! Darna! Bira!'' (197 ...
as Carmen Beltran (Fernandez)
*
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 Arnaldo Castro
*
Nonie Buencamino
Anthony Buencamino (born November 28, 1966), professionally known as Nonie Buencamino, is a Filipino character actor known for his theater work. He is strongly associated with Philippine New Wave Cinema, playing roles such as Mayor Bartolome in Jun ...
as Lorenz Castro
*
Timmy Cruz
Fatima Angelica Lontoc Cruz, also known by her screen name Timmy Cruz, is a Filipina singer and movie actress.
Career
Cruz became popular in the 1980s for her songs "Boy", "Joke Lang" and "Tingin".
She also starred in films produced by Viva F ...
as Elvira "Elvie" Castro
*
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 Artemio Fernandez
*
Kevin Santos as Dodong
*
Jerald Napoles
Jerald Napoles (born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino theater actor and comedian known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He is a talent of Triple A Management and has worked in the GMA Network as a host in the weekly ...
as Mars
*
Jade Lopez
Jade Hanzel Dimapilis Lopez-Siccion (born October 22, 1987) is a Filipina actress and businesswoman. A former Seventeen Best Female Model, she entered Philippine showbiz through the first wave of '' StarStruck'' and became a finalist.
Personal l ...
as Doyee Dela Paz
*
Julia Lee as Adelle
* Aaron Yanga as Dante Dela Paz
*
Jazz Ocampo
Jazzmin Leslie Ocampo McDonald (born December 17, 1997 in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines), known professionally as Jazz Ocampo, is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She was a contract artist of GMA Network.
Career
Ocampo's father ...
as Carla Dela Paz
* Rexcy Evert as Janet
;Recurring cast
* Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Charito Montenegro-Castro
*
Rich Asuncion
Richell Pacaldo Angalot Asuncion-Mudie (born January 22, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became the First Princess of '' StarStruck: The Next Level''. Asuncion was also First Runner-up of Binibining Pilipinas 2009.
Biography and career
Richell ...
as Soling
*
Lance Serrano
Lancer France Mendoza Serrano (born May 22, 1990, in Mandaluyong, Philippines), better known as Lance Serrano, is a Filipino actor, commercial model and gym instructor, Serrano has several TV shows on GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Med ...
as Benjo
*
Enzo Pineda
Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda (born August 12 1990), is a finalist and He won the title of First Prince in the GMA Network's fifth season of ''StarStruck''. He is the son of former congressman Enrico Pineda and publicist Macy Pineda.
Personal li ...
as Arnel
*
Coleen Perez
Coleen Perez, (born Coleen Nicole Perez Borgonia on January 26, 1995 in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines), is a Filipina commercial model and actress, known for her roles such as Molly Rivera in GMA Network's ''More Than Words
"More Than ...
as Michelle
* Mega Unciano as Ricky
* Zofia Quinit as Andrea "Ningning" F. Dela Paz
* Kim Margarette Belles as Aliyah Tanya "Ali" F. Montenegro
;Guest cast
*
Rodjun Cruz
Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz.
Biography
Cruz started as a host, together with ...
as young Arnaldo
*
Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where ...
as young Mercedes
*
Neil Ryan Sese
Neil Ryan Sese (born April 26, 1979) is a Filipino actor. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Sese is best known for portraying Asval in the 2016 version of ''Encantadia''.
Background
Neil Ryan Sese was only seven y ...
as Dr. Pitargue
*
Andrea Torres
Andrea Elizabeth Eugenio Torres (born May 4, 1990) is a Filipina actress, host, dancer and commercial model. She is currently an exclusive contract artist of GMA Network. She is best known for her roles as Cindy Rodriguez in the WeTV Original s ...
as Samantha "Sam" Fuentebella-Montenegro
*
Mike Tan
Jan Michael Silverio Tan (born December 31, 1986), is a Filipino actor. He became famous after he became the Ultimate Male Survivor in the second batch of the reality show '' StarStruck'' aired on GMA Network.
Personal life
Tan is of Chinese de ...
as Bradley "Brad" Sanreal
* Pinky Aseron
* Ronnie Henares as Amiel Montenegro
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 ''My Faithful Husband'' earned a 17.6% rating. While the final episode scored a 19.9%
rating.
The series had its highest rating on September 10, 2015 with a 20.7% rating.
For its entire run, it had an average rating of 17.78%.
Accolades
References
External links
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2015 Philippine television series debuts
2015 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine romance television series
Television shows set in the Philippines
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