''Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Paraiso'' () is a 2012

Philippine 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 "''telebi ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

under '' Precious Hearts Romances'' based on pocketbook novel ''Isla Sanctuario'' created by Dawn Igloria, and directed by Connie Macatuno, Nico Hernandez, and Rechie A. Del Carmen. The series stars

Jessy Mendiola Jessy Mendiola-Manzano (born Jessica Mendiola Tawile, ; December 3, 1992) is a Filipino actress. Early life Mendiola was born in Dubai, where her father used to work. She is the second of three siblings of a Filipino mother and a Lebanese fa ...

Matteo Guidicelli Gianmatteo Vittorio Fernan Guidicelli (, born March 26, 1990), known professionally as Matteo Guidicelli, is a Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer. Early life and career Matteo Guidicelli was born in Cebu City. He is one of ...

Jewel Mische Jewel Fatima Avejade Mische-Kurzer (born 29 June 1990) is a Filipino former model and actress. Biography Although born in Manila, Mische grew up in Bocaue, Bulacan. Her father is of German-Spanish-American descent while her mother is Filipin ...

Matt Evans Matthew Nicolas Evans (born October 22, 1986) is a Filipino actor who rose to prominence after appearing in Filipino soap operas '' Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko'', '' Tanging Yaman'' and '' Rosalka''. Evans previously compet ...

, and

Denise Laurel Denise María Sanz Laurel (born September 30, 1987), better known as Denise Laurel, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is half-Spanish and half-Filipino. She is a granddaughter of former vice president Salvador Laurel and great-granddaughte ...

. The series premiered on

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

's ''Kapamilya Gold'' afternoon block and worldwide on

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from November 5, 2012 to April 5, 2013, replacing ''

Precious Hearts Romances Presents ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents'' is a 5-day Philippine program broadcast on ABS-CBN. It mainly focuses on adaptations of the best selling paperbacks distributed by company holder ''Precious Hearts Romances''. Its first run was from May 4, ...

: Pintada'' and was replaced by ''

Dugong Buhay ''Carlo J. Caparas' Dugong Buhay'' (International title: ''Raging Blood'' / ) is a Philippine drama television series based on 1983 film of the same name from Viva Films, starring Ejay Falcon and Arjo Atayde. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''Kapami ...

''.

Production

The TV Series began production in April 2012, trailers were shown on July 1, 2012 on its ABS-CBN account of its second quarter of new TV Drama Programs. The TV Series was named ''Isla'' (Island), and on October 18, 2012 the title confirmed to a new name ''Paraiso'' (Paradise). The series marks the first team up of

and

, it is also

's first teleserye lead role in ABS-CBN.

, who previously starred on its predecessor '' Pintada'', also joined the cast in the middle of the series as the main antagonist.

Plot

Paraiso tells the story of two strangers, Brennan and Yanie, who get stranded on an island after their ship gets wrecked. Romance blooms between them as they spend time alone on the island, but the two strangers are not without their respective baggage from the "real world". Brennan is married to his dedicated wife Megan, while Yanie's childhood best friend Justin has untold feelings for the young woman. The romance that grows between Yanie and Brennan will set off a series of twists and conflicts after the two gets back to their own lives in Manila.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Maryann "Yanie" Alipio-Galang *

as Brennan Galang *

as Meagan Villareal-Gonzales *

as Justin Abar *

as Cassandra Romano

Recurring cast

Juan Rodrigo José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, ...

as Rodolfo Galang *

Evangeline Pascual Evangeline Louise Ancheta Pascual (born November 30, 1956) is a Filipino actress, artist, radio host and beauty queen who won Miss Republic of the Philippines 1973 and represented Philippines at Miss World 1973 where she placed first runner-up. ...

as Edith Zarate *

Bodjie Pascua Luisito "Bodjie" Pascua (born March 2, 1955) is a Filipino stage and film & TV actor and former children's television host. He is best known as "Kuya Bodjie" ("Big Brother Bodjie"), the iconic character he portrayed on the children's educational ...

as Lito Alipio * Angel Jacob as Emma Villareal *

Ina Feleo Catalina Guillen Feleo-Gervasutti (born 29 December 1985), better known as Ina Feleo, is a Filipino actress, figure skater, dancer, and writer. She rose to fame for playing the main antagonist role as Odessa in romantic- horror-drama on GMA Ne ...

as Amanda Galang *

Arron Villaflor Arron Villaflor (born July 5, 1990) is a Filipino actor, rapper, dancer, and talent of ABS-CBN. He started his career in Philippines' showbiz industry in the second season of ''Star Circle Quest'' where he finished as the runner-up. He's curr ...

as Sonny Alipio *

Dionne Monsanto Dionne Monsanto-Stalder (born December 5, 1985) is a former Filipina actress. Career Monsanto appeared on '' Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2'' as a contestant in 2007. Monsanto entered on ''Day 12'' of the series, and was evicted on ''Day 77''. In th ...

as Julianna Galang *

Guji Lorenzana Gregory Lorenzana, Jr. (born May 11, 1980 in Long Beach, California, U.S.), better known as Guji (pronounced "Goo-G") Lorenzana or simply Guji, is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, actor, host, club DJ, commercial model and former radio DJ ...

as Eric Gonzales *

Pamu Pamorada Annielie Gerez Pamorada (born January 8, 1992), better known as Pamu Pamorada, is a Filipina actress and comedian from Lipa, Batangas. Biography She was abandoned by her parents in her childhood. She started her career in showbusiness after she ...

as Myla Lumbao * Justin Cuyugan as Steve Uy *

Alex Castro Alexis Collera Castro (born September 27, 1985), better known as Alex Castro, is a Filipino model, singer, actor and politician currently serving as the Vice Governor of Bulacan since 2022. He is previously a member of the Bulacan Provincial B ...

as Albert Ramirez *

Kathleen Hermosa Kathleen Hermosa Orille (born April 21, 1981) is a Filipino actress. She is the sister of Kristine Hermosa and sister-in-law of Oyo Boy Sotto Vittorio Mari Bonnevie Sotto (; born January 12, 1984), known professionally as Oyo Boy Sotto, is ...

as Beth * Maliksi Morales as Jojo * Idda Yaneza as Seling * Hiyasmin Neri as Abby * Gary Lim as Norman * Shey Bustamante as Nicole * Wendy Tabusalla as Alice * Jessica Connelly as Josette * Paco Evangelista as George * Kazel Kinouchi as Rhoda * Macky Billiones as Thirdy

Special participation

Ces Quesada Ces Quesada (; born June 13, 1958) is a Filipina actress and TV host. She is currently signed with GMA Network and ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Netw ...

as Apolonia "Poleng" Alipio * Marissa Sanchez as Cristina Cosme *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Filipino model, actor, businessman, and politician. Acting career He was discovered in the Filipino version of a reality game show, ''Pinoy Fear Factor'', which was aired on ABS-CBN from November 2008 to February 200 ...

as Gary Versoza *

Jason Abalos Jason Joel Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was discovered after joining Star Circle Quest, a realit ...

as Daniel (final episode)

References

External links

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