''The Better Woman'' is a 2019

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 "''telebi ...

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 Mark Sicat dela Cruz, it stars

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 ...

in the title role, it premiered on July 1, 2019 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' Sahaya''. The series concluded on September 27, 2019, with a total of 65 episodes. It was replaced by ''

One of the Baes ''One of the Baes'' (International title: ''My Crown Princess'') is a Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by King Mark Baco and Michael Christian Cardoz, it stars Ken Chan in the title role and ...

'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and 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 Google, and is the second mo ...

Premise

Married couple Jasmine de Villa and Andrew de Villa live in La Union where they own a surf resort. When Andrew heads to

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

for a business meeting, he will encounter Jasmine's lost twin sister, Juliet Santos, whom will eventually reconcile with her estranged biological family, live with her sister and have a love affair with him.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast * Derek Ramsay as Andrew de Villa *

as Jasmine Santos-de Villa / Juliet Santos / Elaine Reyes / Chloe dela Cruz ;Supporting cast *

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 Sh ...

as Erlinda Santos *

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 Angela de Villa-Castro *

Marco Alcaraz Marco Antonio Faylona Alcaraz (; born July 12, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was '' Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'' with Dennis Trillo. He wed on Ju ...

as Glenn Santiago * Ashley Rivera as Chesi Rodriguez * Paolo Paraiso as Joross Baltazar *

Frances Makil-Ignacio Frances Makil-Ignacio is a Filipino actress (born March 29, 1971). From 2001-2012, she starred in numerous shows of ABS-CBN as a contract actress. In 2012, she briefly transferred to TV5 as part of Valiente before staging an ABS-CBN comeback the ...

as Amy Santos * Jenzel Ho as Ella * Joemarie Nielsen as Greg * Erlinda Villalobos as Luring *

Tommy Abuel Tomas "Tommy" Abuel (born September 16, 1942) is an actor and lawyer from the Philippines. He won the FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award in '' Maynila, Sa Kuko Ng Liwanag'' (1975), and ''Karma'' (1981); and Cinemalaya Best Actor Award in Dagsin ( ...

as Ronaldo Laserna *

Maureen Larrazabal Maureen Larrazabal (born September 23, 1979) is a Filipino actress, singer and commercial model who is one of the popular and regular mainstays of the TV sitcom ''Bubble Gang'' of GMA Network. Before venturing into movie and television, Larraz ...

as Ruby *

Jay Arcilla Ruel Julian Peter Arcilla simply known as Jay Arcilla (born May 21, 1996) is a YouTube sensation, actor, model and dancer. He is best known for his viral Dubsmash video ''Twerk It Like Miley'' by ''Brandon Beal'', and bagged his role as Reggie ...

as Michael San Luis *

Yuan Francisco Yuan Francisco (born February 11, 2010) is a Filipino child actor & commercial model. Acting career Yuan aka Pao-Pao started in print and TV commercials. He became a household name after he appeared in a series of commercials by a fabric soft ...

as Kawaii de Villa Castro * Bryce Eusebio as Kyrie de Villa Castro * Ana de Leon as Nancy * Mike Lloren as Roman Reyes * Cheska Diaz as Edith Reyes * Marx Topacio as Jong * Prince Clemente as Basti *

Renz Fernandez Renz Marion Aluquin Fernandez (born September 8, 1985) is a Filipino actor. He is the son of Rudy Fernandez and Lorna Tolentino and grandson of film director Gregorio Fernandez. He is a contract star of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, but in 2013 he st ...

as Paolo * Lindsay de Vera as Ashley ;Guest cast *

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 young Jasmine and Juliet / Elaine *

Empress Schuck Empress Karen Carreon Schuck-Guingona (born 19 February 1993), also known mononymously as Empress, is a Filipino actress, model, singer, dancer and fashion designer. Early life Schuck was born on 19 February 1993 in Quezon City to a Filipino- ...

as young Erlinda * Wilma Doesnt as Raissa Pagurigan-Santos *

Ervic Vijandre John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the Marikina Shoemasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). V ...

as Rafael "Paeng" Amante * Mela Franco Habijan

Accolades

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* * 2019 Philippine television series debuts 2019 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub