''Vietnam Rose'' () is a 2005

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series aired on

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from September 19, 2005 to February 10, 2006 with a total of 100 episodes. Directed by

Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. His award-winning films includes '' The Flor Contemplacion Story'', ''Sidhi'', '' Deathrow'', ''Hubog'', '' Aishte Imasu 1941'', '' Blue Moon'' an ...

, it stars

Maricel Soriano Maricel Soriano (; born Maria Cecilia Dador Soriano; February 25, 1965) is a Filipina film and television actress, occasional host and dancer. With a career spanning of over 50 years, Soriano is one of the most celebrated artists and popularly ...

, Assunta de Rossi,

Angelica Panganiban Angelica Panganiban (; born Angelica Jane David Charlson on November 4, 1986) is a Filipino-American actress, model, TV host and comedienne. Regarded as the new “Queen of Drama” by various media outlets, Panganiban is recognized as one of ...

John Estrada John Anthony Siason Estrada (born June 13, 1973) is a Filipino film and TV actor who has starred in a number of roles as a leading man, comedian and villain. He is a contract actor of ABS-CBN, where he remained there from 1990 to 2018 and re ...

and

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Synopsis

''Vietnam Rose'' follows the journey of Nguyễn Đặng Thiêm Yểu, a

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woman and survivor of the

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. The show's narratives focuses on the consequences of the separation of family members due to the war as opposed to patriotisms associated with it. Yểu went to the Philippines and grew into Carina Mojica dela Cerna, a successful businesswoman who is married to an influential man (played by John Estrada). To face her past, she goes back to Vietnam to face her mother. Here, Carina meets her half-sister, Đoàn Đặng Thiên Tín (played by Angelica Panganiban).

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Carina Mojica dela Cerna (Nguyễn Đặng Thiêm Yểu) *

as Alexander "Alex" dela Cerna * Assunta de Rossi as Adriana (mistress of Alex) *

as JR Hernandez (Enrico's son) *

as Đoàn Đặng Thiên Tín *

Jay Manalo Jay Manalo (born Jay Lan Manalo on 30 January 1976 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Filipino-Vietnamese singer, model, rapper, and actor. He was born in South Vietnam but raised in Tondo, Manila. He was born to a Filipino father and Vietnamese mo ...

as Lê Đình Hiền Hoàng (Miguel)

Supporting cast

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 Enrico Hernandez *

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director. Career Since appearing as a child actress in the earl ...

as Amanda Hernandez * AJ Dee as Trần Him Hạnh Trinh *Jim Pebangco as Armando Custodio *

Rosa Rosal Florence Danon Gayda (born Florence Lansang Danon; October 16, 1928), better known as Rosa Rosal, is a FAMAS award-winning Filipina film actress dubbed as the "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema." She is also known for her work with the ...

as Editha dela Cerna *

Chanda Romero Chanda V. Romero (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipina actress. She is mostly seen on GMA Network. She played supporting roles and leading roles in many films during the early and late 1970s. Her prolific work in sexy comedies and dramas caug ...

as Vida Mojica *Ilonah Jean as Emilia Custodio *

Tony Mabesa Antonio Ocampo Mabesa (January 27, 1935 – October 4, 2019), known as Tony Mabesa, was a Filipino stage director, film and television actor, and professor. With a career spanning over 70 years, he was a founding father of Philippine university ...

as Fidel dela Cerna *Gilette Sandico as Nguyễn Đặng Thiên Yểu (dying mom) *

Baron Geisler Baron Frederick von Geisler (; born June 5, 1982) is a Filipino actor, businessman, occasional model, resource speaker, amateur artist, and aspiring poet of German-American descent. As a child actor and later as a teen idol, Geisler's career ha ...

as Nguyễn Vũ Phòng Luận Hồi/Billy (Isabel's father/young Vietnamese) *Lollie Mara as Luz *

Jang Seo-hee Jang Seo-hee (born January 5, 1972) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in numerous television dramas, including ''Miss Mermaid'' (2002) and '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008), which were both extremely successful in the ratings and earned J ...

as Bella Nguyễn (Hồi's sister) *

Janelle Quintana Janelle Ann Caren Quintana Manahan (born 26 July 1989) is an actress in the Philippines. She started showbusiness when she joined ABS-CBN's reality talent search '' Star Circle National Teen Quest'' as Janelle Manahan and made it to the top 6. ...

Joseph Bitangcol Joseph Bitangcol (born March 28, 1984) is a Filipino television and film actor. He is one of the first batch of the reality talent search ''Star Circle Quest'' on ABS-CBN. Career Sef started when he joined the reality talent search of ABS-CBN whic ...

as Paolo Custodio *

Michelle Madrigal Michelle Madrigal Gaspar (born November 4, 1988) is a Filipino-American former actress. She was a finalist of ABS-CBN reality talent search, '' Star Circle Quest''. She has a younger sister named Micaella Madrigal and her elder sister, Ehra Madri ...

as Faith dela Cerna

Guest cast

Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (; born March 26, 1996) is a Filipino actress and singer. Dubbed as “''Asia's Superstar”'' by various media outlets, People Asia hailed Bernardo as the Box Office Queen of her generation for being the onl ...

as Young Carina dela Cerna *

Joshua Dionisio Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio (born December 14, 1994 in Quezon City) is a former Filipino actor. He is best known for his role as Ken Pamintuan in ''Super Inggo'' and the young Cholo in the Philippine remake of '' Stairway to Heaven''. Early l ...

as Young Lê Đình Hiền Hoàng (Miguel) *

Luis Alandy Adrian Louis Castro Alandy (born February 7, 1980), formerly known as Luis Alandy, is a Filipino actor and model. His first acting role was as David in the TV series ''Pangako Sa 'Yo''. Biography Alandy completed an intensive course in comput ...

as Carina's father *Kristopher Peralta as Young Enrico Hernandez

Awards

Soriano won The

20th PMPC Star Awards for Television The 20th PMPC Star Awards for Television ceremony was held at the UP Theater, Quezon City on October 23, 2006 and broadcast over RPN Channel 9 on October 28, 2006. The ceremony was hosted by Boy Abunda, Tin Tin Bersola-Babao, Jean Garcia, Toni ...

Best Actress award for ''Vietnam Rose''.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0441954 ABS-CBN drama series 2005 Philippine television series debuts 2006 Philippine television series endings Television shows set in the Philippines Television shows filmed in Vietnam Filipino-language television shows Vietnamese-language television shows