''The Substitute Bride'' is the sixth installment of the ''

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'' series. It stars

Paw Diaz Amparo "Paw" Diaz (born March 16, 1987) is a Filipina former actress, model and TV host in the Philippines, came to mainstream attention when she joined ABS-CBN's reality artist search, Star Circle Quest, where she emerged as a finalist. She ...

Rafael Rosell Rafael Rosell IV (born November 10, 1982) is a Filipino actor and model. Early life Rafael Rosell IV was born in Stavanger, Norway on November 10, 1982 to Filipino parents; his father, Rafael Rosell III, is a geologist from Cebu, and his mother ...

and

Carla Humphries Madeleine Lauren Humphries (born May 20, 1988), known professionally as Madeleine Humphries and formerly as Carla Humphries is an American-born Filipino actress and commercial model. Humphries is best known for her roles as Rita Arguelles in the ...

Plot

This episode begins after Wilda's auntie died, when an unexpected driver leaves her auntie dead on the road. Wilda Abrantes now 23, and living presently in 2010, is an unemployed graduate. She seeks help in the

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, so she can find a job. She leads herself into the Guttierez engineering firm, but her cousin, who was a recent secretary, tells her the needs and wants of Mr. Guttierez. Also, no one can fall in love with him, and they never last one day, one week, or one month or even a year, after he tricks them into falling in love with him. So Wilda plans on becoming a secretary to show him what he has got. She immediately gets accepted, as she becomes the 24-year-old Wilda Abrantes, and does not even fall for his charms. However, secretly then as months go by, and now 9 months later, Wilda and Brent start falling in love, after a recent conversation on top of the roof's terrace. They have a lovely coffee date before leaving work. This leads to their romance, but both hide their feelings. A few days later, Candra (Carla Humphries) comes home and is in an arranged marriage with Brent, but Wilda finds out Candra is the daughter of the man who left her auntie 7 years ago on the road dead, after running her over. So, she decides to hide her identity as a secretary, but as Brent fights his feelings back, he then unexpectedly gets left by Candra, and unexpectedly Wilda is called in to be his substitute bride. Brent's mother, who already loves Wilda, agrees, even though Candra left. However, as they live a happily ever after, Candra returns, and her father as she does not like what she sees. One night Brent rescues her, and after everything is at peace, they fall in love and live happily ever after, and now both believe that love does end with one.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Wilda Albantes *

as Brent Guttierez *

as Candra Dela Rosa

Supporting cast

*Ricardo Cepeda as Armando Guttierez *

Melissa Mendez Melissa Mendez (; born July 27, 1964) is a Filipina film and TV actress. Mendez was nominated for a Best Actress FAMAS Award for the film ''Kalakal'' (2008). Mendez produced an independent movie, ''Hilot'' (2009) with Empress Schuck. It was dire ...

as Josie Lopez-Guttierez *Soliman Cruz as Peping Albantes *Frances Ignacio as Elena Albantes *Lorenzo Mara as Hector Dela Rosa *Cara Eriguel as Rory *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Philippines, 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 ...

as Carlo * JM De Guzman as Jimmy

Guest cast

Julia Montes Mara Hautea Schnittka (; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino-German actress and model. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country and has been hailed as the “''Royal Princess of Dram ...

as Young Wilda *Cheska Ortega as Young Candra *Nikko Buenviaje as Teen Brent *

Justin Cuyugan Justin Paulo Cuyugan (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino actor. Career Cuyugan was one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic, then Star Circle, in 1999. In 2017, Cuyugan appeared as Emil Verdadero in ''Puso ...

as Sam *

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 Agnes

References