''Buena Familia'' () is a

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

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. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars

Kylie Padilla Kylie Nicole Sicangco Padilla (; born 25 January 1993) is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She is the daughter of actor Robin Padilla and Liezl Sicangco. Early life Padilla was born on Angeles, Pampanga, to Filipino actors Robin Padi ...

and

Julie Anne San Jose Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose (; born May 17, 1994) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, actress, host and television personality. She is dubbed as "''Asia's Limitless Star''" for her singing prowess and achievements. San Jose is regarded as ...

. It premiered on July 28, 2015 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing '' Yagit''. The series concluded on March 4, 2016 with a total of 159 episodes. It was replaced by '' Hanggang Makita Kang Muli'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

The Buena family is wealthy and respected by society. When Arthur Buena's mistress comes back for revenge to Arthur and his family, she will succeed and change the lives of the Buena family. The Buena siblings will be separated, and Celine being the eldest will find a way to make them whole again.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Celine Buena / Rochel C. Buena *

as Darlina "Darling" A. Buena ;Supporting cast *

Julian Trono Julian Marcus Daang Trono (born September 16, 1997) is a Filipino actor, dancer, choreographer and media personality. He is a contract artist of VIVA Artists Agency. Trono has since moved to VIVA Artist Agency and acts in a romantic pairing with ...

as Edwin A. Buena * Mona Louise Rey as Faye A. Buena * Angelu de Leon as Bettina Agravante-Buena / Sally Rosales * Bobby Andrews as Arthur Buena * Sheryl Cruz as Josephine Carter * Jake Vargas as Kevin Acosta Vergara * Martin del Rosario as Harry Atendido * Jackie Rice as Iris Florencio * Ryza Cenon as Vaness Castro *

Aicelle Santos Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano (born February 24, 1985), is a Filipino singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's ...

as Olga Vergara *

Mayton Eugenio Mayton Eugenio (born Mayton Eugenio; 14 September 1992 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipina commercial model, actress and dancer. She is well-known as the daughter of veteran choreographer and one of the Philippines' famous dance icons, ...

as Lauren Villacor * Mel Kimura as Gloria Racaza * Lou Sison as Alexis Manuel *

Tessie Tomas Tessie Tomas (born October 31, 1950) is a Filipina actress, host, standup comedian, and a former advertising executive. She is best known for being part of the RPN sketch comedy show '' Champoy'' and the host of the ABS-CBN talk show '' Teysi ng ...

as Marissa Agravante ;Guest cast *

Pinky Amador Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born 16 March 1966), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host. Amador was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit ''Miss S ...

as Sandra Atendido * Gerald Madrid as Marlon Abad * Dino Guevarra as Quentin Monsanto * Tess Bomb as Norma Sebastian *

Arianne Bautista Arianne Angeli Bautista (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipina commercial model, actress, and former host of GMA Network. She is currently a freelance artist since 2019. Early life Arianne Bautista was born and raised in Quezon City. She studi ...

as Pamela * Gigi Locsin as Tonya *

Diego Llorico Diego Llorico (born July 20, 1971), known mononymously as Diego, is a Filipino actor, segment producer and comedian. He is known for his appearances on the comedy films '' Boy Pick-Up: The Movie'' (2012) and ''D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?! ...

as Enrico Perez / Birty * Kenneth Medrano as Pacoy Alvero * Via Antonio as Marga Varga * Vince Velasco as Tony Lopez * Dan Alvaro as Kenneth Vasquez * Marky Lopez as Utoy Velasco * Kristofer Martin as Zach Michaels

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Buena Familia'' earned a 14.6% rating. While the final episode scored a 15.5% rating.

References

External links

* * 2015 Philippine television series debuts 2016 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub