''Tayong Dalawa'' (International title: ''The Two of Us'') is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on

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and worldwide on TFC from January 19, 2009 to September 25, 2009, replacing '' Dyosa'' and was replaced by '' Lovers in Paris''. The story revolves around two brothers ( Jake Cuenca and

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) who share the same name, the same aspirations, and the same lady-of-interest (

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). The title of the series was taken from one of

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’s classic songs, in a manner similar to most Filipino soap operas.

Plot summary

David "JR" Garcia Jr. was born into a poor family. His father, David Sr., deserted his mother Marlene Dionisio before he was born because his wife, Ingrid Martinez is pregnant with David "Dave" Garcia Jr. When Audrey King and her family go to

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for a visit, she falls from a set of high stairs. JR saves her life and introduces himself as David Garcia Jr. after she asks for his name without seeing what he looked like. When Audrey is admitted to the emergency room and is asked by the witnesses and her family who saved her, she remembers the name David Garcia Jr. - however, Dave is given the credit instead of JR. As Audrey grows up falling in love with Dave, Dave meets JR and they become the best of friends, but their families do not approve of their friendship. Dave's family thinks JR wants to use Dave for money. The siblings' mothers would not let the two hang out, although Dave's father allowed the friendship to continue. Dave's grandmother, Elizabeth, and JR's mother, Marlene, suspects David Sr. is keeping the two boys' friendship alive. Audrey's father, Stanley Sr., sends her to Cebu to continue her studies. JR and Audrey have a chance encounter in the airport. Dave and JR enter the Philippine Military Academy where they graduate at the top of their class. The family rivalry becomes worse as everyone finds out that Dave and JR are half-siblings when David Sr. appears on graduation day. Elizabeth exerts all efforts to cover up the truth to the point that she engineers Marlene's imprisonment. Things become even worse as David Sr. dies from a gunshot wound by gun smuggling boss Leo Cardenas during a robbery on his armory on the suggestion of Ramon Lecumberri, JR's estranged older half-brother. It would be followed by more events such as the death of Audrey's mother Loretta after giving birth to her last child Robert, Ramon killing Leo to save Lola Gets and taking over the syndicate, and the involvement of Audrey's younger brother Stan in Ramon's syndicate. Further DNA testing confirms that Dave and JR are Marlene's twins and that Ingrid's

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son was swapped by Elizabeth with Dave (originally named David John by Marlene). As things develop, Stanley kills Elizabeth over a financial dispute and frames JR, who is imprisoned and escapes with a former enemy, Ka Doroy, as part of a

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operation with the military in order to infiltrate the syndicate. He discovers that the syndicate's boss, "Hunyango", is actually Marlon Cardenas, Dave's godfather and Leo's father. After JR is hit in a later incident, Dave agrees to a

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to save his twin in exchange for a

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to Audrey, but the marriage turns out to be fake because of Elizabeth’s machinations. Dave and Audrey plan a church wedding, but Dave backs out. Audrey ends up marrying JR in church and later bears him a son named Adrian. However, she dies of

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a few days after giving birth. The brothers eventually face off in a final showdown with Ramon, who agrees to surrender after Marlene's appeals and completing a plan to bring down his syndicate. However, a mentally-insane Ingrid shoots Ramon in the head while being taken into custody. He survives the shooting but doctors said the bullets rendered him blind. Dave later commits Ingrid to a

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. Ramon is sentenced to

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and makes amends with Marlene, JR, and Dave behind bars. The three, who visit Ramon from time to time, now live together with Angela, Lily, Ula the nanny, Robert, and Adrian. The story ends with a cliffhanger: a woman and her son appears at the Garcia house one evening. They introduce themselves as Emma Garcia (a third wife of David Garcia Sr.) and David Anthony Garcia III.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Jake Cuenca as Lt. David "Dave" M. Garcia / David John D. Garcia *

as Lt. David "JR" D. Garcia *

as Audrey D. King-Garcia

Supporting cast

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as Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio * Cherry Pie Picache as Marlene Dionisio *

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as Ingrid Martinez-Garcia / Ingrid Martinez-Cardenas *

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as Loreta Dominguez-King *

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as Angela Dominguez * Alessandra de Rossi as Greta Romano *

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as Leo Cardenas *

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as Ramon D. Lecumberri *

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as Stanley "Stan" D. King III *

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as Stanley King, Sr. * Miguel Faustmann as Col. David Garcia, Sr. * Anita Linda as Lilian "Lily" King * Helen Gamboa as Elizabeth "Mamita" Martinez

Recurring guest cast

* Johnny Revilla as Marlon "Hunyango" Cardenas * Ping Medina as Nicolas "Nico" Valencia * Regine Angeles as Olivia Mondigo *

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as Dolores Ocampo * Alex Anselmuccio as Lt. James Espiritu * Neil Ryan Sese as Atty. Sandoval *

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as Lt. Paul Isidro * John Medina as 2nd Lt. Franco Walton * Simon Ibarra as Manuel * Gerard Pizzaras as Major Gonzales * Cacai Bautista as Ula * Mike Lloren as General Bernardo Rosario * Ram Sagad as 1st Lt. Florentino (JR's immediate superior) * Efren Reyes, Jr. as Ka Duroy

Cameo appearances

* Celine Lim as young Audrey * Francis Magundayao as young JR *

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as young Dave *

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as young Ramon *

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as young Ingrid * Cheska Billiones as young Marlene *

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as young Rita *

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as young Elizabeth * Rodjun Cruz as Stanley "Junior" King, Jr. * Irma Adlawan as Berta Romano (Greta's mother) * Cacai Bautista as Ula *

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(former Philippine

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) as himself * Michael Conan as Pedring (Ka Duroy's second rebel commander) * John James Uy as Edward de Castro * Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Dionisio family attorney * Jennifer Illustre as Ditas * Paw Diaz as Michaela *

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as Greg Martinez *

John Manalo John Vladimir Cruz Manalo (born September 6, 1995), popularly known by his stage name John Manalo, is a Filipino actor who is formerly a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. He is a multi-awarded child actor. He i ...

as Benong / Jomar * Tanya Gomez as Janice * Marc Acueza as Charles *

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as Paul (Hunyango's assistant and Ramon's ally) * Dionne Monsanto as TV News Reporter * Charles Christianson as Peter * Bing Davao as Alias Black Hawk * Dido de la Paz as Jail Supt. Fernandez * Mike Magat as Jail Officer II Vivar *

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as Bong *

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as Brando *

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as himself (singer for wedding of JR & Audrey) * Menggie Cobarrubias as Lola Gets's doctor * Leo Rialp as Audrey's doctor * Cheryl Ramos as Audrey's ob-gynecologist * Archie Adamos as Brigadier General Villanueva *

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as Emma Garcia (finale episode) *

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as David Anthony Garcia III (finale episode) * Krista Valle as Bar girl (Greta’s Friend of GRO) * Auriette Divina as Audrey's classmate (uncredited) * Melmar Magno as Ricky, Audrey's classmate (uncredited)

Reception

Citation from the Armed Forces

The production team of ''Tayong Dalawa'' and its three leading actors were cited by the

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for promoting a positive image of the Philippine military. The show is also credited for boosting the Philippine Military Academy's recruitment of prospective cadets by 300%, with the show also advertising the academy's entrance examinations at the end of each episode. Many episodes were shot inside the PMA campus in Baguio, where Anderson and Cuenca underwent training alongside the actual cadets. Anderson lamented that his and Cuenca's lack of Citizen Army Training experience was an initial problem in adjusting to the Academy's training regime.

Soundtrack

The show's title

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is "''Tayong Dalawa''" by

Gary Valenciano Edgardo Jose Santiago Valenciano (, born August 6, 1964), also known as Gary V., is a Filipino singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, actor, music producer and television host. Valenciano has released 39 albums, and won the Awit Award for "Be ...

, and certain scenes use "''Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin''" ("I Will Love You Tomorrow") by

Lani Misalucha Lani Bayot Misalucha (; born Lani Dimalanta Bayot; August 3, 1969) is a Filipino singer who performs pop, rock, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, and operatic arias. Her ability to sing across several genres gave her the title "Asia's Nightin ...

. The song "''Tayong Dalawa''" was originally composed and performed by

and also covered by Sharon Cuneta for the theme song of her film with same title, with former husband Gabby Concepcion. Released in 1992, it was their final movie, after their annulment.

DVD release

On August 27, 2009 an announcement was made that ''Tayong Dalawa'' will be available on DVD. All volumes have been released. There are 20 volumes on DVD for the whole series.

Tayong Dalawa: The Untold Beginning (special episode)

On September 20, 2009, ABS-CBN aired ''Tayong Dalawa: The Untold Beginning''. The made-for-TV movie features deleted scenes from the first few episodes of the series, which explores the origins of the rivalry between mother-daughter pairs Lola Gets-Marlene and Elizabeth-Ingrid. It also expounds on Ingrid and Marlene's separate love stories with David Garcia Sr.

Awards

International release

Remake and adaptations

A malaysian productions and Astro Prima remake version this drama named Angkara Cinta starring by Hun Haqeem, Meerqeen and Wanna Ali between 2020-2021

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tayong Dalawa ABS-CBN drama series Philippine action television series Philippine melodrama television series Philippine military television series Philippine romance television series 2009 Philippine television series debuts 2009 Philippine television series endings Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television Filipino-language television shows Television shows set in Manila Television shows set in Baguio