Ikaw Lamang

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Also known as No Greater Love Final episode date 24 October 2014		First episode date 10 March 2014 Network ABS-CBN

Genre Period dramaRomantic dramaEpicSuspenseComedyActionCrimeThriller Created by Rondel P. LindayagReggie Amigo Developed by Roldeo T. EndrinalJulie Anne R. Benitez Written by Danica Mae S. DomingoDavid Franche DiucoHazel Karyl MadanguitJose A. Dizon Jr. Directed by Malu L. SevillaAvel E. SunpongcoEmmanuel "Manny" Q. Palo Awards PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Drama Actress Program creators Rondel Lindayag, Reggie Amigo Cast Coco Martin, Kim Chiu, Julia Montes, Jake Cuenca, KC Concepcion Similar Walang Hanggan, Ina - Kapatid - Anak, The Legal Wife, Sana Bukas pa ang Kaha, Tayong Dalawa

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Ikaw Lamang (Lit: Only You / English: No Greater Love) is a 2014 Philippine period drama television series, directed by Malu L. Sevilla and Avel E. Sunpongco, starring Kim Chiu and Coco Martin, together with an ensemble cast. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from March 10, 2014, to October 24, 2014, replacing Got to Believe.

The story of the entire first book followed the lives of Samuel (Coco Martin), Isabelle (Kim Chiu), Mona (Julia Montes), and Franco (Jake Cuenca) that set in the 1960s and 1970s, and later in the 1980s. It aired for 107 episodes from March 10, 2014, to August 8, 2014.

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The second book of the series focused on the characters Gabriel (played by Coco Martin), Andrea (played by Kim Chiu), and Natalia (played by KC Concepcion), unfolding in the year 2005 and featuring occasional flashbacks to the 1990s. This part of the series was broadcast for a total of 55 episodes, from August 11, 2014, to October 24, 2014.

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Main

Coco Martin as Samuel Hidalgo

Kim Chiu as Isabelle Miravelez-Hidalgo

Julia Montes as Mona Roque-Hidalgo

Jake Cuenca as Franco Hidalgo

Supporting

Ronaldo Valdez as Maximo Salazar

Tirso Cruz III as Eduardo Hidalgo

John Estrada as Gonzalo Miravelez

Cherie Gil as Miranda Salazar-Hidalgo

Angel Aquino as Rebecca Del Carmen-Miravelez

Cherry Pie Picache as Elena Severino-Hidalgo

Recurring

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Daria Ramirez as Trini Severino

Ronnie Lazaro as Pacquito

Spanky Manikan as Damian Severino

Meryll Soriano as Lupe Roque-dela Cruz

Lester Llansang as Calixto dela Cruz

Charles Jacob Briz as Gabriel Hidalgo

Jana Cassandra Agoncillo as Natalia Hidalgo

Gabrielle Patrish Nagayama as Andrea Hidalgo / Jacqueline Sanggalang

Extended cast

Simon Ibarra as Romeo dela Cruz

Tiya Pusit as Soledad

Vangie Labalan as Conchita

John Medina as Juancho

Guest

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Menggie Cobarrubias as Priest

Marita Zobel as Victoria Del Carmen

William Lorenzo as Luis San Gabriel

Rolando Innocencio as Miranda's informant

Raquel Monteza as Dra. Borromeo

Melai Cantiveros as Monica Del Carmen

Special participation

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Zaijian Jaranilla as young Samuel Severino

Xyriel Manabat as young Mona Roque

Louise Abuel as young Franco Hidalgo

Alyanna Angeles as young Isabelle Miravelez

Ella Cruz as young Lupe Roque

JB Agustin as young Calixto dela Cruz

Main cast

Gabriel R. Hidalgo / Gabriel Mondigo - Portrayed by Coco Martin. He suffers from a tragic past as he lost both of his parents at a young age by having his mother killed in an ambush and his father being separated from him during the ship explosion. He was saved by his uncle and aunt and they raised and loved him as their own. Gabriel became a quarrelsome boy. When he grows up, he look like Samuel when he was younger. Gabriel then plans his revenge against Franco and uses his daughter Natalia. But he cannot hide his true feelings and he cannot love Natalia because he loves Jacqueline, and she is Franco's long-lost biological daughter. Gabriel then reconciles with all those he wrong. He and Franco then fight to the end until Franco is pierced by a ship's anchor. In the end, he marries Jacqueline and lives a peaceful life without Franco.

Andrea Hidalgo / Jacqueline "Jacq" Sanggalang-Hidalgo - Portrayed by Kim Chiu. The biological daughter of Franco and Isabelle Hidalgo. She is believed to be Samuel's daughter with Isabelle. During the ship explosion, she was separated from Isabelle and was saved by Esther and Roger Sanggalang. They raised and loved Jacqueline as their own and even named her after their deceased daughter. Jacqueline has her own motto and lives by it; "No one is perfect, only God is perfect." She and her parents own a shop called Key to Your Heart. She later befriended her biological mother, Isabelle, whom she knows as Dolores. She and Natalia start a rivalry because they are both fighting for Gabriel's love. After finding her true family, she helps Samuel and Gabriel against Franco. In the end, she married Gabriel and lives her happily-ever-after with their family.

Natalia Isabelle Hidalgo - Played by KC Concepcion. The eldest daughter of Franco and Isabelle. She is a daddy's girl and is treated as the "princess" of the Hidalgo family. She was supposed to get married to her boyfriend, James, but Gabriel sent her pictures of him kissing other women. Natalia then meets Gabriel after saving her from men who tried to hurt her. They then become a couple which causes Natalia and Jacqueline to become enemies. She then starts to become more vindictive to Jacqueline and Gabriel after finding out the truth about his plans. Natalia then vows to destroy both of them, especially Jacqueline. Things become even more twisted when Isabelle suddenly reappears, and she cannot accept Jacqueline and Isabelle as her sister and mother. But later she reconciles and accepts both of them. Natalia then helps Gabriel against Franco and becomes their ally. In the finale, she lives happily and peacefully.

Supporting cast

Senator Franco Salazar Hidalgo - Played by Christopher de Leon. Franco is the reason why many lives where taken because he was the one who planted a bomb of the ship. He loves Isabelle so much that he is willing to kill anyone and anything that comes in between him and Isabelle. Franco later leaves Salvacion to forget the terrible things that happened there. Until 20 years later and his past is shortly coming back to him. He later soon finds Andrea and Isabelle and he becomes even more evil. His intense anger at Samuel will go extreme when Franco kills Samuel. In the end, he and Gabriel fight and get physical. He later get pierced by the ships anchor and suffers slowly before dying.

Señora Isabelle Miravelez-Hidalgo aka "Dolores" - Portrayed by Amy Austria-Ventura. Natalia and Andrea's mother and Franco's estranged long-lost wife. She introduced herself to Jacqueline and the Sanggalang family as Dolores. Shortly after the ship explosion, Isabelle was rescued by a rich woman. She later pretends to have amnesia in order to protect her daughter from Franco. She befriends her daughter Jacqueline and gives her advice regarding her love life with Gabriel. Her only wish is to finally assure that Natalia and Jacqueline will love and get along with each other. During Jacqueline's recognition party, Isabelle reunites with Franco and she still feels the same way she felt 20 years ago. Isabelle still wants to be with Samuel after all the years. In the end, she finally lives freely now that Franco is dead.

Samuel Hidalgo / Samuel Severino - Portrayed by Joel Torre. He is the son of Elena and Eduardo Hidalgo. The only and true biological heir of the Hidalgo family. After the ship explosion, Samuel was unjustly imprisoned for 20 years after he attempted to kill Franco since he was the reason why all of the misfortunes happened to his family. He later escapes prison with the help of a kindhearted jail warden named Roman. He later strives to find Lupe and Calixto and helps Gabriel in his revenge against Franco. He and Calixto briefly return to Salvacion to dig up the gold bars that were buried with Maximo. Several near death situations occurred when Samuel saved Gabriel's life. When Gabriel finds out the truth, he and Samuel immediately love and accept each other. During a duel with Franco, Samuel is shot to death while Gabriel survives.

Guadalupe "Lupe" Roque-dela Cruz - portrayed by Rio Locsin; Mona's older sister and Calixto's wife. She is Gabriel's aunt and Darlene's mother. She and Calixto were aboard the ship that exploded in Salvacion and survived. Lupe and Calixto found Gabriel and loved and raised him as their own. She, Calixto and Gabriel leave Salvacion to migrate into a different town. She has a daughter named Darlene, who is younger than Gabriel. She knows nothing about Calixto and Gabriel's revenge plans against Franco. She later finds out that Samuel also survived the ship explosion and helps him reconcile with Gabriel.

Tessa Villanueva - Played by Mylene Dizon. Franco's chief of staff and mistress. She is the one who organized all of Natalia's birthday parties when she was a kid and is her mother figure. She loves Franco extremely and will do anything to get his love and attention. Tessa tries to be the wife and mother that Franco and Natalia always dreamed of but she can't hid the undeniable truth that she can never replace Isabelle in their lives. When Isabelle comes back into Franco's life, she starts to become more evil and vows to destroy Isabelle. She always informs Franco about his family's "things". In the finale, she is arrested after threatening the lives of Isabelle and Natalia. She refused to tell Isabelle where Franco held Andrea as hostage.

Calixto dela Cruz - portrayed by Nonie Buencamino; Lupe's husband and Gabriel's uncle, as well as Darlene's father. He and Lupe both survived the tragic ship explosion that took the lives of their loved ones. For 20 years, the couple believed that Samuel had died in the explosion. He always defends Gabriel because kids are always quarreling and bullying him. He soon finds out that Samuel is still alive and helps him in fixing his relationship with Gabriel. Calixto and Samuel return to Salvacion shortly to dig up the gold bars that were buried alive with Maximo by Pacquito and Gonzalo. In the end, he and Gabriel finally succeeded in finding justice for everything that Franco has done.

Recurring cast

Roger Sanggalang - played by Smokey Manaloto; Jacqueline's adoptive father and Esther's husband. They were also aboard the ship that exploded. Andrea was given in their possession when Elena gave her to them. Roger and Esther raised and loved Andrea as their own and even named her after their deceased daughter. The family owns a small business called Key to Your Heart. Because of this, Roger and Esther meet befriend Isabelle, who is their neighbor and Jacqueline's biological mother. They later accept Jacqueline to go with Franco. They move to the Hidalgo mansion with Jacqueline.

Esther Sanggalang - played by Arlene Muhlach; Jacqueline's adoptive mom and Roger's wife. She and Roger were riding the boat leaving Salvacion with Samuel and Isabelle. Elena gave them Andrea when the ship started tipping over. She and Roger name Jacqueline after their late daughter and loved and raised her as their own. They own a small key fixing business. The Sanggalang family befriends Isabelle when Esther collapsed in the public market and Isabelle saved her. She and Roger accompany Jacqueline to the Hidalgo mansion and lives with her for a while. She and Roger like Gabriel for Jacqueline.

James Lorenzo - Portrayed by Bryan Santos. Natalia's ex-fiancée who cheated on her. Gabriel secretly took pictures of James kissing other women during his bachelor party. During his wedding day with Natalia she was given the photos that showed his unfaithfulness. When Franco found out about these, he tortured and beat up James for lying to Natalia. James later finds out that Gabriel was the culprit in sabotaging his wedding with Natalia. After this, James continuously begs for Natalia's forgiveness and doesn't leave her alone until she forgives him and wants to get back together. When Natalia keeps on rejecting him, James blames Gabriel for this and strikes revenge against him by trying to steal Jacqueline from him. Unfortunately, Gabriel stops James from flirting with Jacqueline and even threatens him to stop bothering Jacqueline or Natalia. If he does not stop, he will face the consequences.

Mark - portrayed by Jojit Lorenzo; Gabriel's friend. He is another worker from Gabriel's shop and is part of his plans. Mark is an accomplice in Gabriel and Calixto's plans against Franco by illegally letting Gabriel use cars to impress Natalia. He often gives advice to Gabriel.

Roman Evanglista - played by Dennis Padilla; The kindhearted jail warden. He is a friend of Samuel inside the jail. He shows pity to Samuel and he also believes that he is not supposed to be inside the jail. Roman is Samuel's only ally. He helped Samuel escape by starting a prison fire, and gives him shelter and helps him find Lupe and Calixto. During this, Roman and Samuel bond.

Cherry - played by Pamu Pamorada. Jacqueline's dramatic childhood best friend who has a crush on James.

Cindy - Portrayed by Alora Sasam. A maid of the Hidalgo family and Natalia's friend. Cindy's mother was a former household helper of the Hidalgo family in Salvacion. She and Natalia grew up together. She despises Jacqueline along with Natalia. She refers to Natalia as the "Princess of the Philippines" and constantly gives her advice about Gabriel. Cindy is often rude to Gabriel and Jacqueline.

Darlene dela Cruz - played by Mikylla Ramirez; Calixto and Lupe's daughter. She is also Gabriel's younger sister/cousin and Mona and Samuel's niece. She knows nothing about her family's terrible past and Gabriel and Calixto's revenge plans against Franco. She lives with Lupe, Gabriel and Calixto in Samuel's house.

Guest cast

Young Roger Sanggalang - portrayed by Neil Coleta; He and Esther were aboard the ship leaving Salvacion. In the aftermath of the explosion, Elena gave Roger, Andrea in hope of saving the innocent baby. The couple name Andrea after their late daughter and raise and love her as their own without knowing her true identity.

Young Esther Sanggalang - portrayed by Marlann Flores; She is Roger's wife and they were riding the ship that exploded in Salvacion. They raised and loved Andrea as their own and even named her after their deceased daughter.

Preteen Gabriel Hidalgo - played by Yogo Singh; A quarrelsome kid who was saved by Calixto and Lupe. Gabriel blames Franco Hidalgo as the reason for the ship explosion and for all the miseries and misfortunes his family faced.

Nana Conchita - portrayed by Vangie Labalan; The former maid of Señora Rebecca and Don Gonzalo Miravelez and the nanny of Isabelle. She still resides in Salvacion and always remembers the horror deeds Franco committed. She helps Jacqueline and Gabriel in getting justice against Franco. Conchita testifies against Franco revealing that he always hurt Isabelle and the one who exploded the ship. She later reunites with Isabelle.

References

Ikaw Lamang Wikipedia

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