Kakambal ni Eliana

Kakambal ni Eliana

Also known as	Eliana's Twin
Genre	Drama Horror Fantasy
Created by	GMA Entertainment TV Group
Developed by	Des Garbes Severino
Written by	Rona Sales John Kenneth de Leon
Directed by	Roderick A.P. Lindayag
Creative director(s)	Jun Lana
Starring	Kim Rodriguez Kristofer Martin Enzo Pineda Lexi Fernandez Jean Garcia Jomari Yllana Chynna Ortaleza
Opening theme	"Kung Alam Mo Lang" sung by Maricris Garcia
Composer(s)	Dodgie Simoun
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	93 episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jojo T. Aleta
Cinematography	Patrick Jess Ferrer
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30-45 minutes
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Original release	April 15 (2013-04-15) – August 23, 2013 (2013-08-23)
External links
Website

Kakambal ni Eliana (English: Eliana's Twin) is a Filipino fantasy-Horror drama series created and developed by Des Garbes Severino and produced by GMA Network. The series premiered on April 15, 2013 on the network's coveted afternoon block while Forever is the final episode on April 19 of the same year and on April 17, 2013 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. It headlines Kim Rodriguez, Kristofer Martin, Enzo Pineda, Lexi Fernandez, Jean Garcia, Jomari Yllana and Chynna Ortaleza as the main casts. Roderick Lindayag directed the series, while Jojo Aleta serves as the executive producer of the show.^[1] The series concluded its nineteen-week run on August 23, 2013, with the total of 93 episodes and replaced by Pyra: Ang Babaeng Apoy on its timeslot.

The forty-five-minute scripted drama follows the life and love story of Eliana, a girl who was born with a snake for a twin and her quest to find her family, real love and acceptance.

The theme song is "Kung Alam Mo Lang" performed by Maricris Garcia, then previous theme song by Jed Madela as the title Nagsimula sa Puso on ABS-CBN in 2009.

Synopsis

The story revolves around the life of Eliana, a girl who was born with a black snake attached to her back. The reptile wraps itself around her hand every time she experience extreme emotions like sadness or anger. She spends her life hidden in a basement, until she manages to get away. In the process, she strives to find out the truth about herself and her family.

She will eventually discover new things and meet people that will eventually change her life. In the outside world, she meets new friends and two of them, Gabo and Julian fall in love with her. Gabo is a street-smart lad who accepts Eliana for who she is, while Julian is a fashion photographer who is bewildered by Eliana's beauty, not knowing that she has a snake twin. However, she also meets her rival, Margarita, who is Julian's model-girlfriend,and who is,unknown to anyone,her half sister.^[2]

Cast and characters

Main characters

Eliana Cascavel-Dominguez – the series' main protagonist, portrayed by Kim Rodriguez. Eliana was born with a snake attached to her spinal cord. The snake comes out from her back and wraps itself around her hand every time she feels extreme emotions. Eliana grew up alone, not knowing anything about the world and not knowing anything about her family as she was left to tend for herself in a small isolated room, in their family's shop. The only thing she knows and talks to is her twin snake. She longs for a family and seeks someone who will love and accept her. Eliana is kind, patient and is always ready to help others who are in need. However, when she was able to get out of the basement, she will discover new things and meet people that will eventually change her life.^[3]
Gabriel "Gabo" Santillan - portrayed by Kristofer Martin.
Julian de Vera – portrayed by Enzo Pineda. Julian is a budding photographer. He belongs to a loving family. He is quiet and reserved but expresses himself through his photographs. Julian has a girlfriend named Margarita but later on falls in love with Eliana as well. He bewildered by Eliana’s beauty, not knowing that she has a snake twin.^[4]
Margarita "Marga" San Beda-Dominguez – portrayed by Lexi Fernandez. Margarita is Julian's girlfriend. She's an aspiring model, grew up spoiled and is used to getting everything she wanted. She is very competitive and she'll do anything just to get what she wants. When she sees Julian's fondness and display of affection towards Eliana, she will eventually hate her and make her life hard. Later domineering sister to Eliana.
Isabel Cascavel-Dominguez (formely Monteverde) – portrayed by Jean Garcia. Isabel is the daughter of rich couple, Eddie and Aurora, who are against her love affair with the poor Eman. The latter gets her pregnant but her parents take her away while Eman is seduced by the villain Nora, who he marries. Nora pushes Isabel into a snake pit and gets bitten by a snake. When she gives birth, her baby has a snake on its back. Her parents make her believe that her baby is dead then hides the baby in their basement. At present, she is happily married to Basti Monteverde and works as the president of "Cascavel Shoemart", the business established by her parents.
Eman Dominguez – portrayed by Jomari Yllana. He is Isabel's old flame and the estranged father of Eliana. Eman is a soft-spoken and very industrious man who came from a poor family. In the wake of his doomed affair with Isabel, Eman is forced into a loveless marriage with Nora, to whom he has a daughter –Margaritta. Through sheer diligence and determination, he raised himself from a lowly worker to a shoe magnate.
Minerva San Beda – portrayed by Chynna Ortaleza, the equally evil sister of Nora, Eman's wife, and the main antagonist of the series. Minerda is described as scheming, ambitious and greedy. She protects her niece, Greta and usually helps her in her schemes against Eliana. In her quest for power, she lets herself be bitten by the "itim na serpente" (a magical black serpent) and transformed into a snake monster in the latter part of the series.
Eddie and Aurora Cascavel –portrayed by Leo Martinez and Eva Darren, respectively. They are Isabel's loving and protective parents, and grandparents to Eliana. Owner of the famous "Cascavel Shoemart", Eddie treats Eliana as a precious gem for he believes that the latter is their lucky charm that brings good luck in the family and business. However, Aurora sees Eliana as a monster and treats her with contempt and spite.
Naja and Tina – voiced by Sherwin Revister, Eliana's twin snake. It is attached on Eliana's back and share one spinal cord. Naja comes out and wraps itself around Eliana's hand every time the latter experiences extreme sadness or anger. While tina, the serpent of Minerla.

Recurring characters

Several supporting characters were given expansive and recurring appearances in the progressive story line.

Actor	Character	Character Description
Antonio Aquitania	Sebastian "Basti" Monteverde	Isabel's caring and understanding husband.
Sherilyn Reyes	Nora San Beda-Dominguez	Eman's evil wife and mother to Margarita.
Carlene Aguilar	Angie De Vera	Isabel's best friend and mother to Julian.
Jay-R	Nathan	Julian's uncle.
Ernie Garcia	Samuel Dominguez	Eman's father.
Carmen Soriano	Henrietta Monteverde	Basti's mother.
Aicelle Santos	Katelyn Banal	Prof's niece and trusted doctor ally servant.
Mosang	Tetay	The Domiguez's maidservant who eventually becomes Eliana's trusted ally.
Rez Cortez	Prof. Banal	The evil scientist who wants to capture Eliana to experiment.
Sue Prado	Cora Esther Victoria "Vecvec" Delaila	Fake mother of Ella, later revealed servant of Aura.
Anette Samin	Claire Cascavel/Clarissa Delaila/Elene	hired by basti to be fake daughter of Bel. She also has Anism.
Ina Feleo	Imelda	Clara's orphan caretaker mother.
Ana Feleo	Elsie Ang	foreigner client of Cascavel's.
Marnie Lapuz	Sweetie San Jose	manager client of cascavel's.

Production and development

Screenwriter, Des Garbes Severino conceptualized and developed the series in mid-2011, initially titled as "Serpentina".^[5]^[6] The idea for the series is inspired from the urban myth—that has been around since the 80's—about the daughter of a mall owner who has a snake twin and dwells in a secret room/basement of the mall.^[7] The title later change to Kakambal ni Eliana.

The fantasy-drama series used—although not the first to do so—and embraced the concept of Pinoy komiks (comics). The title card, recap sequences and cliffhanger screen and the opening and closing credits were komiks-inspired.

The majority of the cast was assembled from February to March 2013. Kim Rodriguez, Kristofer Martin, Enzo Pineda and Lexi Fernandez were all chosen to portray the four main characters in the series. Rodriguez was cast to portray the title role Eliana, a girl who was born with a twin snake attached on her back. Martin and Pineda were chosen to play Gabo and Julian, respectively, Eliana's love interests; while Fernandez was cast as Margarita, Eliana's formidable rival. Part of regular cast include Jean Garcia and Jomari Yllana as Isabel and Eman, respectively, Eliana's estranged parents; Leo Martinez and Eva Darren as Don Eddie and Doña Aurora, respectively, Eliana's grandparents; and Chynna Ortaleza as Minerva, Margarita's aunt and the primary antagonist of the series.

February 11, 2013 the four main characters underwent "snake workshop" with two Mexican black kingsnakes.^[8] The drill required them to get familiarized with all the snake species.^[9]

The production began in March 2013. Most of the series' scenes were shot on location in Quezon City. Other filming locations include Marikina and Subic, Zambales. The network released a two-minute sneak peek/trailer on April 11, 2013. The show premiered on April 15 on the network's coveted Afternoon Prime block at 3:15 p.m. timeslot.

Originally slated to run for sixteen weeks, the show was awarded several extensions because of positive feedback and good performance in the ratings game.

International Broadcast

Country/Region
Vietnam

Reception

The series is considered a "ratings success" from its premiere telecast, defeated all of its counterpart programs from ABS-CBN and TV5. According to data from the widely trusted ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement, the show was undoubtedly preferred by more viewers as it defeated its counterparts in overall NUTAM, urban Luzon and Mega Manila. Based on overnight household ratings data recorded in National Urban Philippines from April 15, 2013 (pilot) to July 31, 2013, the series scored an average household rating of 11.2% versus its rival programs. Moreover, in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila, the show scored 12.7% and 13.3% respectively, against competing programs.^[10]^[11]

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