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Princess and I
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GenreRomance
Comedy
Written byJay Fernando
Generiza Reyes
Andre Philip Loleng
Ceres Helga Barrios
Emilio Antonio Sta. Maria
Directed byDado C. Lumibao
Francis Xavier Pasion
Rory Quintos
StarringKathryn Bernardo
Gretchen Barretto
Albert Martinez
Enrique Gil
Daniel Padilla
Khalil Ramos
Country of originPhilippines
Original languagesFilipino, English, Dzongkha
No. of episodes150 (as of November 9, 2012)
Production
Executive producersMylene Ongkiko
Janina Elaine Maquiddang
Production locationsPhilippines
Bhutan
EditorsKathryn Denise Chua
Ayen Del Carmen
Joseph Nathaniel Lopez
Marietta Manlutac
Thea Regadio
Running time30-45 minutes
Weeknights at 7:30PM (PST)
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseApril 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) –
present

Princess and I is a Philippine television drama starring Kathryn Bernardo, Enrique Gil, Daniel Padilla, Khalil Ramos as well as veteran actors Gretchen Barretto and Albert Martinez currently airing on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

Maria Mikkaela "Mikay" Maghirang (Kathryn Bernardo) grew up with her adoptive family. She is close to her father Dinoy (Dominic Ochoa), mother, and two sisters. Unbeknownst to them all, she is the only daughter of King Anand Wangchuck (Albert Martinez) and Queen Isabel Wangchuck (Precious Lara Quigaman) and is the long-lost crowned princess of the fictional Kingdom of Yangdon (based on real world Bhutan). As a child, she was brought to Manila after Ashi Behati (Gretchen Barretto), a high ranking influential official and a royal blood who desires the crown for herself and her son Prince Jao (Enrique Gil). Behati attempts the murders of the Queen and the infant Areeyah by bombing Queen Isabel's convoy down to a cliff, which kills the Queen but not the child. Behati orders her executive Assistant Yin Hwan Dee to kidnap the child, and the child was placed in the care of Esmeralda, a Filipina who works in Yangdon. Esmeralda goes back to the Philippines with the child, not knowing that it was the princess.

In one of Esmeralda's trip to the market place, a bombing takes places and Esmeralda loses the child in the ensuing chaos. The child, wearing a Yangdonese scarf on her back, is found by a man named Dinoy Maghirang adopts the child as his own and nicknames her Mikay. She grew up in what has been described as a "very loving family", fully aware of her adopted status. Her existence in the family made her eldest stepsister, Bianca Maghirang (Bianca Casado) grew envious and inconsiderate of her. She enjoys making Mikay's life miserable, but after Bianca exiles herself from home, she realizes and considers Mikay as her ever-loving sister and supports her. Growing up she meets Kiko (Khalil Ramos) who has a crush on her, becomes her best friend, and Gino (Daniel Padilla), a boy described to be arrogant and immature who comes from a rich and influential family. His mother Alicia (Marina Menipayo) was a former diplomat to Yangdon while his father and grandfather are heads of a big corporation.

Winning a trip to Yangdon, Mikay meets Jao (Enrique Gil), a Yangdonese royal. Later on, Jao arrives in the Philippines with his royal butler Han (Ketchup Eusebio), to find the girl that lost her camera in Yangdon. There he finally met Mikay, the girl who owned the camera and Gino, his loyal best friend back at Yangdon. Both Jao and Gino fall in love with her. However, When Ashi Behati learned that her son left Yangdon, Jao was shocked to see his mother following him and threatens Mikay to stay away from him.

When King Anad grew suspicious of Ashi Behati in teaming up with the rebellion. He, also follows her in Philippines with his counselor in order to question her about the rebellion in Yangdon, and also the same time he interviewed Esmeralda and there he knew that his daughter is alive.

Esmeralda believed that Mikay's stepfather, Dinoy (Dominic Ochoa) was the one who adopted the baby left in front of his house, she also stated that the blanket brought with the baby from Yangdon served as the evidence about Mikay being the long-lost princess of Yangdon. Dinoy, however, was scared of the king taking her away, he attempt to forget and ignore Esmeralda and even planning to move out from the city for his family, to keep his adopted daughter's true identity. But when the fire invaded their house which made King Anad to convince his family to live with them, he finally told him the truth behind her identity.

Cast and Characters

Main Characters and Description

  • Kathryn Bernardo as Maria Mikaela "Mikay" Maghirang /Princess Areeyah Wanchuck - Mikay / Areeyah is the wise, beautiful and smart but simple female protagonist of the series. She is a 17-year old Princess of Yangdon and will be the next queen. She is known to be ordinary but in first 16 years in her life.
  • Albert Martinez as King Anand Wanchuck - Anand is the current king of the Western Kingdom of Yangdon, he is a kind and pleasant king to all the Yangdonist. He fell in love with Isabel, and persuaded her as his wife and his Queen before she died.
  • Gretchen Barretto as Ashi Behati Rinpoche - Ashi Behati is the main antagonist of the series. She is the heiress of the Western Kingdom of Yangdon and is currently a member of the rebels who survived during the last war at Yangdon. She is known to be arrogant, rude and strict towards Mikay and Gino. She will do everything even to use her own son to marry the princess, just to take over the Kingdom of Yangdon to fulfill her promise for her father, King Chenmo.
  • Enrique Gil as Dasho Jao Rinpoche - Jao is shown to be rude just like his mother but when he met Mikay (as a Filipina) he falls in love with her. After deciding that he is not ready to be King Jao decides to go to the Philippines and there he meets Mikay again who is the reason for him changing to a kind-hearted person. It was then revealed that Jao is not a royal blood in the heirloom of Dasho Kencho according to Behati, because Jao's real father is Priam. Being the son of Ashi Behati he is the true blood heir to the western kingdom of Yangdon making him Prince Jao.
  • Daniel Padilla as Gerald Antonio "Gino" Dela Rosa/Dasho Yuan Rinpoche - Gino is shown to be arrogant and a bully especially to Mikay but he is in love with Mikay in the truth. In the latest episodes, Gino goes to Yangdon and meets Mikay but now as Princess Areeyah, and he also bounds to find his real identity as the real son of Dasho Kencho and the true heirloom of the House of Rinpoche.
  • Khalil Ramos as Martin Nikolas "Kiko" Salamat - Kiko is a genius guy and is Mikay's bestfriend since childhood and Mikay's childhood secret admirer. Now, he is a songwriter and a singer in a bar where his father works.

Supporting Characters

  • Dominic Ochoa as Danilo "Dinoy" Maghirang - Mikay's loving adoptive father. He is kind and hardworking man, but sometimes a paranoid and strict.
  • Sharmaine Suarez as Esmeralda "Esme" Ortiz - Esmeralda was the maid of Yin Hwan Di back at Yangdon. She was later ordered by Yin to bring the child to her home in the Philippines. Unbeknownst to Esme that the child she was carrying is the princess of Yangdon.
  • Karen Timbol as Stella Cruz-Maghirang - Mikay's adoptive mother. Because of Mikay being her step-daughter, she is a bit rude and impatient to her family.
  • Yayo Aguila as Des Salamat - Kiko's mother. She was left abandoned by her husband after she gave birth to Kiko. She is the youngest among the Salamat sisters.
  • Beverly Salviejo as Anna Salamat - Des' eldest sister. After Des left home because of being pregnant, she desperately was searching for her for years. She is overprotective towards her sister and Kiko.
  • Frances Ignacio as Ellen Salamat - Des' second older sister. She is kind and considerate to Des, but she helped Anna searching her sister.
  • Marina Benipayo as Alicia Dela Rosa - Gino's mother. She is kind and supportive to her son Gino, even when she was depressed when her husband abandons her and Gino. Unknowingly to her husband, Alicia had a relationship with Dasho Kencho and bore a son named Yuan/Gino. In Yangdon, she and her son Dasho Yuan competes against Ashi Behati and Jao to support her son in winning Mikay.
  • Jong Cuenco as Edward Dela Rosa - Unknowingly Gino's stepfather. He is strict and rude infront his son. After Gino ran away from home, she was grateful to Mikay for convincing Gino to return home.
  • Bianca Casado as Bianca Maghirang - Mikay's eldest stepsister. She is rude, inconsiderate and a bully towards Mikay and Dindi. Because of her jealousy, she loves wrecking Mikay's life with other girls, even though Mikay cares for her. She even threatens her to hide her identity as her sister. But later, Mikay forgave her and in return, she began to support Mikay.
  • Sofia Andres as Dindi Maghirang - Mikay's youngest stepsister. She is kind, loving and supportive towards Mikay. She has a crush on Kiko.
  • Shey Bustamante as Vicky Ortiz - she is Esmeralda's daughter and the one responsible for losing the Princess after an explosion happened at the market, she is currently Mikay's manager at the hot dog stand. Mikay was working for Vicky to sustain money for her adoptive family until she was discovered that she was the lost princess, She is currently working as Mikay's own secretary.
  • Leo Rialp as Don Julio Dela Rosa - Gino's grandfather. Like Gino's father, he is also strict and rude towards Mikay and Gino. He is powerful enough to force Gino to work with him to his company, just to give back Mikay's scholarship.
  • Ketchup Eusebio as Han - Jao's wacky royal butler. He is sometimes clumsy, and funny. He follows Jao to the Phillipines. He was mistakenly known as 'Prince of Yangdon' at Mikay's school when he helped Jao to escape from the crowd to find the girl taken from the camera.
  • Niña Dolino as Yin Hwan Di - Yin is Behati's former executive secretary and her primary agent. She's the one that carries out plans under orders from Behati, such as killing King Anand's wife and sending the princess to the Philippines by her maid Esmeralda.
  • Allen Dizon as Pratchit - Pratchit is Yin's hired spy and killer. Yin orders him to ambush and kill Queen Isabel and her infant child, Princess Areeyah.

Extended Characters

  • RS Francisco as Dorji - He is Behati's current Secretary he is loyal to Behati and often helps her get rid of Mikay
  • Young JV as Jonas De Ocampo- He is described as a playboy, he currently dating Dindi. He is one of Kiko's best friend and accompany.
  • Nina Ricci Alagao as Drukpah Minister Chumi - Chumi is a Royal Drukpah and is also the closest confidante of Ashi Behati, she is a royalty by lineage, her skills are equivalent to a Duchess or a Baroness, she is always graceful and poised but she was captured when she was caught having an allegiance to the rebels
  • Arthur Acuna as Drukpah Minister Shivaji - Shivaji is the King Anand's closest confidante. Though Dasho Kencho was the Vice-King, it was still Shivaji that King Anand trusted and relied on the most, he was born into the position – sort of an inheritance. Shivaji’s father was Maharaja’s closest confidante and because of that, he would have to pass on the secrets of that reign to his son, but unknown to Anand his loyalties lies only to Priam which makes him a spy of the rebels.
  • Jerry O' Hara as Drukpah Minister Bibek - Bibek is the most eldest and has the most voracious appetite among the Drukpah Council, he was once also a part of Maharaja’s Drukpah council he was appointed as a Drukpah due to his virtue of his work and academic excellence, his specialty is law and governance, He is the only one in the council who can quote the laws and decrees of the kingdom at a whim. He is the adviser for foreign affairs and diplomatic concerns.
  • Levy Ignacio as Drukpah Minister Razza - Razza is a Drukpah by appointment by virtue of his military service, he moved up the army ranks by his own hard work even if his father was a general. His father fought in the previous war against the Western Kingdom which made his father a hero, This was what ignited his desire to emulate his father and be almost like him.
  • Jonic Magno as Drukpah Minister Anash - Anash is a kind of Drukpah who always take things for granted, because of his silent nature, he is often looked over but this does not bother him one bit as he wants to be put on the sidelines so that he can have a better perspective which is “outside looking in”. Anash comes from a military family and because his height did not qualify for him to be part of the army, he decided to sharpen his strategical skills thereby making himself extremely valuable to the military and the kingdom.
  • Ian Galliguez as Drukpah Minister Noime Capul - Noime is a Drukpah by virtue of lineage. Her father was the former Drukpah responsible for Culture and the Arts and since Noime was born, she has been chosen to take her father's place. There are times when she appears as if she’s flighty but this is just due to her artistic nature.
  • Heidi Arima as Drukpah Minister Karuna - Karuna was the choice of the people of Yangdon to be part of the Drukpah council to represent them. Being from the people, Karuna has the most realistic perspective amongst the other council members. Before she was a member of the council, she was already the leader of their community in a farming area of Yangdon. Though her background is humble, she strove to finish her education and worked hard to improve the situation of her community. Karuna is the Drukpah in charge of domestic affairs.
  • Mimi Orara as Drukpah Minister Nisha - Chumi is the Drukpah with silent grace. She is the Drukpah in charge of commerce and increasing trade and business both locally and internationally she has several degrees in Business and Economics from Yangdon's Royal University and in Harvard. Nisha’s family has always been in business and because of this, she has inherited the family’s business acumen and is applying it to the economics and business dealings of the kingdom.
  • Yussef Estevez as Drukpah Minister Prashan - Prashan is a very passionate and intelligent person, his qualities made him earned a position in the Drukpah council. He was the youngest graduate of their class and has received nothing but perfect marks. His youth however often gets the best of him and he makes his decisions from his immediate reaction to the situation rather than from an informed choice.
  • Minco Fabregas as Dr. Ramon Santos - He is a former laborer in Yangdon and Queen Isabel's closest friend he was forced to leave Yangdon after he was being accuse as a crazy man after he witnesses the plot against the Queen and the Princess.
  • Roeder Camanag as Ambet Salamat - Ambet is Kiko's biological father, he abandoned his family after Kiko was born

Guest Characters

Special Characters and Description

  • Christian Bautista as Priam - Priam is the secondary antagonist of the series. He is Jao's biological father and Behati's first love before Behati marries Kencho, his goals are only to take both East and West Kingdom of Yangdon for all himself and proclaim himself as its king with Behati as his Queen, Priam is currently the head of the rebels.
  • Dante Rivero as Former King Majarajah Wanchuck - Maja Raja was the King of the Eastern Kingdom of Yangdon before he passes the crown to his son, Anand. He died due to his age, but left a mark to the Yangdon people by killing his opponent King Chenmo.
  • Precious Lara Quigaman as Queen Isabel Wanchuck - Isabel was a Filipina doctor and OFW at Yangdon and is a good lady which Anand falls for. Though the Drukpah questions about her identity as a Filipina, Anand still was determined to marry Isabel which made her the Queen. She dies when she was killed by a spy of Behati.
  • Christian Vasquez as Dasho Kencho Rinpoche - Kencho is Gino's biological father and unknowingly adoptive father of Jao, he was the Vice King of Yangdon and one of the people the king trusted he was a kind and modest man unlike his wife Behati. He died when Behati poisoned him.
  • Spanky Manikan as King Chenmo - Chenmo was the ruler of the Western Kingdom of Yangdon, he was a rude ruler even as a father to his daughter Behati. He died when Maja Raja shots him in the chest part.

Childhood Characters

  • Casey Da Silva as Young Mikay Maghirang/Princess Areeyah Wanchuck
  • Russiane Jandris Ilao as Young Gino Dela Rosa/Yuan Rinpoche
  • Louise Abuel as Young Jao Rinpoche
  • Jelo Echaluce as Young Kiko Salamat
  • Belle Mariano as Young Bianca Maghirang
  • Dexie Daulat as Young Dindi Maghirang

Production

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Kathryn and Gretchen in Yangdon costumes

Princess and I, then coming as working title You're Always in my Heart, was announced during an ABS-CBN trade event as one of the upcoming television series of the network to be shown on primetime. After the success of her previous show Mara Clara, the project was given to teen star Kathryn Bernardo as her counterpart Julia Montes was given the lead role for another show, Walang Hanggan.[6]

On March 31, 2012 on the network's primetime newscast TV Patrol, the show was formally announced as Princess and I and will be shown April 16, taking the timeslot of then concluding television show E-boy. Along with Kathryn, other teen actors to star include her Growing Up onscreen team-up partner Daniel Padilla, Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 Finalist Khalil Ramos, and Enrique Gil, whom she co-starred with in the movie Way Back Home.[7]

Albert Martinez and Precious Lara Quigaman were announced to be the royal parents of Bernardo's character. Gretchen Barretto also joins the cast after her previously announced project Alta was shelved. Other cast announced include Dominic Ochoa, Yayo Aguila, Niña Dolino, and Sharmaine Suarez. Primetime first-timer Dado Lumibao and My Binondo Girl director Francis Xavier Pasion are hired as directors for the show. Star Television will produce the television series. Star Television is the small-screen production arm of Star Cinema, the biggest film production firm in the Philippines, and the makers of primetime hits such as Pangako Sa 'Yo, Imortal, and Magkaribal.[8]

In an interview, Bernardo said that it was an unforgettable experience to shoot abroad in what is anticipated to be one of ABS-CBN’s biggest and grandest teleseryes for 2012. Since the story revolves around a fictional rich kingdom in Asia, costume and prop designers were hired to create authentic but stylized and evidently Bhutanese-influenced costumes that were fit for royalty. Notably also, to make the fictional kingdom seem more authentic, while shooting, actors portraying Yangdonese characters had to learn how to deliver their lines in Dzongkha, the language of the Bhutanese, and they would dub themselves in post editing. The cast and crew also had to fly to Bhutan to shoot scenes for the show. It took them two weeks to finish shooting in Bhutan, and they continued shooting in the Philippines after they arrived. Bernardo said it has helped her character that she looks like the princess of Bhutan, and that it would help the viewers appreciate the show more. [9]

The full trailer was released on April 2, 2012 via the primetime series Walang Hanggan. Soon after, the trailer became a top trending topic nationwide on Twitter. Two days later, the official poster was released.[10]

Ratings

Since its premier, the show has garnered consistent high ratings. Last June 25, it hits the 40 percent mark.[11]

By August 7, the series was at number one tied with heavyweight, Walang Hanggan, according to Kantar Media Total Philippines Household TV Ratings.[12]

Princess and I once more reigns the Philippine primetime TV shows garthering 40% TV rating last Wednesday, September 19. For three straight weeks now, Princess and I has been dominating primetime which was usually topped by phenomenal Walang Hanggan. Based on the latest data of Kantar Media last Wednesday (September 19) the drama series topbilled by Kathryn Bernardo garnered 40% national TV ratings, or almost a 25-point lead versus its newest rival program in GMA Network entitled Aso ni San Roque which only got 15.3%.[13]

Soundtrack

Main article: Princess and I (Soundtrack)

The Princess and I OST soundtrack was released in three parts under Star Records, led by the show's themesong, Nag-Iisang Bituin by Christian Bautista. The second single, Hinahanap Hanap Kita by Daniel Padilla was released in May 1 followed by the show's third single, Kung Ako Ba Siya by Khalil Ramos in May 3.

Untitled
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Nag-Iisang Bituin"Christian Bautista3:54
2."Hinahanap Hanap Kita"Daniel Padilla4:02
3."Kung Ako Ba Siya"Khalil Ramos3:40
4."Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon"Kathryn Bernardo3:40
5."Tunay Na Ligaya"Enrique Gil3:45
6."Now We're Together"Khalil Ramos4:03
7."Gusto Kita"Daniel Padilla, Khalil Ramos and Enrique Gil3:29
8."Nag-Iisang Bituin"Angeline Quinto3:54
Additional tracks (minus one)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Nag-Iisang Bituin (instrumental)"Christian Bautista3:54
2."Hinahanap Hanap Kita (instrumental)"Daniel Padilla4:02
3."Kung Ako Ba Siya (instrumental)"Khalil Ramos3:40
4."Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon (instrumental)"Kathryn Bernardo3:40
5."Tunay Na Ligaya (instrumental)"Enrique Gil3:45
6."Now We're Together (instrumental)"Khalil Ramos4:03
7."Gusto Kita (instrumental)"Daniel Padilla, Khalil Ramos and Enrique Gil3:29
8."Nag-Iisang Bituin (instrumental)"Angeline Quinto3:54

See also

References

  1. ^ Enrique Gil to do reunion project with Kathryn retrieved via www.abs-cbnnews.com 01-03-2012
  2. ^ Kathryn Bernardo shifts from drama to horror in Shake Rattle and Roll 13 retrieved via www.pep.ph 12-05-2011
  3. ^ Kathryn Bernardo believes that celebrities are entitled to privacy in some aspects retrieved via www.push.com.ph 02-25-2012
  4. ^ Gretchen Barretto is all praises for The Princess And I co-star Kathryn Bernardo retrieved via www.push.com.ph 02-28-2012
  5. ^ 'Princess and I' premieres tonight on Primetime Bida retrieved via www.abs-cbn.com 04-16-2012
  6. ^ Donida, Krissa. "Kathryn Bernardo is back on Primetime TV with three leading men in 'Princess and I'". Push. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  7. ^ Daniel Padilla says he doesn’t feel threatened by Enrique Gil and Khalil Ramos in Princess and I retrieved via www.push.com.ph 04-02-2012
  8. ^ Franco, Bernie (27 February 2012). "Gretchen Barretto admits she got really disappointed when 'Alta' got shelved". Push. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  9. ^ Manila-Santos, Rhea (22 March 2012). "Kathryn Bernardo shares her experience shooting 'The Princess and I' in Bhutan". Push. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  10. ^ ""Princess and I" Official Trailer". April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  11. ^ La Isla News (June 26, 2012). "Walang Hanggan and Princess and I reaches 40% mark".
  12. ^ http://theultimatefan.blogspot.com/2012/08/kantar-media-total-philippines_4603.html. Retrieved August 11, 2012. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Princess and I Reigns on Primetime for 3 Straight Weeks Now". Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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