Una Kang Naging Akin

2008 Philippine television drama series

Angelika Dela Cruz
Wendell Ramos
Maxene Magalona

Theme music composerTata BetitaOpening theme"Una Kang Naging Akin" by Ram ChavesCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languageTagalogNo. of episodes80ProductionExecutive producerCamille Gomba-MontañoCamera setupMultiple-camera setupRunning time25–35 minutesProduction companyGMA Entertainment TVOriginal releaseNetworkGMA NetworkReleaseSeptember 1 (2008-09-01) –
December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19)

Una Kang Naging Akin (International title: When You Were Mine / transl. you became mine first) is a 2008 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a 1991 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the tenth instalment of Sine Novela. Directed by Joel Lamangan, it stars Angelika Dela Cruz, Wendell Ramos, and Maxene Magalona. It premiered on September 1, 2008, on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing Magdusa Ka. The series concluded on December 19, 2008, with a total of 80 episodes.

Premise

Tragedy strikes when the helicopter that Nick crashes on a remote island. A body is found in the crash site but it turned out to be Nick's officemate whose name was not listed in the passenger manifesto. The "death" of Nick caused great grief to Vanessa since she was already betrothed to be married to the young man. On the remote island, Nick meets Modesto Mallari, a marine biologist. Because of his memory loss, Nick introduces himself as Darwin. Mallari takes Darwin to his home where he introduces his daughter, Jessa. As time passes by, the two develop feelings for each other and have a child together. Darwin becomes involved in another accident that triggers the return of his past memories. With the return of his memory, Darwin's identity, as well as Jessa and their child, no longer exist in Nick's recollection.^[1]

Cast and characters

Lead cast

Angelika dela Cruz as Vanessa Yumul
Wendell Ramos as Nick Adriano / Darwin Salvador
Maxene Magalona as Jessa Mallari / Luisita

Supporting cast

Gina Alajar as Luisa Yumul
Alfred Vargas as Ronnie Bautista
LJ Reyes as Liway Mallari
Tony Mabesa as Jaime Adriano
Raquel Villavicencio as Margarita Adriano
Ricardo Cepeda as Modesto Mallari
Maggie Wilson as Annie Villanueva
Mel Martinez as Eli Solis
Jim Pebangco as Anding
Gillete Sandico as Agnes
Paolo Paraiso as Marvin
Paolo Serrano as Jule
Mika Dela Cruz as Anna
Kevin Santos as Biboy
Frank Garcia as Raffy
Hazel Ann Mendoza as Violy

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Una Kang Naging Akin earned a 21.5% rating.^[2] While the final episode scored a 24.9% rating.^[3]

References

^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (August 29, 2008). "Una Kang Naging Akin airs September 1 on GMA-7". PEP. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ Santiago, Erwin (September 2, 2008). "TV Ratings (Aug. 29-Sept. 1): Magdusa Ka ends with a bang, Una Kang Naging Akin opens strongly". PEP. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ Santiago, Erwin (December 23, 2008). "TV Ratings (Dec. 15-21): Luna Mystika and Una Kang Naging Akin top ratings game". PEP. Retrieved March 7, 2018.