Kambal Sirena Makes a Big Splash as it Airs Fresh and Original Story
Aljur Abrenica Monday, March 31, 2014
Fresh from her successful string of soap operas, namely Alakdana, One True Love and Mundo Mo’y Akin, Louise delos Reyes meanwhile declares that Kambal Sirena is her most challenging role to date, what with two very diverse characters to portray. Louise in the role of twins Alona and Perlas.
The fresh and original story of Kambal Sirena is certainly something to watch out for—from its state-of-the-art production design to spectacular visual effects. Kambal Sirena is a fantasy drama series that offers not just a captivating love story but the value of how differences can bring people closer to each other.
In the series, Alona and Perlas are born with unusual features—one is born with gills behind her ears and the other with a mermaid's tail. Worried that neighbors might be surprised by their strange features, their mother decides to move along with them to an isolated island. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Alona and Perlas have to live separately. Living with her mother, Perlas works in an ocean park while Alona lives as a princess within the confines of the waters—the kingdom of Sirenadia.
Another thing to look forward to is the first ever team up of Louise with the Kapuso Prime leading man Aljur Abrenica. Aljur plays the role of Kevin, a handsome and rich son of Susanna (Lotlot De Leon), whom the twins fall in love with. Kevin manages the family company where he meets Perlas. As they start to develop feelings for each other, Susana learns that Perlas is the daughter of Marissa (Mickey Ferriols), who they consider as the cause of her brother Enrique's (Ryan Eigenmann) death. Meanwhile, Alona also finds love with Kevin specifically when she was able to save him from being drowned.
Two individuals with different personalities and circumstances fighting for one man. Who will win the heart of Kevin? Will the uniqueness in Alona and Perlas be a hindrance for them to be loved?
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Making the story and plot even more enthralling are portrayals by Mike Tan as Jun, the man who protects the true identity of Alona; Tessie Tomas as Lola Rita, the uptight grandmother of the twins and mother of Marissa; Mickey Ferriols as Marissa, the kind and caring mother of the twins; Nova Villa as Tiya Ligaya, the sister of Rita who has a fascination on mermaids. Lotlot De Leon as Susanna, the mother of Kevin who is against the closeness of his son and Perlas; Pancho Magno as Homer, the closest and trusted cousin of Kevin who eventually betrays him because of envy; Wynwyn Marquez as Macy, the rich and fashionable girlfriend of Kevin who is the mortal enemy of Perlas; Chanda Romero as Victorina, the arrogant grandmother of Kevin; Ryan Eigenmann as Enrique, the man Marissa's parents want to marry her of to; Yul Servo as Damos, a merman and father of the twins; Hershey Garcia, the young Perlas and Alona; Angelika Dela Cruz as Reyna Arowana, the queen of Sirenadia with timeless beauty who takes care of Alona; Rich Asuncion, the mermaid friend of Damos; Polo Ravales as Ataba, the scheming right-hand person of Reyna Arowana, who is tasked to be the protector of Alona; and Gladys Reyes as Barracuda, the evil seawitch who claims to be the rightful queen of Sirenadia.
Taken during Mike Tan & Louise Delos Reyes' BlogCon at Papa John's Pizza
GMA Network takes pride of Kambal Sirena with its one-of-a-kind production from its production design, magnificent costumes, and visually outstanding effects up to the remarkable underwater scenes.
Helmed by New York-trained director Dondon Santos with Dode Cruz as Head writer, Kambal Sirena is supervised by SVP for Entertainment, Lilybeth G. Rasonable; VP for Drama, Redgie Acuna Magno; AVP for Drama, Cheryl Ching-Sy; Sr. Program Manager, Cathy Ochoa-Perez with Executive Producer, Kaye Cadsawan.
The creative team is composed of Creative Director, Jun Lana; Creative Head, RJ Nuevas; Creative Consultant, Suzette Doctolero; Writers, Christine Novicio, and Luningning Ribay; and Brainstormers, Gilda Olvidado, Jonathan Cruz and Liberty Trinidad.
According to Louise, “I’m very thankful. Simula noong nag-umpisa kami hanggang ngayon, ramdam namin na mas lalong tumitindi ang pagtanggap nila sa ‘Kambal Sirena.’ Lahat ng pagod at puyat namin talagang worth it lahat. Everyone shouldn’t really miss the upcoming episodes because aside from the original concept, Direk Dondon along with the production staff is really working hard on every detail of the soap, from the script up to the characters,”.
Kambal Sirena airs weeknights after 24 Oras on GMA Telebabad.
