

The incident causes Mylene to lose her memory and assume the identity of Katherine. The sisters, when they still very young, were separated following a landslide. Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin tells the story of half-sisters Mylene (Angelika) and Clarissa (Sunshine). One of the earliest teleseryes aired on TV, Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin features a string of teleserye devices that would later become clichés: poor-girl-meets-rich-boy romances, identity theft, and amnesia. The teleserye launched Angelika dela Cruz and Sunshine Dizon as homegrown actresses of the Kapuso network. Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin is GMA-7's first solo production for a teleserye, after airing co-produced drama shows with VIVA Entertainment in the late '90s. (The current shows of ABS-CBN are on a taping break to follow the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.) Got To Believe is currently on a rerun in ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold block. In the end, Joaquin and Chichay's love prevailes. The show's second chapter also introduces a new tagline: "The heart remembers what the mind forgets." The risky operation causes him to lose certain memories, including those of Chichay and the moments they shared.Īfter a few years, Joaquin returns to the Philippines, but now he has a relationship with Alex (Liza Soberano), a friend he meets in Singapore.

Joaquin goes to Singapore and undergoes an operation to take the bullet out. In the second chapter of Got To Believe, the secrets are revealed, leading to the end of Joaquin and Chichay's romance. It did not help that Joaquin's mother is against Joaquin falling for his nanny. Second, Chichay's mother, Betchay (Manilyn Reynes), and Joaquin's father, Jaime (Ian Veneracion), are former lovers. Chito accidentally fired a gun as he attempted to save the amusement park from a thief, not knowing that the bullet had hit anyone, until reports said a young boy had been shot in the head. However, secrets will bring problems to their budding romance.įirst, Chichay's father, Chito (Benjie Paras), is the reason behind Joaquin's injury. Joaquin and Chichay's relationship starts roughly, but they slowly become fond of each other, until they fall in love. Chichay is hired by Joaquin's mother, Juliana (Carmina Villarroel), to take care of him because of a brain injury: a stray bullet had penetrated his head in a tragic incident that happened when he was a child. Got To Believe tackles the love story of Joaquin (Daniel Padilla) and his nanny, Chichay (Kathryn Bernardo). GOT TO BELIEVEĬharacter with amnesia: Joaquin (Daniel Padilla)ĭirectors: Cathy Garcia-Molina, Richard Arellano This is THE PEP LIST OF 10 TELESERYES FEATURING CHARACTERS WITH AMNESIA. In fact, in the midst of new teleserye devices and storylines introduced over the years, soap opera producers continue to do shows using the "amnesia" plot.Īs such, the amnesia plot is now tagged as a teleserye cliché.

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The two top TV networks, ABS-CBN and GMA-7, have produced-count this-more than 20 teleseryes using the amnesia plot.Īmnesia is now officially beyond being an experiment, it has become a tried-and-tested formula for teleseryes. This is a convenient way to create additional tension and drama in an already convoluted storyline." The Mayo Clinic, however, points out a not inconsequential detail: Even if TV shows and movies like to sketch characters with amnesia as forgetting their very identity, this is not often the case in real life.īut, because teleseryes are a work of fiction, very often amnesia plots are milked for what they've got.Įxplaining the amnesia plot, PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) contributor Earl Villanueva in a 2013 commentary, wrote: "Just when everything’s going well for the bida, a head bump or a traumatic incident ruins everything, resulting in a complete memory wipeout.
