Tayong Dalawa

Tayong Dalawa
Image of title card and the show's cast.
Format	Romance, Drama, Action
Directed by	Ruel Bayani Trina Dayrit
Starring	Gerald Anderson Jake Cuenca Kim Chiu
Theme music composer	Rey Valera
Opening theme	"Tayong Dalawa" by Gary Valenciano
Country of origin	ABS-CBN
Language(s)	Filipino, English
No. of episodes	178 + 1 special
Production
Location(s)	Philippines
Broadcast
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Original run	January 19, 2009 – September 25, 2009

Tayong Dalawa (English: The Two Of Us) was a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN. The story revolved around fraternal twin brothers (Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca) who share the same name, the same aspirations, and the same lady-of-interest (Kim Chiu). The title of the series was taken from one of Rey Valera’s classic songs, in a manner similar to most Filipino soap operas.^[1]

Plot summary

David "JR" Garcia Jr. was born into a poor family. His father, David Sr., deserted his mother Marlene before he was born because his wife, Ingrid Garcia was pregnant with David "Dave" Garcia, Jr. When Audrey King and her family went to Tagaytay for a visit, she fell from a set of high stairs. JR saves her life and introduces himself as David Garcia Jr after she asks for her name. When she gets to the hospital and is asked by the witnesses and her family who saved her, she says it's David Garcia Jr. - but Dave is given the credit instead of JR.

As she grows up falling in love with Dave, Dave meets JR and they become the best of friends, but their families do not approve of their friendship. Dave's family thought that JR just wanted to use Dave just for the money. The siblings' mothers would not let the two hang out, although their father allowed the friendship to continue, because there was something about JR that David Sr. liked. Dave's grandmother, Elizabeth, and JR's mother, Marlene, suspects David Sr is keeping the two boys' friendship alive.

Audrey's father, Stanley Sr, sends her to Cebu to continue her studies. JR and Audrey have a chance encounter in the airport and feel like they have seen each other before. Dave and JR are accepted into the Philippine Military Academy where they graduate at the top of their class. The family rivalry becomes worse as everyone finds out that Dave and JR are half-siblings when David Sr appears on graduation day. Elizabeth would exert all efforts to cover up the truth, to the point that she engineers Marlene's imprisonment. Things become even worse as David Sr. dies from a gunshot wound during a raid by smuggling boss Leo Cardenas on his armory on the suggestion of Ramon Lecumberri, JR and Dave's estranged older half-brother. It was followed by more events such as the death of Audrey's mother Loreta, Ramon killing Leo to save Lola Gets and the involvement of Audrey's younger brother, Stan Jr, in Ramon's syndicate. Further DNA testing confirms that Dave and JR are twins.

As things develop, Stanley kills Elizabeth over a financial dispute and frames JR. He was imprisoned and later broke out of jail with a former enemy, Ka Doroy, as part of a double agent operation with the military regarding the syndicate.^[2] He discovers that the syndicate's boss, "Hunyango", is actually Marlon Cardenas, Dave's godfather and Leo's father.

After JR is hit in a later incident, Dave agrees to a kidney transplant to save his twin in exchange for a civil wedding to Audrey, but the marriage turns out to be fake because of Mamita's machinations. Dave and Audrey plan a church wedding, but Dave backs out. Audrey ends up marrying JR in church and later bears him a son named Adrian. However, she dies of heart disease a few days after giving birth.

The brothers eventually face off in a final showdown with Ramon, who agrees to surrender after Marlene's appeals and completing a plan to bring down his syndicate. However, a mentally-insane Ingrid shoots Ramon in the head while being taken into custody. He survives the shooting but doctors said the bullets rendered him blind.^[3] Ingrid is then turned over to a psychiatric hospital by Dave. Ramon is sentenced to life imprisonment and makes amends with Marlene, JR, and Dave behind bars. The three, who visit Ramon from time to time, now live together with Robert, Adrian, Ula, Angela and Lily. The story ends with a cliffhanger: a woman and her son appears at the Garcia house one evening. They introduced themselves as Emma Garcia(a third wife of David Garcia Sr.) and David Anthony Garcia III.

Cast

Main cast

• Jake Cuenca as David "Dave" M. Garcia, Jr.
• Gerald Anderson as David "JR" D. Garcia, Jr.
• Kim Chiu as Audrey Garcia (nee King)

Supporting cast

• Helen Gamboa as Elizabeth "Mamita" Martinez
• Gina Pareño as Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio
• Coco Martin as Ramon D. Lecumberri
• Cherry Pie Picache as Marlene Dionisio-Garcia
• Agot Isidro as Ingrid Martinez-Garcia / Ingrid Martinez-Cardenas
• Jodi Sta. Maria as Angela
• Alessandra De Rossi as Greta Romano
• Anita Linda as Lilian "Lily" King
• Jiro Manio as Stanley "Stan" King, Jr
• Spanky Manikan as Stanley King, Sr.
• Miguel Faustman as David Garcia, Sr.
• Mylene Dizon as Loreta King
• Baron Geisler as Leo Cardenas

Guest cast

Extended

• Johnny Revilla as Marlon Cardenas/Hunyango
• Ping Medina as Nico Valencia
• Regine Angeles as Olivia
• Beauty Gonzalez as Dolores Ocampo
• Alex Anselmuccio as Lt. James Espiritu
• Neil Ryan Sese as Attorney Sandoval
• Kian Kazemi as Lt. Paul Isidro
• John Medina as Lt. Franco
• Simon Ibarra as Manuel
• Gerard Pizzaras as Major Gonzales
• Cacai Bautista as Ula
• Mike Lloren as Brig. Gen. Bernardo Rosario
• Ram Sagad as Lt. Florentino (JR's immediate superior)
• Efren Reyes, Jr. as Ka Doroy

Cameo

• Celine Lim as young Audrey King
• Francis Magundayao as young David "JR" Garcia, Jr.
• Carlo Lacana as young David "Dave" Garcia, Jr.
• Paul Salas as young Ramon Lecumberri
• Sharlene San Pedro as young Ingrid Martinez
• Cheska Billiones as young Marlene Dionisio
• Desiree del Valle as young Rita "Lola Gets" Dionisio
• Dimples Romana as young Elizabeth Martinez^[4]
• Rodjun Cruz as Stanley "Junior" King, Jr.
• Irma Adlawan as Berta Romano (Greta's mother)
• Ex.Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro as himself
• Michael Conan as Pedring (2nd rebel commander)
• John James Uy as Detective Edward de Castro
• Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Dionisio family attorney
• Jennifer Illustre as Ditas
• Paw Diaz as Michaela
• Robert Arevalo as Greg Martinez
• John Manalo as Benong/Jomar
• Tanya Gomez as Sheryl
• Marc Acueza as Charles
• Gian Sotto as Paul (Hunyango's assistant and Ramon's ally)
• Dionne Monsanto as TV News Reporter
• Charles Christianson as Peter
• Bing Davao as Alias Black Hawk
• Dido dela Paz as Sgt. delos Reyes
• Mike Magat as Officer Mercado
• Michael Roy Jornales as Bong
• Mon Confiado as Brando
• Richard Poon as himself (The Wedding Singer of JR & Audrey)
• Menggie Cobarrubias as Lola Gets' doctor
• Leo Rialp as Audrey's male doctor
• Nadia Sampler as Lilia King
• Archie Adamos as General Villanueva
• Rosanna Roces as Emma Garcia (finale episode)
• Enchong Dee as David Anthony Garcia, III (finale episode)

Production

Production and Creative Staff

• Creative consultant: Ruel Bayani
• Creative manager: Rondel Lindayag
• Musical Scorer: Carmina Cuya and Vincent de Jesus
• Headwriter: Arlene Tamayo
• Writers: Dindo Perez, Danica Dominggo and Mark Anthony Bunda
• Directors: Ruel Bayani and Trina Dayrit
• Executive producer: Emerald Suarez and Kylie Manalo
• Production manager: Dagang Vilbar
• Overall in-charge of production: Deo Endrinal

Reception

Soundtrack

The show's theme is Tayong Dalawa by Gary Valenciano and in times the song Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin (I Will Love You Tomorrow) by Lani Misalucha is played throughout the show.

DVD release

On August 27, 2009 a announcement was made that Tayong Dalawa will be available on DVD.^[5] The first few volumes have been released.

Citation from the Armed Forces

The production team of Tayong Dalawa and its three leading actors were cited by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for promoting a positive image of the Philippine military. The show is also credited for boosting the Philippine Military Academy's recruitment of prospective cadets by 300%. ^[6] Many episodes were shot inside the PMA campus, where Anderson and Cuenca underwent training alongside the actual cadets. Anderson lamented that his and Cuenca's lack of Citizen Army Training experience was an initial problem in adjusting to the Academy's training regime. ^{[7] [8]}

Tayong Dalawa: The Untold Beginning (special episode)

On September 20, 2009, ABS-CBN aired Tayong Dalawa: The Untold Beginning. The made-for-TV movie features deleted scenes from the first few episodes of the series, which explores the origins of the rivalry between mother-daughter tandems 'Lola Gets'-Marlene and Elizabeth-Ingrid. It also expounds on Ingrid and Marlene's separate love stories with David Garcia Sr.^[9]

Awards

See also

• List of shows previously aired by ABS-CBN

References

External links

• Tayong Dalawa on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida
• Tayong Dalawa Official Multiply Blog (Multiply)
• Tayong Dalawa Tayong Dalawa Drama