Once Upon a Kiss

Once Upon a Kiss is a 2015 Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal, it stars Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix. It premiered on January 5, 2015 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on May 1, 2015 on with a total of 83 episodes.

Once Upon a Kiss
Title card
Genre	Drama Romantic comedy
Directed by	Joyce E. Bernal
Creative director	Roy Iglesias
Starring	Bianca Umali Miguel Tanfelix
Theme music composer	Pearisha Abubakar
Opening theme	"One Day You'll Find Me" by Hannah Precillas
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	83 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Rebya V. Upalda
Production locations	Indang, Cavite, Philippines Tagaytay, Philippines Batangas, Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	January 5 (2015-01-05) – May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)

Cast and characters

Cast

Miguel Tanfelix

Mylene Dizon

Nova Villa

Mariel Pamintuan

Lead cast

• Bianca Umali as Mariella "Ella" Servando Rodrigo^[1]
• Miguel Tanfelix as Prince Pelaez Almario^[2]

Supporting cast

• Michael de Mesa as Enrique "King" Pelaez
• Mylene Dizon as Giselle Pelaez-Almario
• Cris Villanueva as Eric Almario
• Tessie Tomas as Mérida Almario
• Manilyn Reynes as Aurora Servando-Rodrigo
• Nova Villa as Adelaida "Adela" Servando
• Maricar de Mesa as Ursula Salazar
• Sabrina Man as Wendy Salazar
• Mariel Pamintuan as Athena Almario
• Luigi Revilla as John
• Miggy Jimenez as Mickey Abueva
• Nicole Dulalia as Lily
• Jenny Alvarez as Amber Monteverde
• Eunice Lagusad as Melody Catacutan

Recurring cast

• Betong Sumaya as Sebastian Poblador
• Frank Magalona as Hans Peligro
• Valerie Concepcion as Minnie Servando-Rodrigo
• Cai Cortez as Fiona Allegre
• Ana Roces as Daisy
• Pekto as Badong
• Ping Medina as Sido
• Sherilyn Reyes-Tan as Jasmine
• Tina Paner as Sophia
• Ramon Christopher as Renato

Guest cast

• Al Tantay as Pedring Servando
• Keempee de Leon as Jimmy Rodrigo
• Gabby Eigenmann as Philip Madasalin
• Chuckie Dreyfus as Luis Montenegro
• Orestes Ojeda as Adolfo Pelaez
• Elijah Alejo as younger Athena Pelaez
• Rochelle Pangilinan as Rapunzel Pelaez-Almario
• Marc Justin Alvarez as younger Mickey Abueva
• Joshua Lichtenberg as younger Prince Pelaez-Almario
• Hershey Garcia as younger as Mariella "Ella" Servando-Rodrigo
• Zandra Summer as Giselle's secretary
• Carme Sanchez as Nelly
• Mosang as Mimay
• Ashley Cabrera as Fifi

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Once Upon a Kiss earned a 19.8% rating.^[3] The final episode scored a 23.2% rating. The series had its highest rating on April 28, 2015 and May 1, 2015 with a 23.2% rating.^[4]