The Borrowed Wife

The Borrowed Wife is a 2014 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Camille Prats in the title role and Rafael Rosell. It premiered on January 20, 2014 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up. The series concluded on May 23, 2014 with a total of 88 episodes.

The Borrowed Wife
Title card
Genre	Romantic drama
Created by	Rey Leoncito
Written by	Ken de Leon Cristine Novicio Angeli Delgado
Directed by	Gil Tejada Jr.
Creative director	Jun Lana
Starring	Camille Prats Rafael Rosell
Opening theme	"Pinakamamahal" by Maricris Garcia
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	88
Production
Executive producer	Michele Borja
Production locations	Quezon City, Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25–34 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	January 20 (2014-01-20) – May 23, 2014 (2014-05-23)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Cast and characters

Cast

Camille Prats

Rafael Rosell

Lead cast

• Camille Prats as Sophia Gonzales-Villaraza / Maria Carlotta "Maricar" Perez-Santos^[2]
• Rafael Rosell as Ricardo "Rico" Santos^[3]

Supporting cast

• Charee Pineda as Maria Carlotta "Maricar" Perez-Santos / Sandra Navarro / Slilvia "Sylvia" Ignacio^[3]
• TJ Trinidad as Eduardo "Earl" Villaraza^[3]
• Pauleen Luna as Teresa Victoria "Tessa" Pelaez-Santos^[3]
• Yayo Aguila as Imelda "Elda" Santos^[3]
• Sherilyn Reyes-Tan as Mimi Perez-Garcia^[3]
• Kevin Santos as Jorrel Geraldes^[3]
• Diego Castro as Carlo Solaez^[3]
• Lou Sison as Jenny^[3]
• Rhed Bustamante as Joanna Santos^[3]
• Zarah Mae Deligero as Denden Garcia^[3]
• Caridad Sanchez as Celing^[3]
• Jojit Lorenzo as Biboy Manalo^[3]

Guest cast

• Frances Makil-Ignacio as Olive
• Philip Lazaro as Mickey
• Yassi Pressman as Wendy Contessa
• Gian Magdangal as Gerard
• Mel Martinez as Pat
• Patricia Ismael as Beatrice "Bea" Terrazo
• JC Tiuseco as Larry
• Arthur Solinap as Rex

Production

Principal photography concluded on May 16, 2014.^[4]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of The Borrowed Wife earned a 12.6% rating.^[5] The final episode scored a 17.2% rating.^[6]