Daniel Larrazabal

Daniel Anthony C. Larrazabal (popularly known as Daniel) is the main protagonist of the 2018 Filipino TV Series Cain at Abel. He is a businessman raised by his father and stepmother after his father separated with his mother alongside with his younger brother Elias Ledesma (born Miguel Larrazabal) who’s soon become his greatest rival. He is portrayed by Dingdong Dantes
== Biography ==
He was born to both working parents Antonio and Belen, and lived in a nuclear family with his younger brother Miguel. The changes of his life when his parents separated alongside with his younger brother, and his father remarried Precy his soon to be stepmom. Growing up with his new life made his life tragic, and vowed a mission for himself to reunite his mother and brother. As his family’s life grows in fortune, he then strived himself to prove how much he worth to his father and stepmother.
He then enters in a career of car racing and almost winning in events, and started dating Abigail, the daughter of their family friend Governor Buenaventura. Unknown to him, that Abigail was cheating on him and having affairs with Brent Evangelista son of the Buenaventura’s business partner in illegal activities. This was discovered by Daniel, when he was about to surprise Abigail in her rest house having an affair with Brent causing the two men brawl over love. As the two fights, Brent shoots Daniel scraping a bullet on his arm, but Daniel managed to fight back by shooting him back at the chest after Abigail stopped Brent by hitting him with a vase and gets up in attempt to fight back Daniel. It was believed that Brent was dead after the brawl, actually he was just unconscious, as he regains consciousness, he was finally killed by Governor Buenaventura after Daniel and Abigail left the crime scene. On the other hand, Elias Ledesma, a recently captured thief became the fall guy of the crime as an exchange for money for his son’s ailing son. Unknown to him, that Elias Ledesma is his long lost brother.
As the crime is covered up by Buenaventura, he remained adamant admitting the truth to the public, but he was constantly stopped by Governor Buenaventura to maintain his name clean. He then volunteered helping and looking over the Tolentino family and Elias as he is in prison. Abigail constantly begs forgiveness about her mistakes, but Daniel didn’t forgive her until she atoned her sin after he was threatened by Governor Buenaventura to kill him to prevent him exposing his crimes. One night he also faced with SPO4 Alex Ibarra, a rogue cop working with the Buenaventura after accidentally killing Sammy Ledesma, and Ibarra was killed by hit and run during their brawl. Elias, then learns about his son’s death and as he runs away from the authorities he then joins a gang known as Death Chain Gang led by Diego Javellana Garcia, one of his friend’s connections. As he joins the gang, he then starts attacking Daniel and his family, which started the rivalry of the two long lost brothers.
One night as the two brothers had an intended brawl, they were stopped by their long lost mother Belen (now Fe Ledesma) after she finally restored her memory and realized that Daniel and Elias were his long lost sons. Elias remained adamant and denied the truth, causing him accidentally shoot his mother for failing to shoot Daniel. Days later, the two brothers once again fight to bring out their grudges to one another. As Elias is weakened after Daniel blows his car, Daniel was about to kill him but this prevents him and changes his plan to help redeem his brother from his crime. He then surrenders to the authority, and reveals to the public that he was the one responsible for killing Brent Evangelista and Elias was just a fall guy in the crime. He also exposed Governor Buenaventura and Diego Garcia about their illegal activities. As Daniel is imprisoned, an evidence of Governor Buenaventura killing Brent was leaked by Lucille, the wife of Alex Ibarra and Abigail’s confession revealed by her father before his death. As an evidence was shown, he was released and placed under witness protection group. He then planned to visit Margarette, only to find out when Diego and his gang invaded their home upon meeting Elias in their home attempting to rescue Margarette and her family. The brothers reunite, and they faced Diego Garcia having an intense shootout. The brothers attempted to save Margarette, but she was killed by Diego. Shortly after, the brothers attempted to finally kill Diego and rescue the remaining members of the Tolentino family. 
He was finally acquitted for his case about the death of Brent Evangelista, finally serving the justice of Brent Evangelista’s death. He then visits Sammy and Margarette with his mother. Elias also visited after requesting a one hour visit to his ex lover Margarette and son Sammy. Daniel then suggests to Elias to hire a lawyer to clear up his case, but Elias decided to atone his crimes instead in the prison.
== Personality ==
Despite of being raised on a wealth family, he is seen to be caring what is more valuable than money such as love and family. The reason of this is because of his horrible childhood after he was separated by his mother and brother. He also displays grudge to his father and stepmother, due to his traumatic childhood with them, but still respected them and still treated them with respect despite of his heartaches. He is also shown to be a humanitarian individual, due to his past failures and heartaches for the people he loved. 
== Trivia ==
* From the show’s title, he is referred as Abel for being the good son which is based from the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Moreover, the rivalry of the two brothers is based from the biblical story Cain and Abel where Daniel is based from Abel (for the good son) and Elias is based from Cain (who became the bad son).
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