Kadenang Ginto

**Kadenang Ginto** (Eng: **The Heiress**) is a 2018 TV series originating in the Philippines. The series stars Francine Diaz, Andrea Brillantes, Beauty Gonzalez, Dimples Romana, Albert Martinez, and Adrian Alandy. The series started airing on October 8, 2018, and ended on February 7, 2020.

## Kadenang Ginto

* Season 2
* Season 1

### Finale Episode

Episode 348: The Battle of the Dragons (February 7, 2020)

### Cast

Francine DiazAndrea Brillantes

Beauty Gonzalez

Dimples Romana

Albert Martinez

Adrian Alandy

Richard Yap

## Sypnosis

*Kadenang Ginto* is the story of Romina Andrada, a secretary turned wife of business tycoon Robert Mondragon, who married her despite the fact that she was raped and was carrying the child of the assailant. Unknown to Romina, it was Daniela, Robert's daughter, who had orchestrated her abduction, right before seducing Romina's fiance, Carlos Bartolome. With their lives intertwined, their daughters, Cassandra and Margaret, are made to fight as to who the rightful heiress to Robert's empire.

## Cast and Characters

### Main cast

* Beauty Gonzalez as Romina Andrada-Mondragon
	+ Romina Andrada is Robert Mondragon's former secretary, and was about to marry Carlos Bartolome, until she got raped and her marriage didn't push through. Romina slowly moved on from her trauma especially after her marriage with her boss, but opened up her rape case again after telling her daughter her backstory.
* Dimples Romana as Daniela Mondragon-Bartolome
	+ Suspicious and jealous of his father's secretary, Daniela Mondragon has paid Alvin Mangubat to sexually assault Romina, and has since fought against Romina's family as Daniela claims everything Robert owed her, as well as taking Romina's ex fiancé, Carlos Bartolome.
* Francine Diaz as Cassandra "Cassie" Andrada-Mondragon
	+ Cassie is raised strictly by her mother, Romina, but spoiled by her father, Robert, and grew up without much knowledge of her origins of rape until months after her entry into Maxwell.
* Andrea Brillantes as Margaret "Marga" Mondragon-Bartolome
	+ Marga is raised by Daniela and Carlos, and inherited much of her personality from Daniela, resulting in her brat persona. Despite that, she likely became mean as a way to cope the lack of attention from her parents.
* Albert Martinez as Roberto "Robert" Mondragon
	+ After losing his wife after a car crash resulting from an argument, Robert's relationship with Daniela further drifted and hence sent her to America. Since the crash, Robert is the main person leading Camila Sardines.
* Adrian Alandy as Carlos Bartolome
	+ For three years, Carlos was in a relationship with Romina, up until missing his wedding with her after Daniela making moves on Carlos. After finding a work opportunity in Taiwan, he married Daniela after knowing her pregnancy with Marga.
* Richard Yap as Leonardo "Leon" Herrera
	+ After losing his wife and daughter in an accident, Leon Herrera has since not known the whereabouts of his surviving son. With the help of his cousin, Leon strives to reunite with his son by making moves on Romina Mondragon.
* Kyle Echarri  as Kristoff "Tope" Tejada
	+ After moving to the Philippines with his father after his parents' separation, Kristoff struggles to cope as he still wants to spend time with his mother, but he found solace with Cassie and her friends. Throughout the series, Kristoff finds himself in a love triangle between himself, Cassie, and Marga.
* Seth Fedelin as Michael "Mikoy" Sarmiento
	+ Mikoy is a street kid on the run from his abusive uncle and has survived on his own after the passing of his grandmother. Eventually, he finds himself in a relationship with Marga Bartolome.

### Supporting cast

#### Members and Friends of Bartolome Family

* Ronnie Lazaro as Nicolas "Kulas" Bartolome
	+ Kulas is skeptical of Carlos' and Romina's marriage, but encourages Carlos' marriage with Daniela, given Daniela's status as the daughter of the president of Camila Sardines, Robert.
* Luke Conde as Jude Bartolome
	+ Kulas' second son, Jude, is a policeman who works with both his family and Romina, but doesn't let anything slide, even holding his relatives accountable for actions they had committed.
* Nikko Natividad as Gino Bartolome
	+ Kulas' third son, Gino, competes in beauty pageants, but hides his true sexuality from his father.
* Aleck Bovick as Myrna Bartolome
	+ After getting fed up with his husband's hot-tempered attitude, Myrna left the family and went on to have a lesbian relationship with Jessa Trinidad. She returned to the family after running away from loansharks.
* Sheree Bautista as Jessa Trinidad
	+ Formerly an entertainer in Japan, Jessa is a flirty lesbian that had a relationship with Myrna Bartolome, but also attracted Kulas Bartolome.
* ??? as Carlitos Bartolome
	+ Unbeknownst to the family, Daniela had a miscarriage that resulted in her taking Carlitos to hide her secret.

#### Friends of the Mondragon Family

* Susan Africa as Esther Magtira
	+ Esther is a long-standing maid of the Mondragon household, and is close to everyone that lived in the mansion at some point.
* Arnold Reyes as Bernard Tejada
	+ Bernard is Robert's best friend, and a reputable lawyer, but has a rocky relationship with his wife that resulted in him returning to the Philippines with his son, Kristoff.
* Kim Molina as Savannah Rosales
	+ Savannah is Daniela's best friend, and often fed Daniela with information and narratives that seemingly helped Daniela, but ultimately made her own relationship with her husband fractured. The identity of Savannah's husband is unknown.

#### Members and Friends of Andrada Family

* Adrian Lindayag as Neil Andrada
	+ As Romina's brother, Neil witnessed much of the drama that came from Romina's relationship with Carlos, and has remained by her side in her journey. He is openly gay, with a relationship with Gino.
* Kat Galang as Bonita Marilet
* Josh Ivan Morales as Jepoy Marilet

#### Mangubat Family

* Eric Fructuoso as Alvin Mangubat
	+ Alvin is a former employee of Camila, after being wrongfully arrested for drug possession. He was paid by Daniela Mondragon to sexually assault Romina Andrada, but failed to do the act after being followed by Robert Mondragon.
* Joko Diaz as Hector Mangubat
	+ Hector is Alvin's older brother, and runs a gambling and smuggling business. Despite that, Hector uses Daniela's secrets to blackmail her, and uses coercion to silence his henchmen and eliminate his enemies. Even though he threatens Daniela, he has love for her.
* Criza Ta-a as Roxanne "Roxy" Mangubat
	+ Roxanne is Hector's daughter who used to reside in Zambales, until knowing the whereabouts of Marga, an influencer she actively follows on social media. Hector and Alvin used her to befriend Cassie.

#### Students of Maxwell International / Integrated

* Bea Basa as Fatima Paterno
	+ Fatima is a supportive friend of Cassie, and sided with her to avoid Marga's frequent bullying due to her body.
* Julie Esguerra as Leslie Joy "LJ" Catacutan
	+ LJ is a supportive friend of Cassie, siding with her especially after vandalizing one of the school's walls to get back at Marga.
* Danica Ontengco as Nadya Ricaforte
	+ Nadya is part of Marga's mean squad, but often encourages and acts on dethroning Marga as the "queen bee".
* CJ de Guzman as Nica de Guzman
	+ Nica is part of Marga's mean squad, but just like Nadya, acts on fighting against Marga for the spot of the school's "queen bee".
* Bea Borres as Maureen Gatchalian
	+ Maureen is part of Marga's mean squad, but is clumsy and most transparent of them all, just like Karen Smith in the movie, "Mean Girls".
* Abby Bautista as Trina
	+ Trina is a scholar student of Maxwell Integrated, taking care of siblings after school without parents.

#### Board of Directors (Camila Sardines)

* Angelina Kanapi as Juanita Galvez
	+ Mrs. Galvez is a long-standing shareholder of Camila Sardines, who is skeptical of Romina's actions, but supports Daniela's doings.
* ??? as Mr. Torre
* ??? as Mrs. Estellar
* ??? as Mrs. Villanueva

### Guest Cast

Note: The order / season is based on the character's relevance or introduction. Some of these guest characters reappear in other seasons. Some remain uncredited. The characters in this list include credited cast in the episodes they appear, or characters that remain uncredited but are named or appear more frequently. This list may be incomplete.

#### Season 1

* Eula Valdez as Rosanna Andrada
	+ Rosanna was the supportive mother of Romina and Niel, who unfortunately passed from cardiac arrest after the abruptly cut wedding due to Carlos' absence.
* Mickey Ferriols as Camila Mondragon
	+ Camila was Daniela's close mother, who unfortunately passed after a car crash resulting from an argument with her husband, Robert.
* Marnie Lapus as Fatima's mother
	+ Mrs. Paterno works as a chef, who supports and cooks for Fatima and her friends.
* ??? as Aling Luring
	+ Aling Luring is a close friend of Mang Kulas and Jepoy, but is not fond of snobbish people like Daniela.
* Cecille Jamora Santos as Mrs. Cecilia Cruz
	+ She is the principal of Maxwell who knows how to discipline hard, but cares for her students' wellbeing.
* Apollo Abraham as Mr. Uy
	+ Mr. Uy is the head of Tita Sardines, who benefited from Daniela's leaking of Camila Sardines' plans to their company. Daniela approached him again to tarnish Romina's reputation in Camila.
* ??? as Nadya's mother
* ??? as Nica's mother
* ??? as Maureen's mother

#### Season 2

* Valerie Concepcion as Cindy Dimaguiba
	+ Cindy is a female inmate paid by Daniela Bartolome to hurt Romina Mondragon.
* Suzette Ranillo as Pilar
	+ Pilar is the former ruler among female inmates who helped Romina fight Cindy.
* ??? as Atty. Sanchez
	+ Atty. Sanchez was assigned by Bernard Tejada to handle Romina Andrada-Mondragon's defense to prove her innocence in Robert's "death", but was paid by Hector and Alvin to prevent Romina getting out of prison.
* Giovanni Baldesseri as Atty. Cabrera
	+ He is Daniela's lawyer against Romina Mondragon during Romina's false imprisonment for Robert's murder.
* ??? as Ben Peralta
	+ Ben Peralta is the bomber in Robert Mondragon's helicopter. He is one of Hector's henchmen threatened to not speak about his allegiance to Hector.
* ??? as Mr. Capistrano
	+ His identity is unconfirmed, but it's likely that Mr. Capistrano is the tenant of the townhouse Robert Mondragon had at some point.
* ??? as Patrick Tolop
	+ Patrick Tolop is the witness that saw Romina fighting Robert, paid by Hector and Alvin to manipulate the truth.
* Mel Martinez as Joaquin "Wacky" Dumagat
	+ Sir Wacky is the owner of a diner that Cassie, Kristoff, and Marga used to work under during summer vacation.
* Ping Medina as Badong
	+ Badong is Mikoy's abusive uncle.
* ??? as Nurse Pearlita
	+ Nurse Pearlita is the nurse who saw Romina getting admitted by Robert Mondragon to the hospital after her rape.
* ??? as Vicky
	+ Vicky is Nurse Pearlita's daughter, paid by Hector, Alvin, and Daniela to silence Nurse Pearlita from framing Robert as the one who raped Romina.

#### Season 3

* Raine Salamante as Gwen
	+ Gwen is Trina's classmate in Maxwell Integrated. She has a ailing grandmother.
* Benj Manalo as Felix Dimaguiba
	+ Felix Dimaguiba is Leon's best friend, who works with Romina, and has a crush on Bonita.
* ??? as Bibeth
	+ Miss Bibeth is a former employee at SikaTuna until its bankruptcy. She works for Daniela spying at Romina after Romina's departure from Camila.
* Glydel Mercado as Madam Rosita Carvajal
	+ Rosita is the caretaker of the house Daniela lived in after she lost the mansion.
* Brenna Garcia as Jenna Carvajal
	+ Jenna is Rosita's adopted daughter, and has a conflicting friendship with Marga.
* Nico Antonio as Ramon Evangelista
	+ Ramon is often seen outside Daniela's house in Navotas, and despises her attitude, but gets along with Rosita.
* Louise Abuel as Paco Herrera
	+ Paco is Leon's child who ran away and was found by the authorities. Paco has a good relationship with Hector, unlike his own father, at first.
* Ana Abad Santos as Eva Romero
	+ Eva is an insane woman who took care of Robert Mondragon after escaping a Chinese vessel after his helicopter accident.
* Hasna Cabral as Cherry
	+ Cherry is Romina's secretary after Romina's return to Camila.
* Sandy Aloba as Romina's second lawyer
	+ She is Romina's lawyer in charge of prosecuting Robert Mondragon.
* ??? as Mr. Cervantes
	+ It's not clarified in the series, but it's likely that he is Robert's lawyer during the rape case filed by Romina.
* Lou Veloso as Waldo
	+ Waldo is Robert's friend in the city jail, always cautious of Hector's actions.
* ??? as Hector's henchmen
	+ Hector has several henchmen, many of which are uncredited.
* Mark Dionisio as SPO1 Martino Panerio
	+ SPO1 Martino Panario is the main policeman near the end of the series.
* Jem Macatuno as Leon's henchmen
* Emjay Sevilla as Leon's henchmen
* Yong Muhajil as Leon's henchmen
* Heidi Arima as Principal of Maxwell Integrated
* Alynna Velasquez as Principal Garcia of Maxwell International

#### Unknown

* Eva Darren as Cely
* Angelo Acosta as Ser

### Cameo

* Belle Mariano as Catherine V. Herrera
	+ Catherine is Leon's late daughter.
* ??? as Elaine V. Herrera
	+ Elaine is Leon's late husband.
* Angel Locsin
	+ At the time of her appearance, Angel Locsin starred as Rhian Bustamante in "The General's Daughter", that also featured Albert Martinez, the actor who starred as Robert Mondragon. Much fanfare was speculated on Albert's eventual return to the series.
* Winnie Cordero as Ms. Hazel
	+ Ms. Hazel is the TV show host for Usapang Puhunan.
* ??? as Mrs. Dagapan
	+ Mrs. Dagapan helped the workers illegally fired by Daniela return to their jobs.
* ??? as Mr. Ocampo
	+ Mr. Ocampo is an investor for Romina Sardines.
* Bea Alonzo
* Andrew Gan as chaperone for Maxwell Ball
* Jojo Riguerra as investigating police officer in charge of Robert's "death"

## Theme Song

Nasa Puso was used as an official soundtrack for Kadenang Ginto. In which its Lyric Video gained popularity.

## Possible Extension

According to Wikipedia, it is said that Kadenang Ginto would possibly air until 2020 due to positive ratings. The ending was on February 7, 2020.

## Gallery

Season 1Season 2 and 3Kadenang Ginto`s international title: The HeiressFamily PhotoThe Gold SquadCarousel Photo 1 from ABS-CBN Entertainment websiteCarousel Photo 2 from ABS-CBN Entertainment websiteCarousel Photo 3 from ABS-CBN Entertainment websiteSneak PeekPoster 1Poster 2