Tubig at Langis

* Season 3
* Season 2
* Season 1

***Tubig at Langis*** (International title: *Broken Vows* / lit. 'Water and Oil') is a 2016 Philippine television drama romance series based on 1980 film of the same name, starring Vilma Santos, Amy Austria-Ventura and Dindo Fernando. Directed by FM Reyes, it is topbilled by Cristine Reyes, Zanjoe Marudo and Isabelle Daza. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's *Kapamilya Gold* afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on February 1, 2016 to September 2, 2016, replacing *All of Me* and was replaced by *The Greatest Love*.

Marudo and Reyes reunited in the series after Star Cinema's *Bromance: My Brother's Romance* from 2013. Vivian Velez resigned from the series due to difficulties working with Cristine Reyes.

same name, starring Vilma Santos, Amy Austria-Ventura and Dindo Fernando. Directed by FM Reyes, it is topbilled by Cristine Reyes, Zanjoe Marudo and Isabelle Daza. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's *Kapamilya Gold* afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on February 1, 2016 to September 2, 2016, replacing *All of Me* and was replaced by *The Greatest Love*.

## Cast and characters

### Guest cast

* Luke Conde as Alvin
* Johan Santos as Bryan
	+ Lucy's husband, Conching's son-in-law, and Natoy and Emma's brother-in-law who separated with her and harbors feelings for Irene. *(season 1)*
* Kamille Filoteo
* Kyra Custodio
* Yana Asistio
* Micah Muñoz
* Gigi Locsin
* JC Santos as Noah
	+ Jaime's friend who he borrowed money from. *(season 2)*
* Divina Valencia
* Jenny Miller as Abigail
	+ Natoy's ex-girlfriend who Conching wanted for him before she met Clara. *(season 1)*
* AJ Dee as Matteo
* Barbara Perez as Delilah
	+ Conching's friend. *(season 1)*
* Ron Morales as Melchor
* Dante Ponce as Governor Salamanca
	+ Nestor's boss who threatened his life along with Jun. He order's Nestor to do his dirty work, late the kidnapped him and Jun and threatened that he would kill Clara and Nathan. Later he and Melchor get killed by Nestor when they escape. *(season 1-2)*
* Tanya Gomez as Azon
	+ The former prison leader where Clara was sentenced. Later got killed by Clara's father Nestor during the prison breakout and escape. *(season 3)*

### Special participation

* Vivian Velez as Conchita "Conching" Beltran-Villadolid - The former main antagonist of the series. She is the mother of Natoy, Lucy, and Emma. Conchita is evil and manipulative like her adoptive daughter Lucy. She helps Clara making Irene's life miserable and believes Clara is the perfect fit for her son. She later died of the series. She has a villainous sister named Altamira.
* Victor Silayan as Jaime Agoncillo - Mico's biological father and Irene's former lover. He leaves Irene to stay married to his wife Nancy, later he impregnates Clara. He later gets killed by Clara when he admits the truth to Irene. *(seasons 1-2)*
* Boboy Garovillo as Vicente Villadolid: Conching's late husband, Natoy, Lucy, and Emma's father, and Mira's lover. *(seasons 1-3)* (flashbacks and pictures only)
* Antoinette Taus as Nancy Agoncillo: Jaime's wife who got killed in a fire than Jaime plotted. She confronted Irene when she found out Jaime was cheating on her. *(season 1)*
* Pamu Pamorada as Pilar Custodio: Clara's best friend who got murdered by Clara's father, Nestor. She encourages Clara to dress differently to get noticed especially with Renato "Natoy." *(season 1)*
* Veyda Inoval as teen Irene Magdangal: Young Irene grew up without her biological mother Josie, but she is happy with only her father raising and loving her. Later inherits a stepmother and stepbrother who she treats as her own family. *(season 1)*
* Bugoy Cariño as teen Christopher "Tope" Nieves-Magdangal *(season 1)*
* Roland Lladoni production cash disbursement officer as extra *(season 1)*

## Production

### Casting Changes

Ingrid dela Paz was originally part of the lead cast and was supposed to play role of Clara. However, ABS-CBN replaced her with actress and former *Eat Bulaga!* Dabarkads, Isabelle Daza.

Veteran actress Vivian Velez resigned from the *Tubig at Langis* citing difficulty working with series lead, Cristine Reyes. On several interviews, Velez stated that she has never been so humiliated and said "I do not want special treatment, but some respect." Reyes, during an interview with Boy Abunda, decided not to give further information about the controversy and keep quiet to avoid further problems. As such Velez's character, Conching, was written off the show in order to facilitate her exit. Velez's character was replaced by another veteran actress, Jean Saburit, who played Altamira Peterson, Conching's sister.

## Broadcast

### Timeslot

On April 13, 2016, the series was placed at a later timeslot of 4:15 PM after *It's Showtime* was given an extension on its timeslot.[*citation needed*]

### Finale

The series was supposed to end on September 9, 2016, as ABS-CBN made the announcement on August 22, 2016 that it was down to its last three weeks. Nevertheless, the series ended a week earlier than it should have, airing its finale on September 2, 2016.

### Reruns

From April 13, 2020, *Tubig at Langis* was re-aired on ABS-CBN's *Primetime Bida* evening block, temporarily filling the second part of *A Soldier's Heart's* timeslot due to the 2020 Luzon enhanced community quarantine put in place because of the Wuhan coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic which necessitated a pause in the latter's production. The re-runs ended when ABS-CBN was forced to shut down.

## Episodes

Main article: List of Tubig at Langis episodes

## Reception

KANTAR MEDIA NATIONAL TV RATINGS
(3:30PM PST / 4:15PM PST)
**21.1%** (previous August 9, 2016)

### Ratings

On May 17, 2016, *Tubig at Langis* received the highest TV rating of 18.1% with its episode, "Sukdulan", versus its rival program *The Millionaire's Wife* which only registered 10%. On July 15, 2016, The series beat its all-time high rating and registered 18.5% with its episode, "Pahamak", compared to *Sa Piling ni Nanay* which is the rival program who only got 10.8%. On July 29, 2016, The series once again beat its all-time high ratings and registered 19.4% with its episode, "Pag-Amin", compared to *Sa Piling ni Nanay* who only got 10.4%. On August 1, 2016, one episode ahead its all-time high rating, the series once again beat its all-time high rating and registered 19.8% with its episode, "Bunyag", compared to *Sa Piling ni Nanay* who only got 10.7%.

On August 8, 2016, *Tubig at Langis* beat its previous all-time high of 19.8%, and scored 20.1% with its episode, "Aresto", compared to its rival program, *Sa Piling ni Nanay* who only got a low rating of 9.7%. This set a new record as it entered the 20% territory. On August 9, 2016, after a day of its all-time high rating, the series once again beat its all-time high rating of 21.1% with its episode, "Bilanggo", compared to its rival show *Sa Piling ni Nanay* who only scored 10.8%.

On September 2, 2016, more viewers tuned in to the finale of the series, which recorded its all-time high national TV rating of 21.6% compared to *Sa Piling ni Nanay* that only got 12.3%.