Hiram na Mukha (TV series)

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Sineserye Presents: Hiram na Mukha
Format	Soap opera
Created by	ABS-CBN Entertainment Dept.
Directed by	Eric Salud and Trina Dayrit
Starring	Heart Evangelista Geoff Eigenman TJ Trinidad
Theme music composer	Vince Katinday
Ending theme	Ngiti, by Ronnie Liang
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	29 Episodes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Original run	April 23, 2007 – June 1, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by	Palimos ng Pag-ibig
Followed by	May Minamahal
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Hiram na Mukha is a Filipino TV series.

It is the 2nd installment of Sineserye Presents based on the famous film of the early 90's. It is about a woman born with a face resembling a monkey. It is roughly translated to Borrowed Face in English.

1 Komiks Origin
2 Original film plot
3 TV Series
- 3.1 Plot
- 3.2 Cast and Characters
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Komiks Origin

Hiram na Mukha was first serialized in Komiks before it was translated in the big screen. Pablo Gomez was the creator and writer of the story. However, all the rights were already transferred to Viva Films.

[edit] Original film plot

Main article: Hiram na Mukha (film)

Famous plastic surgeon Dr. Hugo (Christopher de Leon) worships the ground his fiancée Alicia (Nanette Medved) walks on. That is because he feels Alicia is his creation. From a monstrous carnivals freak attraction he has transformed her into a beautiful and glamorous woman. But Alicia learns that beauty is not everything. She finds it hard to discern if people like her for herself or for being a beautiful and rich woman. She yearns to be her former self, Carissa. As the ugly Carissa, she was sure that people who liked her really liked her. People like her former neighbor and lover, Mendez (Cesar Montano). So when it turns out that Mendez is Dr. Hugo's grandson, the former lovers take up where they let off and plan a scam to get Dr. Hugo's money. Alicia will wed Dr. Hugo and get him to transfer his properties in her name. Mendez will then kill his grandfather and the lovers will live happily ever after. That is, if the good doctor does not have a plan of his own. In fact, it might even be a plan as diabolical as their own

[edit] TV Series

[edit] Plot

Hiram na Mukha is about the two different faces of love. Carissa (Heart Evangelista), a woman born with a face resembling a monkey, and her mother, who is also disfigured, experience abuse and mistreatment as a sideshow in a town carnival, where they were abused and mistreated by everyone. Despite of this, she was defended by Mendez (Geoff Eigenmann), a man who befriends the disfigured Carissa and who eventually falls in love with her despite her feature. Finally finding a chance to escape, Carissa is nearly run over by the car driven by Hugo (TJ Trinidad), a renowned plastic and cosmetic surgeon, who was also at the time working on a new, revolutionary surgical procedure. Also in the car is Alicia, Hugo’s beloved wife, who shortly after the incident, dies in a tragic airplane accident. When fate decides to cross Hugo’s and Carissa’s paths anew, Carissa decides to take Hugo up on the offer to be a test patient for Hugo’s new procedure. Hugo, meanwhile, decides to mold Carissa’s new features on that of his dead wife. After having a charming new look, Carissa returns to her hometown to seek revenge over the locals who made her life a living hell. But can Carissa truly be happy with a face – and a life – borrowed from a woman long dead? How will Hugo live with a woman who shares his wife’s face? And what will happen to her relationship with Mendez, a young man who was the only person to see the true beauty behind Carissa’s "ugliness?"

[edit] Cast and Characters

Heart Evangelista as Carissa / Alicia -
- Carissa de Leon - the monkey-like woman, who goes under rough treatment by the people around her, who can't help but judge her because of her seemingly unacceptable features. She has low self-esteem, and tends to wear dark-colored outfits to hide herself from other people. Despite that, she has a pure heart, and loves Mendez very much.
- Alicia Roldan - the original Alicia is a beautiful woman with an equally beautiful heart. She was befriended by Morita only to find out that Morita is trying to seduce her husband. She leaves the country with the thought that her husband betrayed her but suddenly death comes her way.
  The newly-makeovered Carissa, who, thanks to the wonders of Science, is given a brand new face, patterned after Dr. Hugo's late wife, Alicia. The cosmetic surgeon Hugo Roldan not only gave her a brand new face, and taught her manners as well. Soon, she becomes known because of her beauty, and will choose bright-colored outfits over dark ones, to call attention to herself. Wants to extract revenge to all the people who made her life a living hell. But will all of these things make her happy?
Geoff Eigenman as Mendez Pedrosa - the son of the famous Dr. Simon Pedrosa, who built the biggest cosmetic hospital in Asia. Unfortunately, Dr. Pedrosa forgoes his business the minute his wife left him, and eventually dies of a heart attack, leaving his son, Mendez, nothing. This streetsmart and happy go lucky guy learned to live without his father's riches, and his life changes forever when he meets Carissa.
TJ Trinidad as Dr. Hugo Roldan - Dr. Simon Pedrosa's protege, whose only goal in life is to rake cash and fame, so he's prone to unethical and experimental surgeries. When Dr. Pedrosa died, Hugo cheated his papers and stole Dr. Pedrosa's business, leaving Dr. Pedrosa's son Mendez, with nothing. He really pants after beauty, and misses his late wife very much, so much that he "created" another her but as we know beauty alone is not the foundation of love.
Katya Santos as Morita Ponce - Rose's younger sister. She's always had her eyes on Hugo, and thinks that she can now have him to herself now that his wife had died. Vain and selfish, she never hesitates to speak her mind on things. Shocked to see the new "Alicia" and will try to get her out of the picture for good.
Cherry Pie Picache as Rose Ponce - the ambitious and greedy cousin of Alicia, Hugo's late wife. She only craves for power and money, that's why she keeps latching on to Dr. Hugo Roldan, who can't let her go because she knows a secret about him that he can't afford to spill.
Eva Darren as Aling Azon - who works at the fair Carissa and her mother was in. Soon, she takes Carissa under her roof, and eventually becomes the voice of reason of Alicia.
Sharmaine Centenera as Timotea - mother of Carissa and Candelaria, she also has a monke-liked faced like her daughters.
Marissa Delgado as Kapitana - Captain of baranggay(community), where Carissa lives in. She treats Carissa and her mother like animals. Victim of "Alicia's" revenge.
Anna Leah Javier as Shirley - daughter of the Kapitana, also falls in love with Mendez, made Carissa's life a living hell but not until "Alicia" comes in.
Justine de Leon as Gino - brother of Shirley and son of the Kapitana, tried to rape Carissa.
Matutina as Yaya - maid of the Roldans
JE Sison as Cardo - co-worker of Mendez in the Beach Resort.