Honesto

*Honesto*
Honesto
	Title card
Genre	Family drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios; Rondel P. Lindayag
Developed by	ABS-CBN Studios; Roldeo T. Endrinal ; Julie Anne R. Benitez
Written by	Rondel P. Lindayag ; Arlene Tamayo
Directed by	Jerry Lopez Sineneng ; Darnel Joy R. Villaflor ; Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV
Starring	Raikko Mateo; Paulo Avelino
Opening theme	"Pananagutan" by Gary Valenciano
Composers	Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ ; Manuel Francisco, SJ
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producers	Hazel B. Parfan ; Maya Manuel Aralar
Production location	Philippines
Editor	Froilan Francia
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	October 28, 2013 –; March 14, 2014

Honesto is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Darnel Joy R. Villaflor and Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV, it stars Raikko Mateo and Paulo Avelino. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from October 28, 2013 to March 14, 2014, replacing Juan dela Cruz and was replaced by Dyesebel. It is based on the 1940 Walt Disney Productions film Pinocchio.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Raikko Mateo as Honesto Galang / Honesto L. Layer
Paulo Avelino as Diego Layer

Supporting cast

Eddie Garcia as Lemuel Galang
Janice de Belen as Lourdes Galang
Joel Torre as Hugo Layer
Angel Aquino as Magdalena "Lena" Layer†
Nonie Buencamino as Cleto
Cristine Reyes as Nurse Marie Olivarez
Melissa Ricks as Leah Layer
Joseph Marco as Elijah "Elai" Galang

Recurring cast

Jason Francisco as Omar Batungbakal
Melai Cantiveros as Cleopatra Batungbakal
Malou Crisologo as Minerva
Jana Agoncillo as Abby Layer
Allan Paule as Rolando "Rolly" Jimenez
Josh Ivan Morales as Conrad
Michael Conan as Joel
Marco Masa as Wacky
Jan Marini as Rebecca
Biboy Ramirez as Willy
Bing Davao as Dr. Perez
Nanding Josef as Fr. Anton
Erin Ocampo as Alexa
Eileen Gonzales as Irene

Guest cast

Kathleen Hermosa as Inna
Lui Villaruz as Pablo
Beauty Gonzalez as Emily
Johan Santos as Jacob
Hermie Concepcion as Lidia
Kristoffer Calderon as Aaron
Charls Deomampo as Chubby
Ricardo Cepeda as Anuncio
Helga Krapf as Fiona
Vangie Martelle as Natasha
William Lorenzo as Ricky
Gio Alvarez as Benjie
Meryll Soriano as Elsa
Larah Claire Sabroso as Rose
Ron Morales as Gerald Pascual
Melissa Mendez Mrs. Pascual
Shey Bustamante as Grace Pascual
Young JV as Greg Pascual
Jobelle Salvador
Dianne Medina as Tanya
Allyson McBride as Christine
CX Navarro

Special participation

Gina Pareño as Rosita Layer†
Spanky Manikan as Felipe Lualhati
Maricar Reyes as Josefina "Fina" Lualhati†
Carl John Barrameda as young Diego
Alexa Ilacad as Young Marie

Notes

Angel Aquino exits Honesto so that she could join the cast of Ikaw Lamang as Rebecca Miravelez.
There are many characters in Honesto that are in Ikaw Lamang, like: Angel Aquino, Joel Torre, Nonie Buencamino, Jana Agoncillo and Spanky Manikan.
Maricar Reyes and Paulo Avelino reunited in Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon.

Promotion

This show has been developed by Mga Anghel na Walang Langit, Princess Sarah, May Bukas Pa, Momay, Noah, Mutya, 100 Days to Heaven, Budoy, Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig, Dahil sa Pag-ibig, Lorenzo's Time, Juan dela Cruz, My Little Juan, and Annaliza due to genre of inspirational, and values and child-oriented drama series where Dreamscape Entertainment released these type of series since 2005 except for Annaliza that are produced by RSB Drama Unit. It was succeeded by RSB Unit's Hawak Kamay in 2014 and it was succeeded by Nathaniel in 2015.

Reception

Based on the data from Kantar Media, the pilot episode of Honesto garnered 30.5% national TV ratings compared to its rival program Genesis of GMA Network which only scored 10.5%.^[4]

KANTAR MEDIA NATIONAL TV RATINGS
(7:45PM PST)
PILOT EPISODE	FINALE EPISODE	PEAK	AVERAGE	SOURCE
30.5%	35.4%	35.1%	TBA	^[5]^[6]

Awards

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Male Child Performer ^[7]	Raikko Mateo	Won
2014	Anak TV Seal Awards	Most Admired Male Personality In Philippine TV ^[7]	Paulo Avelino	Won

References

^ Umbao, Ed (October 20, 2013). ""Honesto" To Replace "Juan de la Cruz" on October 28 (Trailer Video)". Philippine News. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ "HONESTO Trailer Part 1". YouTube. ABSCBNOnline. October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ Almo, Nerisa (October 25, 2013). "Paulo Avelino, Maricar Reyes, and new child star Raikko Mateo uphold honesty in Honesto". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^ ""HONESTO" TOPS NATIONWIDE TV RATINGS". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): October 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2013". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): October 29, and 30, 2013". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Complete List of Winners: 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2014". The Summit Express. Retrieved 2014-05-019.

External links

Honesto at IMDb

[phil_news-1] Umbao, Ed (October 20, 2013). ""Honesto" To Replace "Juan de la Cruz" on October 28 (Trailer Video)". Philippine News. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[trailer-2] "HONESTO Trailer Part 1". YouTube. ABSCBNOnline. October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[3] Almo, Nerisa (October 25, 2013). "Paulo Avelino, Maricar Reyes, and new child star Raikko Mateo uphold honesty in Honesto". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

[4] ""HONESTO" TOPS NATIONWIDE TV RATINGS". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[5] "NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): October 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2013". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] "NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): October 29, and 30, 2013". ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[thesummitexpress.com-7] "Complete List of Winners: 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2014". The Summit Express. Retrieved 2014-05-019.

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