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Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay / Timeless (International English Title) is a Filipino
Filipino people
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 soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

, produced by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

 and Star Cinema
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...

. It started in the year 2002 and ended in the year 2003. The critically acclaimed and top-rating teleserye won the CMMA Best Drama Series and the PMPC Star Awards Best Primetime Drama Series. It is the first local soap opera that became a finalist to the Best Drama Series category of the International Emmy Awards. It was also part of the top five drama series of the Asian TV Awards.

Plot

Lorrea and Lorrinda Guinto (Lorna Tolentino
Lorna Tolentino
Victoria Lorna Aluquin-Fernandez, better known as Lorna Tolentino , is a Filipina actress, host, executive producer and widow of actor Rudy Fernandez. Together, they bore two sons named Ralph and Renz.She was born on December 23, 1961 in Concepcion, Tarlac and later moved to Manila...

) are twins. Lorrea accidentally takes the place of her twin sister in the world of the drug lords. After many trial and tribulations she finds her missing son, Andrei/Yuri (John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Espidol Cruz is an award-winning Filipino actor, Box-Office King, model, and occasional TV host.His father is Luisito Llora Cruz. His career started with appearances in numerous teen-oriented movies and TV shows. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumni member of...

).

Plot and synopsis

Lorna Tolentino stars as twins Lorrea and Lorrinda Guinto. They grow up with Francis Ventaspero (Ricky Davao). Lorrea and Lorrinda fall for the same man Boris (John Estrada). One night Lorrinda couldn't meet Boris and she asks Lorrea to pretend to be her. They make love. Francis rapes Lorrea. Lorrea is pregnant and the question arises as to who is the father of her child Andrei

In an attempt to get away from the Ventasperos, who kidnapped her son away from her, she gets her child from the mansion. The father gets killed. Lorrea gets blamed.

In the pier, she went down to get Andrei food but is caught by police. Andrei is left with an acquaintance met on the boat. The boat sinks but Andrei is saved by somebody. The one who saved him named him Yuri and eventually dies.

The brother of the guy who save Yuri takes care of him.The guy is bad.He force Yuri and Ivan to work to earn money.He often tells Ivan that he dreams of a woman crying at the pier waving at him. (Andrei on the ship, Lorrea crying and waving incessantly at him).They ran away to Manila and eventually ended up with a child syndicate. Ivan gets busted by police and Yuri escapes. He is adopted by Mirdo (Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro is a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actor, producer and casting and art director.-Television:* 2011 Wansapanataym: Darmo Adarna ... Darako * 2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya ... Papa...

).

Years went by. Lorrea in jail, and meets Lorrinda inside. Lorrinda asks Lorea if she wants one day of freedom, as Lorrinda, through her special privileges, gets out of jail during nights. She agrees but then the cell was bombed by Brigitta Vertero (Bing Loyzaga), who is in love with Henri Argos.

Lorrea assumes the life of Ingrid, through Boris' prodding, in a hope to find his son. Lorrinda is now Ingrid Medrano a.k.a Red Butterfly, mistress of drug lord Henri Argos (Edu Manzano), and stepmom to Helaena (Rica Peralejo), Katrina (Bea Alonzo), and Nikos (Alwyn Uytingco). Once again, Yuri meets his unknown mother now pretending to be Red but they do not know each other.Mirdo and Yuri live at a place called Sittio Nuaves. He befriend with Kayla.one day,Yuri got an offer from one university in Manila.so he went to Manila and met Helaena,leaving his father and kayla.but after a few months, Kayla and Mirdo will follow Yuri to Manila.after a few incident, Yuri and Helaena becomes friends. Yuri falls on Helaena, much to Kayla displeasure cause Kayla loves him.They become boyfriend and girlfriend, but Yuri realizes that his "pards", Kayla (Dimples Romana), is the one he truly loves. Mirdo then will work with Helaena's father, Henri. Mirdo and Henri used to be friends. Mirdo wants to save Henri from being caught by the police. Lorrea then marry Henri in order to save Borris.

Yuri and Ivan also meet again but due to Yuri's blunders, Ivan goes to jail and his adopted mother commits suicide. As revenge Ivan tells Lorrinda that her son Andrei is dead. Ivan says to himself "If I can't have a mother, then Yuri will not have one also".

Eventually Henry Argos criminal empire falls apart and he dies, Yuri also witnesses red shoot his father and Briggitta's evil sister Lady Morganna (Jean Garcia) arrives on the scene to screw up the lives of the Argos children and Red, with the help of Dimitri Mijares (Johnny Delgado).Everybody tries to escape, and they were ambushed. Henri dies. Kayla is hit. All hell broke lose when Henri is caught as the drug lord, leaving his kids astonished and penniless. On the fateful day that Helaena went to Yuri's house, she overhears Yuri saying to his adoptive father Mirdo that Kayla is the one he loves and not Helaena.

Yuri and Mirdo are kidnapped separately. A voice instructs Lorrea to shoot Mirdo in order to save Yuri, with Yuri seeing the whole thing. Mirdo dies. Lorrea pulls the trigger but it is actually somebody else that hit Mirdo. Yuri vows revenge. Lorrea is then blown up. But she falls for Boris Arcangel and marries him.everybody thought the Lorrea die in an explosion that smashed her half of her face.Lorrea goes into hiding with francis and heartbroken as she thinks Yuri is dead.

eight years later Lorrea resurfaces when she discovers Yuri is alive and she goes to Dimitri's place to look for him. She works as Morgana's gardener for a while before her true identity is discovered. She then marries Dimitri who tries to make up for the havoc he caused in her and Yuri's life. Brigitta also dies at this time. She took poison in jail.

Fast forward and Helaena becomes a prostitute. Anilov, Dimitri's son, whom he is at odds with, because Dimitri's favorite is Anilov's sister. She died because of drugs (that Argos supplies), has a party planning company. He falls for her. And makes her to work for his company. And has an alter ego "Mr. X", which Helaena has talking sessions with. Yuri treats Morganna as his second mom. Boris married Morgana, without Boris knowing about what Morganna did.

Yuri, is now a lawyer. He was adopted by Dimitri, who felt guilty about the whole thing. Kayla is in Europe. He meets Katrina and they fall in love. Katrina, recognizes Yuri but Yuri does not. Kathrina wanted to avenge her sister at first. But eventually falls in love too. The scene where Helaena found out about their relationship was a real highlight.Finding out Lorrea is alive, Boris starts to fall in love with her again, to Morganna's dismay. Morganna and Dimitri doesn't see eye to eye anymore. Morganna kills him.

Lorrea's face is fixed through surgery.Yuri and Helaena then realise that Lea is Lorrea. Yuri then prosecuting Lorrea as the killer of his father.Dimitri defending and wins the case. In the end, it is revealed that Lorrinda is alive and had amnesia. The senate hearing where Lorrea is being charged with drug trafficking proved to be the most riveting. Yuri prosecuting his own mother. Anilov defending.

Helaena and Anilov finds out that Yuri is Lorrea's son. They tell Yuri but Yuri does not believe. He thinks that Lorrea is still Ingrid Medrano / Red Butterfly and since that both Lorrea and Lorrinda had no birth certificates, he thinks she is lying. (the birth certificates had long been pulled out by Lorrinda to erase trace on her). Lorrea is locked in a cell. They have a fight and Lorrea's hand is scratched. Lorrinda appears before Yuri and Yuri says it's not possible. He looks at her hands and sees no scratch. He then believes that Lorrea is her mother and that she in fact has a twin.Morgana then tries to kill Lorrea but end up killing Borris in public.Morgana then kill her self in jail.In the end,Helaena will marry Anilov and have a son. After Borris and Morgana die,Lorrea takes care of their daughter, Alyssa. Katrina become a lawyer. Yuri is now a law lecture in a university. Yuri accept Francis and Lorrea as his biological parents.

Cast

  • Lorna Tolentino
    Lorna Tolentino
    Victoria Lorna Aluquin-Fernandez, better known as Lorna Tolentino , is a Filipina actress, host, executive producer and widow of actor Rudy Fernandez. Together, they bore two sons named Ralph and Renz.She was born on December 23, 1961 in Concepcion, Tarlac and later moved to Manila...

    as Lorrea Guinto / Lorrinda Guinto / Lea Mijares / Ingrid Medrano / Red Butterfly – Lorrea (the female protagonist) is the good twin trying to find her lost son Andre. Lorrinda has always wanted more than life had to offer for her so she became a part of the drug syndicate and adopted the names Ingrid Medrano and Red Butterfly. They both fall in love with Boris.

  • John Lloyd Cruz
    John Lloyd Cruz
    John Lloyd Espidol Cruz is an award-winning Filipino actor, Box-Office King, model, and occasional TV host.His father is Luisito Llora Cruz. His career started with appearances in numerous teen-oriented movies and TV shows. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumni member of...

    as Andrei / Yuri Orbida – The lost son of Lorrea. He grows up to be a lawyer and seeks justice for the deaths of his foster fathers.

  • Rica Peralejo
    Rica Peralejo
    Regina Carla "Rica" Bautista Peralejo-Bonifacio is a Filipina actress, singer, and television host. She is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents collectively known as Star Magic. She studied Creative Writing at the Ateneo de Manila University...

    as Helaena Argos – The eldest child of Henri Argos. She does everything in her power to raise her brother and sister after her father dies. She gets seriously hurt from her first love which is Yuri but will learn to love again with Anilov.

  • John Estrada
    John Estrada
    John Estrada is a Filipino movie and TV actor, starred in a number of roles as a leading man, comedian and villain.He is currently part of ABS-CBN contract actors.-Life and career:...

    as Boris Arcangel – He becomes the man that both Lorrea and Lorrinda love. He becomes the right hand man of Henri Argos.

  • Edu Manzano
    Edu Manzano
    -Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...

    as Henri Argos – Father of Helaena, Katrina, and Niko. One of the leaders of the drug syndicate.

  • Jean Garcia
    Jean García
    Jessica Maitim is a Filipina television and film actress, better known as Jean Garcia who hails from Angeles City, Pampanga.-Biography:...

    as Lady Morgana Frost Arcangel – The female antagonist of series. She will make Lorrea, Yuri, and the Argos children's lives miserable as hell.

  • Bea Alonzo
    Bea Alonzo
    Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom , popularly known as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino film and television actress, and singer. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.-Early life:...

    as Katrina Argos – The middle child of Henry Argos. She grows up to be a lawyer and falls for her sister's first love.

  • Ronnie Lazaro
    Ronnie Lazaro
    Ronnie Lazaro is a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actor, producer and casting and art director.-Television:* 2011 Wansapanataym: Darmo Adarna ... Darako * 2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya ... Papa...

    as Mirdo Orbida – The first foster father of Yuri who raised and taught him right from wrong up to his adolescent years.

  • Johnny Delgado
    Johnny Delgado
    Johnny Delgado , born Juan Marasigan Feleo, was an award-winning Filipino television and movie actor and writer....

    as Dimitri Mijares – The father of Anilov and the second foster father of Yuri who educate him to a law school after Mirdo died.

  • Bing Loyzaga as Brigitta – She pretends to be a caring friend to Henri but underneath of it is the will to do anything to be his one true love. The older sister of Morgana.

  • Shaina Magdayao
    Shaina Magdayao
    Shaina García Magdayao , is a Filipina actress, dancer, singer and model. She is currently under ABS-CBN Management and a member of Star Magic.-Career:...

    as Guinivere "Gwenn" Martinez – The foster child of Lorrea.

  • Alwyn Uytingco
    Alwyn Uytingco
    Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III is a Filipino actor who is part of Star Magic, ABS-CBN's Talent Management & Development Center...

    as Nikolai "Nikos" Argos – The youngest Argos child and the closest to Lorrea.

  • Joshua Dionisio
    Joshua Dionisio
    Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio, better known as Joshua Dionisio, is a Filipino child actor working in television.Born on December 14, 1994 in Quezon City, he has a younger brother, Jacob, his co-star on Super Inggo. Joshua Dionisio began his career as a commercial model at the age of 8. He was...

    as Young Nikolai "Nikos" Argos

  • Ricky Davao as Francis Ventaspejo – A struggling priest who tries to make up for all the mistakes he has done to Lorrea. The biological father of Yuri.

  • Bernard Palanca
    Bernard Palanca
    -Personal life:His maternal grandfather, Armando Goyena , was also an actor as is his younger brother, Mico Palanca.He is the son of the late Bernard Palanca, Sr, who died when he was just a child. He is also the grandson of the late Businessman Philanthropist Carlos Palanca, Jr of the prestigious...

    as Anilov Mijares – Son of Dimitri but they do not get along. He does the exact opposite of what his father wants even when it comes to his personal life.

  • Dimples Romana
    Dimples Romana
    Dimples Romana is a Filipina actress and commercial model.-Education:Romana finished an International Hospitality Management Major in Culinary Arts at Enderun College.-Career:...

    as Kayla "Pards" Reneza – She is the childhood friend of Yuri and loves him from a far.

  • Rafael Rosell
    Rafael Rosell
    Rafael Quimpo Rosell IV, born 10 November 1982 in Norway, is a Filipino actor in the Philippines.-Background:The actor was born to Filipino parents based in Norway. His dad is Cebuano and his mom is Bicolano. Both migrated to Norway where he was born in 1982. A full-blooded Filipino, though raised...

    as Tiborce – He is the man who Kayla married despite her love to Yuri.

  • Jhong Hilario
    Jhong Hilario
    Virgilio Hilario, Jr. , better known by his stage name Jhong Hilario, is a Filipino actor and dancer. He is part of the dance group Streetboys in the Philippines....

    as Ivan – Childhood friend to Yuri.

  • Andre Tiangco
    Andre Tiangco
    Andre Tiangco is an actor from the Philippines. Born on November 30, 1970 in San Fernando, Pampanga, he is the only child of Armando Tiangco, an enterpreneur, and Amelia Garcia. Early education was at St. Scholastica's Academy. In high school he attended Don Bosco Academy, an exclusive boys school...

    as Father Lorenz – He stood as Francis' spiritual voice of reason while Lorrea was recuperating from the blast that destroyed her face.

  • Ariel Reonal and Don Rivera as the two young NBI agents – Assisted Boris in tracking down a list of people suspected to be connected to Dimitri's death.
  • Snooky Serna
    Snooky Serna
    Snooky Serna is a Filipina film and television actress.-Early life:Being the daughter of actors Von Serna and Mila Ocampo, she started acting early in life via her 1970 landmark debut Wanted: Perfect Mother, where she immediately captured the hearts of Filipino audience as a cute, sweet and...

     
    as Maida Ventaspejo

Additional information

  • A movie was made having the same title, starring Judy Ann Santos
    Judy Ann Santos
    Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....

     and Rico Yan
    Rico Yan
    Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan was a Filipino matinee idol, model and actor. He was under an exclusive contract in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network. Rico Yan was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. He graduated from De La Salle University-Manila. Yan finish a degree in...

     in 1998.

  • First TV soap of John Lloyd Cruz
    John Lloyd Cruz
    John Lloyd Espidol Cruz is an award-winning Filipino actor, Box-Office King, model, and occasional TV host.His father is Luisito Llora Cruz. His career started with appearances in numerous teen-oriented movies and TV shows. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumni member of...

     and Bea Alonzo
    Bea Alonzo
    Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom , popularly known as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino film and television actress, and singer. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.-Early life:...

     as a loveteam. Also both are spin-off to teleserye Bituin
    Bituin
    Bituin is a Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from September 2002 to May 2003. It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree Del Valle, together with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil...

    .

  • Prior to her fame, StarStruck
    StarStruck (Philippine TV series)
    StarStruck is a Philippine over-all talent competition airing on GMA Network. It debuted on October 27, 2003, and has since become one of the most popular shows on Philippine television....

    's first ultimate female survivor Jennylyn Mercado
    Jennylyn Mercado
    Jennylyn Mercado is a Filipina actress, singer, songwriter and model. She was the winner of the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines...

    played a small part in this series.
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