My Lover, My Wife | |
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Created by | GMA Network |
Written by | Suzette Doctolero |
Directed by | Jay Altarejos |
Starring |
Nadine Samonte Maxene Magalona Luis Alandy |
Opening theme | "Kung Maaari Lang" sung by Kyla |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
No. of episodes | 63 episodes |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
Producer(s) | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
Running time | 30–45 minutes (approximately 25 minutes without commercials) |
Release | |
Original network | GMA Network |
Picture format | 480i SDTV |
Original release | February 28 – May 27, 2011 |
My Lover, My Wife was a television drama series developed by GMA Network starring Nadine Samonte, Luis Alandy, and Maxene Magalona. The show premiered on February 28, 2011 replacing Koreana. The series premiered to positive critical feedback and impressive viewership. From June 12, 2014 – August 26, 2014 and September 10, 2015 – present GMA Life TV aired its English-dubbed version worldwide.
My Lover, My Wife tells the story of three hearts caught in a web of deceit and the struggle for truth, using plastic surgery as a key plot device, and is set against the backdrop of a police investigation.
It begins with Vivian (Maxene Magalona) and Arthur (Marco Alcaraz), a medical student, falling helplessly in love with each other. Arthur's mother disapproves of the relationship. She sends Arthur to the US; though the two try to maintain a long-distance relationship, they soon lose contact, leaving Vivian brokenhearted.
Years later, Vivian is a receptionist for the Romero Surgi-Clinic where she encounters Arthur. Old feelings resurface between the two, but their love story simply proves to be impossible to resume as Vivian learns that Arthur is already married to April (Nadine Samonte), a cosmetic surgeon and daughter of Dr. Charity Romero (Carmi Martin), the owner of the clinic. Vivian pushes aside her feelings for Arthur and forces herself to fall for Lawrence (Luis Alandy), a suitor she met at the clinic and, not long after, marries him. Happiness, however, will still elude Vivian and Arthur.
Vivian soon finds out that Lawrence is a wife beater and is stuck in an unhappy marriage with him, even when they have a child; Arthur, unable to deal with his lingering feelings for Vivian, grows cold towards April — resulting in April having an affair. Arthur finds out about this and, in the heated confrontation that ensues, April accidentally shoots her lover. Charity bribes Lawrence to help April and Arthur escape the authorities. As the three are about to escape, Lawrence and Arthur figure in an accident that burns Lawrence’s body beyond recognition and leaves Arthur severely burned.