Hawak Kamay (International title: Instant Dad / transl. Hold Hands) is a 2014 Philippine television drama family series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar, Rechie A. del Carmen, Erick C. Salud and Ricky S. Rivero, it stars Piolo Pascual, Iza Calzado, Nikki Gil, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Zaijian Jaranilla and Yesha Camile. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from July 21 to November 21, 2014, replacing Mars Ravelo's Dyesebel and was replaced by Dream Dad.
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Synopsis
Gin Agustin (Piolo Pascual) is a frustrated musician who becomes the guardian of the three orphans that his late sister adopted: Emong (Zaijian Jaranilla), Dara (Xyriel Manabat), and Ningning (Yesha Camile). Gin is unprepared to be the guardian of three young children, but with the help of the strict attorney Bianca Magpantay (Iza Calzado) and her sister (later revealed to be her daughter) Lorrie (Andrea Brillantes), Gin learns how to be a good parental figure to these three children. Different trials threaten to tear them apart, but Gin becomes determined to fight to keep all of them together and give them a complete family along with Atty. Bianca and Lorrie. Little by little they realize that it isn't important that they aren't related by blood because love makes a family.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Piolo Pascual as Eugene "Gin" B. Agustin
Iza Calzado as Atty. Bianca Magpantay-Agustin
Zaijian Jaranilla as Raymond "Emong" A. Vitorio / Raymond M. Agustin
Xyriel Manabat as Sandara "Dara" Nicholas / Sandara M. Agustin
Andrea Brillantes as Lorraine "Lorrie" M. Caballero
Yesha Camile as Bituin "Ningning" A. Vitorio / Princess A. dela Rama
Supporting cast
Nikki Gil as Meryl Ann "Meann" Marcelo
Juan Karlos Labajo as Charles Kenneth "CK" Rodríguez
Nadia Montenegro as Grace Catacutan
Atoy Co as Santi Marcelo
Gilleth Sandico as Chayong Marcelo
Leo Rialp as Renato Magpantay
Evangeline Pascual as Patrice Magpantay
Hyubs Azarcon as Otoy
Rubi Rubi as Baby
Ana Abad Santos as Denise Rodriguez
Moi Bien as Rihanna
Jess Mendoza as Tolits
Lloyd Zaragoza as Rambo
Dianne Medina as Christina
Axel Torres as Icko Mendoza
Maris Racal as Wendy
Manolo Pedrosa as Mikey
Nichole Baranda as Hazel
Jacob Dionisio as Rafael "Paeng" Marcelo
Crispin Pineda as Edgar
Cara Eriguel as Yanie
Ryan Bang as Bok
Fatima Cadiz as Yaya Fatima
Guest cast
Boboy Garrovillo as Ethan Mendoza
Ahron Villena as Shred De Vera
Bernard Palanca as Jacob Caballero
Brenna Garcia as Erika
Belle Mariano as Cherry
Harvey Bautista as Alfonso
Manuel Chua as Arnold
Victor Neri as Pedring
John Regala as Leonardo Salonga
Teresa Loyzaga as Dra. Carmen Ignacio
Edgar Allan Guzman as Anton dela Rama
Lyca Gairanod as Lilet
Nadine Samonte as Grace dela Rama
Special participation
Tirso Cruz III as Philip Agustin
JM de Guzman as Brian Agustin
Pinky Amador as Wilma Agustin
Precious Lara Quigaman as Sophia Bustos-Agustin
Jason Abalos as young Philip
Jennifer Sevilla as Lily Agustin-Vitorio
Lander Vera Perez as Borge Vitorio
Regine Angeles as young Wilma
Jairus Aquino as teen Gin
Vangie Martelle as teen Lily
CX Navarro as young Brian
Yogo Singh as Coby
Bea Basa as Marjorie
Karl Angala as Fred
Jenny Miller as Maristel
Justin Cuyugan as Marcus
Alyyson McBride as Chloe dela Rama
Raiko Matteo
Promotion
This show has been developed following the success of Annaliza as part of a lineup of RSB Drama Unit due its genre of family, values, and child-oriented drama series. It was succeeded by Langit Lupa in 2016.