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Jake Cuenca, Jennylyn Mercado win Male, Female Kontrabida at #YahooAwards

Jennylyn Mercado and Jake Cuenca win this year's Female and Male Kontrabida at the Yahoo Celebrity Awards. (By Ajig Ibasco)

Jake Cuenca and Jennylyn Mercado won Male and Female Kontrabida at the Yahoo Celebrity Awards 2014. The two stars are first winners in the said categories.

Jennylyn’s fans made sure her powerful bida-kontrabida role in “Rhodora X” are recognized. They voted the 27-year-old actress 399,369 times.

Coming in 2nd was Maja Salvador with 187,917 votes. Kaye Abad (23,550 votes), Andi Eigenmann (22,229 votes) and Jackie Rice (6,591) placed 3rd to 5th, respectively.

Meanwhile, with 137,068 votes, the “Ikaw Lamang" villain bested his co-star John Estrada who got 47,589 votes during the 5-week poll. GMA stars Paolo Contis (35,301 votes), Ryan Eigenmann (24,846 votes) and TJ Trinidad (24,453 votes) placed 3rd to 5th, respectively.

Jen: Good mix of bida, kontrabida

The Starstruck alumna made headlines when she took a break from her usual endearing characters for her schizophrenic role in GMA’s “Rhodora X."

But judging from the public response, it seems GMA bosses made the right decision when they challenged Jennylyn to deliver the role.
 
His ‘bad boy’ route

The actor-model of Filipino and Spanish descent has been sporting a “bad boy” leading man image since he transferred to ABS-CBN in 2006.

His successful supporting role in the Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu-starrer “Sana Maulit Muli” opened doors for more starring roles in “Palos," "Tayong Dalawa," “Rubi” and "When the Love is Gone."