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'Ikaw Lamang' wins Teleserye of the Year at #YahooAwards

The cast and production members of "Ikaw Lamang" (Photo by Nice Print Photography)

After tallying more than 1 million votes, ABS-CBN’s “Ikaw Lamang” was declared Yahoo Celebrity Awards’ Teleserye of the Year in star-studded rites at the Mall of Asia Arena last Friday, July 18.

Fans of the series voted "Ikaw Lamang" 704,038 times during the awards’ 5-week poll.

The cast of Ikaw Lamang: Jake Cuenca, Kim Chiu, Coco Martin and Julia Montes
The cast of Ikaw Lamang: Jake Cuenca, Kim Chiu, Coco Martin and Julia Montes

The series stars Coco Martin, Kim Chiu, Jake Cuenca and Julia Montes. Interestingly, most of the lead cast won in their respective categories: Kim Chiu as Celebrity and Actress of the Year; Coco Martin as Actor of the Year and Jake Cuenca, Male Kontrabida of the Year.

The period drama tells a star-crossed love story between a hacienda laborer’s son (Coco) and the landlord’s daughter (Kim). The show is directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco and produced by Dreamscape Entertainment Television, the same group behind "Juan dela Cruz," "Ina Kapatid Anak," "Walang Hanggan" and "Tayong Dalawa."

 How the rest fared

Coming in second after “Ikaw Lamang” in the lineup is another ABS-CBN teleserye, “Got to Believe” starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla with 182,498 votes. The Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador and Jericho Rosales-starrer “Legal Wife placed 3rd with 139,188 votes.

GMA 7’s “Carmela” starring Marian Rivera and Alden Richards followed with 60,861 votes. TV5’s “For Love of Money” starring Derek Ramsay, Ritz Azul and Alice Dixson got 2,271 votes.

“Ina, Kapatid, Anak” starring Kim Chiu and Maja Salvador won last year’s “Teleserye of the Year” award.