A frog girl, two hunks, and 80 episodes of chaotic Filipino soap energy. Ribbit.
Season 1 • Episode 80
LatestKokak or The Frog Princess is a Fantasy/Romance TV series of GMA Network starring Sarah Lahbati in the title role, with TJ Trinidad and JC Tiuseco as her leading men. Kokak is based on a popular comics serial with the same title, originally created by Ruben Marcelino and published in Darna Komiks. In 1989, it was also made into film by Seiko Films which starred Rachel Lobangco and Gabby Concepcion. Premieres November 14, 2011 replacing Pahiram ng Isang Ina on GMA's Afternoon Prime blocked. The series concluded on March 2, 2012, it ran for 16 weeks with 80 episodes in all. It will be replaced by Hiram na Puso.
Costume
The frog prosthetics and 2011 GMA glam collide beautifully.
Acting
Sarah Lahbati commits fully to amphibian angst.
Production
Comic-to-screen adaptation with maximalist Filipino fantasy.
Creator
Dode Cruz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kokak continues the Filipino tradition of komiks-to-screen adaptations alongside Darna and Captain Barbell, keeping pre-digital pulp storytelling alive.
The 1989 film version starred Rachel Lobangco, making Sarah Lahbati the second actress to embody this very specific amphibian pop-culture legacy.
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