Tisoy Bulaong - initially played by Nathaniel Britt as the young version of the character, then later by Alden Richards as the grown up Tisoy.
He is the progeny of the forbidden love between Carlos Samonte and Ellen Balute.
His fate alters when Carlos' scheming wife Leila, switches the Baby Tisoy for another baby in order to fulfill her evil desire to avenge her husband and his mistress.
Separated from his mother at an early age, Tisoy grows up under the loving wing of Matilda, a poor vendor at the port who happily raises him as her own grandchild.
Years later... by a startling twist of fate, Tisoy ends up in a shipping company, unaware that the company he works for is actually owned by his biological father, Carlos. There, he also meets Elize, Carlos' daughter.
They eventually fall in love for each other, but their blossoming romance will be opposed by many and dark secrets from the past threaten to turn their world upside down and make them question their identities.
Elize Samonte - initially played by Edelweiss Tuzon as the young version of the character, and later Louise delos Reyes as the grown up Elize.
She is actually the daughter of a lowly servant but her fate changes because of Leila's conspiracies and deception.
She grows up living a plentiful life with the Samontes, not knowing that the family she had always known was not hers.
Being the only "princess", Carlos showers her with love, care and material things, making him the greatest father in Elize's eyes.
These leave Leila to harbor grudge and jealousy to the adopted daughter whom she believes have taken Carlos' love away from her. Destiny brings Elize to crosses paths with Tisoy and instantly falls for his charm and personality.
However, their flourishing romance is suddenly jeopardized when Carlos and Leila intervened and strongly opposed their relationship.
And when finally love gives them the opportunity to savor their love for each other, the secrets of the past, which connecting to their real identities, come back to haunt them.
Leila Samonte - actress Agot Isidro played the main antagonist in the series.
Leila is a doctor who disowned by her parents when she decides to marry Carlos, the man she loves the most.
But the true conflict starts when Carlos discovered that she's unable to give him a child, which leads him to womanizing.
Leila endures all the agonies and even loses herself and gets blinded by her love for Carlos.
She founds out Carlos' extra marital affair with a peasant girl named Ellen.
What infuriates Leila more is the fact that Ellen was impregnated by her husband.
Everybody has their limit, so when Leila reaches hers, she plots evil schemes to get even with Carlos, Ellen and their baby.
She switches Ellen's baby for someone else's child.
Carlos Samonte - portrayed by Raymond Bagatsing.
Carlos is the husband of Leila. He is a former sailor turned businessman.
Handsome, arrogant and a certified playboy.
Only he knows how many women he has played with. But he doesn't care.
He has run from each and every one of these women.
One of his victims is Ellen.
He promised her the world and treated her like a queen, only to dump her in the end.
