KALYESERYE
Kalyeserye is a 2015 soap opera parody aired live within the "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment of Philippine daytime variety showEat Bulaga! on GMA Network in the Philippines and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. The mini-show, as it has evolved, focuses onAlDub, the fictional couple pairing—or "love team" as it more commonly is known in the Philippines—of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's character Yaya Dub in which the two communicate through video messaging application Dubsmash and written messages, and interact only on the show's split-screen frame. Richards is located in the Broadway Centrum studio of Eat Bulaga! inQuezon City while Mendoza is on a remote location, usually a visited barangay (village). The couple eventually meet in person and interact with each other from time to time.
The 30-minute to 1-hour portion features live improvisation from Richards, Mendoza, Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo and Paolo Ballesteros who all play various roles while other hosts of Eat Bulaga! located in the studio occasionally comment and interact with the characters. Kalyeserye has elements of comedy-drama, parody, romantic comedy and reality television. According to Anna Leah Sarabia, a Filipino anthropologist, the segment uses fairy tale and soap opera tropes. The term "Kalyeserye" is a play on the Filipinoword teleserye (television drama series) and is a portmanteau of the Tagalog words kalye (street) and serye (series). It was coined by Joey de Leon, one of the hosts of Eat Bulaga!, to refer to the location outside the studio which is usually shot out on the streets ofMetro Manila or in the provinces of the Philippines that serve as the remote setting of the parody segment.
The portion proved to be a success in both broadcast television and social media, resulting in a significant increase of viewership and popularity of Eat Bulaga! on its 36th year in Philippine entertainment.[1] In addition, it has also contributed immensely to the rise of the careers of Richards and Mendoza.
Main cast
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Divina Ursula Bokbokova "Yaya Dub" Smash / Maine
Portrayed by: Maine Mendoza[17]
Yaya Dub is the female protagonist of the series. She was introduced in the Problem Solving segment as the nanny of Lola Nidora, and uses Dubsmash to communicate. Yaya Dub's full name is a portmanteau of Dubsmash. According to Lola Nidora, Yaya Dub had been with her in the mansion since she was an infant because she was the daughter of two of the mansion's workers, later revealed that she was the granddaughter of Lola Nidora's adopted sister Isadora, daughter of Ursula (Isadora's daughter) and Dodong (the former gardener in Lola's mansion) relation to Lola Nidora, until Nidora finally reveals that Yaya Dub has no blood relation to the Zobeyala family due to the fact that her grandmother Isadora is actually adopted. In order to hide her secret personality and to protect Yaya Dub from Dodong, Nidora decided to claim that Isadora being a mother of Yaya Dub. Yaya Dub never speaks in the series, but later she finally speaks in the process.
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Bae Alden
Portrayed by: Alden Richards
Bae Alden is the male protagonist of the series and is a fictionalized version of actor Alden Richards.
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Lola Nidora / Doña Nidora Esperanza Zobeyala Viuda de Explorer / Lola Aunor (in disguise)
Portrayed by: Wally Bayola, Pauleen Luna (young, Tamang Panahon concert only)
Lola Nidora is a wealthy and well-off woman. She graduated in Ateneo de Municipal in Spain majoring in philosophy, language, culture and history, she also went to Universidad Central de Madrid in 1878, and during that time, she was given the Sobra Saliente (Most Outstanding) Award. Lola Nidora is also a philanthropist and was one of world's wealthiest people in the 1900s.[18] When she becomes stressed, she acts and talks like Filipino comedian Babalu. Lola Nidora initially does not approve of Alden and Yaya Dub's romance, and on the occasion when she was about to explain why, her Book of Secrets was stolen by a Mystery Caller, until she finally approves him for Yaya Dub. Lola Nidora was reportedly courted by such figures as Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein and Saddam Hussein but she repudiated them all. Her name literally means "Grandmother of Dora" in reference to Doktora de Explorer, while her maiden name, Zobeyala, is based after the Zobel de Ayala family, one of richest families in the Philippines. Nidora, Tidora and Tinidora are referred to as de Explorer Triplets/Sisters and Kalye's Angels (also as Calle's Angels) which is a spoof to the television and film franchise Charlie's Angels.