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Kai Mendoza is a fictional character portrayed by Samantha Richelle in the TV series Almost Paradise.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Finding Mabuhay (season 1), they were 31 years old.
They appear in all 20 aired episodes so far and have accumulated 760 positive votes.
The character of Kai Mendoza is mainly associated with Alex Walker, Ernesto Alamares and Ike Ocampo.

Kai Mendoza

by Samantha Richelle

character

Episodes20

  • 7.7
    /10

    Finding Mabuhay

    episode S1.E1 march 2020
    Burned out, sick, betrayed ex soldier of the failing drug wars, after years of undercover work, comes to an island in the Philippians to get over it all. No such luck.
  • 8.2
    /10

    It's Personal

    episode S1.E2 april 2020
    When the body of a friend of Detective Alamares washes up on a beach, Alex suspects the international smugglers who just checked in at the resort may be involved.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Reef Eel Soup for the Soul

    episode S1.E3 april 2020
    When Alex discovers that a gang of mobsters are shaking down street food vendors, he goes undercover and realizes that the implications for the future of Cebu are far worse than he ever imagined.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Pistol Whip

    episode S1.E4 april 2020
    When a crew for a reality TV show exploring sunken WWII battlegrounds arrives at the resort, Alex's need for rent money ensnares him in an illicit dive operation with potentially catastrophic consequences.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Unbecalming

    episode S1.E5 april 2020
    When a typhoon hits the island, criminals and their hostages become trapped inside the police station; Alex must find a way to save his friends as well as a sworn enemy.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Rise of the Kalangay

    episode S1.E6 may 2020
    Alex tries to solve a murder before a famous detective. The case brings up something from Kai's past.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Uncle Danny

    episode S1.E7 may 2020
    Alex's con artist uncle comes to Cebu to start a new life as a better man and make amends to those who he has harmed during his "career" meaning primarily Alex. But it appears not to be easy.
  • 8.1
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    Lone Wolf

    episode S1.E8 may 2020
    Alex gets pulled into a kidnapping case of a visiting hot headed American country star he loves. The title refers to his hit song.
  • 8.2
    /10

    A Wedding to Die For

    episode S1.E9 may 2020
    Kai is assigned to a clandestine intelligence operation during the wedding of Tommy Chow aka the Scorpion, the boss of the Qin Xiong Di, Hong Kong's most brutal Triad. Alex is unintentionally dragged in the deadly dangerous game.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Something Walker This Way Comes

    episode S1.E10 june 2020
    The partner who betrayed Alex shows up on the island, and Alex's long-absent daughter shows up on his doorstep to tell him she's joined the Peace Corps.
  • 8.2
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    The Magellan Cross

    episode S2.E1 july 2023
    A local priest is murdered over a long-lost ancient cross - which Magellan held in his hand the day he was killed by Lapu-Lapu in the battle of Mactan. Alex, Kai, and Ernesto must solve the priest's murder and find the lost across.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Breaking Badminton

    episode S2.E2 july 2023
    When Alex's friend from the local gym is found murdered, Alex investigates and discovers his friend was involved in an underground badminton competition. Alex and Ernesto must go undercover as badminton players to solve the murder.
  • 8
    /10

    A Fisherfolk Tale

    episode S2.E3 july 2023
    Alex befriends a boat mechanic wrongfully accused of murder in a remote fishing village, and, along with Kai and Ernesto, unravels in the international smuggling operation and resolves a local blood feud.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Bahala Na

    episode S2.E4 july 2023
    When Alex temporarily moves in with Ernesto, he is drawn into a family drama that transcends generations, spans decades, and proves that, indeed, the past is never dead. It is not even passed.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Deus Ex-Wife Machina

    episode S2.E5 july 2023
    Alex's ex-wife shows up with her new fiancé asking Alex to sign her divorce papers. But when the fiancé is mistaken for Alex and kidnapped by an old enemy, Alex finds himself racing to rescue the man.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Ghost Month

    episode S2.E6 july 2023
    During the traditional "Ghost Month" in the Philippines, Alex seems to be visited by the spirit of a dead man, wrongfully accused of a crime, who seeks justice from the afterlife.
  • 8.4
    /10

    All In

    episode S2.E7 july 2023
    Before the grand opening of Mactan's new resort casino owned and operated by the Villegas family, Ann Villegas recruits Alex to test the casino's security system.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Uncoupled

    episode S2.E8 july 2023
    Kai and Alex go undercover as a new agey couple at a self-help retreat in order to extract a naïve young woman from the clutches of a dangerous cult.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Old Times

    episode S2.E9 july 2023
    When Alex entangles himself in the homicide investigation on behalf of his love interest Ann Villegas, he is forced to befriend a geriatric couple with peculiar personality traits.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Brigade

    episode S2.E10 july 2023
    Alex goes undercover as a prisoner and, with the help of Kai and Enesto, figures out how The Waterboarder has been running his criminal empire from behind bars.

Best moments10

  • 8.2
    /10
    72% of the votes

    Uncoupled

    episode S2.E8 july 2023
    Kai and Alex go undercover as a new agey couple at a self-help retreat in order to extract a naïve young woman from the clutches of a dangerous cult.
  • 8.2
    /10
    71% of the votes

    A Wedding to Die For

    episode S1.E9 may 2020
    Kai is assigned to a clandestine intelligence operation during the wedding of Tommy Chow aka the Scorpion, the boss of the Qin Xiong Di, Hong Kong's most brutal Triad. Alex is unintentionally dragged in the deadly dangerous game.
  • 7.9
    /10
    61% of the votes

    Rise of the Kalangay

    episode S1.E6 may 2020
    Alex tries to solve a murder before a famous detective. The case brings up something from Kai's past.
  • 8.2
    /10
    21% of the votes

    Pistol Whip

    episode S1.E4 april 2020
    When a crew for a reality TV show exploring sunken WWII battlegrounds arrives at the resort, Alex's need for rent money ensnares him in an illicit dive operation with potentially catastrophic consequences.
  • 8.7
    /10
    18% of the votes

    Brigade

    episode S2.E10 july 2023
    Alex goes undercover as a prisoner and, with the help of Kai and Enesto, figures out how The Waterboarder has been running his criminal empire from behind bars.
  • 7.7
    /10
    16% of the votes

    Finding Mabuhay

    episode S1.E1 march 2020
    Burned out, sick, betrayed ex soldier of the failing drug wars, after years of undercover work, comes to an island in the Philippians to get over it all. No such luck.
  • 8.1
    /10
    16% of the votes

    Reef Eel Soup for the Soul

    episode S1.E3 april 2020
    When Alex discovers that a gang of mobsters are shaking down street food vendors, he goes undercover and realizes that the implications for the future of Cebu are far worse than he ever imagined.
  • 8.5
    /10
    15% of the votes

    Old Times

    episode S2.E9 july 2023
    When Alex entangles himself in the homicide investigation on behalf of his love interest Ann Villegas, he is forced to befriend a geriatric couple with peculiar personality traits.
  • 8.3
    /10
    14% of the votes

    Unbecalming

    episode S1.E5 april 2020
    When a typhoon hits the island, criminals and their hostages become trapped inside the police station; Alex must find a way to save his friends as well as a sworn enemy.
  • 8.1
    /10
    12% of the votes

    Deus Ex-Wife Machina

    episode S2.E5 july 2023
    Alex's ex-wife shows up with her new fiancé asking Alex to sign her divorce papers. But when the fiancé is mistaken for Alex and kidnapped by an old enemy, Alex finds himself racing to rescue the man.

Votes per episode

64
E1
28
E2
45
E3
57
E4
35
E5
160
E6
15
E7
20
E8
167
E9
28
E10
12
E1
6
E2
8
E3
5
E4
9
E5
6
E6
8
E7
59
E8
12
E9
16
E10