From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maria La Del Barrio (Philippine TV series)
Maria La Del Barrio (Philippine TV series)
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Maria La Del Barrio (lit. Maria of the Neighborhood) is a
Philippine remake of the Mexican drama María la del Bar-
rio airing on ABS-CBN. [1] It stars Erich Gonzales and En-
chong Dee.
Synopsis
Maria Hernandez is a charcoal maker who dreams of
Format Drama, Romance making furniture in her own shop. Much like her mother
Created by Inés Rodena Sandra, who died years ago in a fire leaving Maria or-
phaned. Maria grows up with Sandra’s best friend Casilda
Written by Dexter Hemedez in barrio Munting Ilog. When Casilda falls ill, Maria is
Jimuel dela Cruz
forced to seek help from Father Honorio for added work.
Directed by Rory B. Quintos This leads her to meet Fernando Dela Vega, the owner of
Richard V. Somes Amore Design, one of the country’s top furniture com-
Don Cuaresma panies. Fernando takes Maria to work for his family as a
Starring Erich Gonzales maid.
Enchong Dee Unknown yet to Maria, Fernando was the former love
of her mother Sandra. And that Fernando’s wife Victoria,
Opening theme "Patuloy ang Pangarap" by Angeline
Quinto is Sandra’s former friend and partner. Sandra & Victoria
founded Amore designs, but Victoria double-crossed San-
Country of origin Philippines dra taking both her boyfriend and ownership of Amore.
Language(s) Filipino, English But before the fire, Sandra had bequeathed her shares to
Maria, making Maria owner of 50% of Amore Designs.
No. of seasons 2
Working for the Dela Vegas leads Maria to meet, for
No. of episodes 78 (as of November 30, 2011) the second time, Luis Dela Vega, the eldest of the Dela
Vega children. Maria had met and admired Luis before,
Production
seeing his work in Viscera, a small furniture shop. But
Executive Sackey Prince Pendatun Luis pays to her no mind. Worse, Luis, having had prob-
producer(s) Marjorie Lachica lems with his father Fernando, begins to suspect Maria
Editor(s) Joy Buenaventura to be Fernando’s mistress. This through the suspicions of
Ayen del Carmen Soraya, his friend who is secretly in love with him. Luis
Dennis Salgado makes Maria fall in love with him, with the intention of
Running time 20-30 minutes hurting Maria and making her leave.
But despite this, he falls in love with Maria. And
Production Televisa Maria, despite the pain, cannot help herself from loving
company(s) Star Television
Luis. But their love is put to the test by several trials.
Broadcast
Original channel ABS-CBN Cast and Characters
Picture format NTSC (480i)
Main Cast
Original run August 15, 2011 – present
• Erich Gonzales as María Hernandez
Chronology • Enchong Dee as Luis Fernando de la Vega
Related shows María la del Barrio (Mexico)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maria La Del Barrio (Philippine TV series)
Supporting Cast María la del Barrio, originally aired on Televisa in 1995.
It was the third telenovela in the trilogy of Maria, that
• Arron Villaflor as Vladimir de la Vega
starred Thalia. The show first aired in the Philippines
• Angel Aquino as Victoria Montenegro de la Vega
through the RPN in 1996, dubbed in Filipino. After GMA
• Ian Veneracion as Don Fernando de la Vega
Network’s successful adaptations of Thalia’s Marimar and
• Assunta De Rossi as Sandra Hernandez/Nelia
Rosalinda, ABS-CBN decided to remake María la del Barrio.
Cayanan
• Jake Roxas as David Decasa
• Jane Oineza as Vanessa de la Vega
Postponement and Re-film
• Paw Diaz as Soraya Montenegro There were speculations that the production had to re-
• Jewel Mische as Sabrina film because the network was not convinced with the
outcome. Also, some of the characters were re-cast. Inno
Extended Cast Martin was supposed to play the role of Vladimir Dela Ve-
ga, but the role was given later to Arron Villaflor. The
• K Brosas as Carlota
role was first offered to Enrique Gil. However, Gil had
• Katya Santos as Cha-Cha
to let go of the role due to conflicting schedules.[3] Inno
• Badjie Mortiz as Urbano
Martin was cast to the role and appeared in the TV series’
• Justin Gonzales as Pedro
teaser. When Maria La Del Barrio was re-shot, the role was
• Atoy Co as Mang Doro
again recast and offered to AJ Perez.[4] But after Perez’
• Peewee O’Hara as Berta
untimely demise, the role was given to Villaflor.[5] Also
• Isay Alvarez as Calixta
the role of Vanessa de la Vega was supposedly for Tricia
• Gio Alvarez as Anot
Santos but later given to Jane Oineza. Filming then re-
sumed in May. It finally premiered on August 15, 2011.
Guest Cast
• Rolando Inocencio as Padre Honorio Extension
• Chiqui del Carmen as Lupe
In November 2011, it was announced that the series will
• Joed Serrano as Attorney Paul Parco
be extended. It is set to air until the year of 2012 in the
• Maritess Joaquin as Marnette Seraspi
month of February.[6]
• Frances Ignacio as Jessica
• Dionne Monsanto as Anna
• Erika Padilla as Liz Reception
• Fred Payawan as Kevin
• Dennis Padilla as Chito Cayanan Ratings
• Miles Ocampo as Sunshine Cayanan
After the winning 26.0% finale rating of previous timeslot
• Manuel Chua
occupant Mula Sa Puso, Maria La Del Barrio maintained the
• Paul Jake Castillo
network’s hold on the 6pm slot. The series debuted in 5th
place for primetime with a 22.5% rating.[7]
Special Participation Maria La Del Barrio trended on Twitter for its premiere
• Ai Ai delas Alas as Casilda Dimaculangan and trended for two more days in the Philippines.
• Christian Vasquez as Manuel Hernandez
• Timothy Chan as Young Luis Dela Vega Critical reception
• Kimberly Fulgar as Young Maria Hernandez
On a review done by the Philippine Entertainment Portal,
they quoted that "Acting wise, and based on the initial
Production few scenes shown, Erich looks tailor-made for the role;
with her natural ability to summon naïve, childlike qual-
Production started February 2011. The series was initially
ities with relative ease." [8]
part of ABS-CBN’s line-up of afternoon dramas, Kapamilya
Gold, together with other television series, Nasaan Ka
Elisa?, Mula Sa Puso, and Hiyas.[2] However, teasers were See also
released in July 2011, which stated that the show was
• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
to air on primetime. The series premiered on August 15,
• María la del Barrio
2011, on Primetime Bida
Adaptation
Main article: María la del Barrio
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maria La Del Barrio (Philippine TV series)
References [6] http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/
10/11/maria-la-del-barrio-extended-until-february
[1] http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/10063/- [7] Maria la del Barrio debuts strongly on August 12,
Maria-La-Del-Barrio-heats-up-the-rainy- 2011 via www.pep.ph
season.aspx [8] PEP REVIEW: Erich Gonzales seems a perfect fit for
[2] Nasaan Ka Elisa and Maria la del Barrio lead stars the title role of Maria la del Barrio retrieved on
will grace March 13 episode of ASAP Rocks August 18, 2011 via www.pep.ph
retrieved March 11, 2011 via PEP.ph
[3] Enrique Gil says it’s his time to be given lead roles
[4] http://www.pep.ph/news/29209/AJ-Perez-
External links
remained-a-true-and-loyal-friend-till-the-end • Official website
[5] http://www.pep.ph/news/30416/Aaron-Villaflor-
admits-he-ignored-Erich-Gonzales-when-they-
were-both-finalists-in-a-star-search
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