Lovingly Yours, Helen

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Lovingly Yours, Helen
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Also known asLovingly Yours (1992–96)
Genre Drama
Presented by
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of seasons16
Production
Executive producerRedgie Acuña-Magno
Producers
  • Helen Vela (1980–92)
  • Princess Punzalan (1992–96)
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time90 minutes
Production companyHyper-Visions Productions Inc.
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1980 (1980-09-07) 
September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)

Lovingly Yours, Helen is a Philippine television drama anthology series broadcast by GMA Network and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation. The show is the second longest running drama anthology in Philippine television history. Originally hosted by Helen Vela, it premiered on September 7, 1980. The series transferred to BBC in 1984. It returned to GMA Network in March 23, 1986. The series concluded on September 1, 1996. It was replaced by Anna Karenina in its timeslot.

Contents

The anthology evolved into a television drama anthology from a daily counseling program on radio with the same title, originally aired on DZBB. It was presented by television/radio personality Helen Vela. Each episode is based on the letter sender's life stories sent by viewers.

The show's radio version, which is a live counselling program, continued to air on weekdays. The radio show moved to BBC's FM station DWOK-FM in 1984, and returned to DZBB in 1986.

As Lovingly Yours, Helen

In 1980, the program transformed from a radio program to a television drama anthology. [1]

Lovingly Yours: The Movie

In 1984, due to popularity of the series, Lovingly Yours, Helen was adapted into a four-part anthology film directed by Argel Joseph. [2]

As Lovingly Yours

Following Vela's death in 1992, her daughter Princess Punzalan took over her as the host. [1] [3]

Accolades

Accolades received by Lovingly Yours, Helen
YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
1988 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Drama SeriesLovingly Yours, HelenNominated
19959th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Daytime Drama AnthologyLovingly YoursWon

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References

  1. 1 2 Francisco, Butch (July 1, 2003). "Past memorable shows on GMA". The Philippine Star . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. "Argel Joseph, director of Lovingly Yours, Helen and Roman Rapido, passes away". Interaksyon. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. Anarcon, James Patrick (July 8, 2020). "Princess Punzalan: from Mula Sa Puso's primera kontrabida to international actress". PEP. Retrieved July 10, 2020.