Mara Clara

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Mara Clara
Mara Clara-titlecard.jpg
Title card from 1992 to 1995
Genre Drama
Created byEmil Cruz, Jr.
Developed by ABS-CBN Studios
Written byEmil Cruz, Jr.
Directed byEmil Cruz, Jr.
Starring
Theme music composerNonong Buencamino
Amado Lacuesta
Opening theme"Mara Clara" by Therese Amper
Ending theme"Mara Clara" by Therese Amper
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes1,209
Production
Executive producerAnnaliza A. Goma
Producers
  • Maru R. Benitez (Season 1)
  • Dagang V. Vilbar (Season 2)
EditorRachel Aguilos
Running time30 minutes
Production company Dreamscape Entertainment
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseAugust 17, 1992 (1992-08-17) –
February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)
Related
Mara Clara (2010–2011)

Mara Clara is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Starring Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes, it aired on the network's afternoon line up from August 17, 1992 to February 14, 1997, replacing Sebya, Mahal Kita and was replaced by Esperanza . It is the second longest running drama series of ABS-CBN (after FPJ's Ang Probinsyano ).

Contents

The title is derived from María Clara, the mestiza heroine of José Rizal's Noli Me Tángere . It is a first release from Dreamscape Entertainment upon its establishment in 1992.

This series is streaming online on YouTube. [1]

Premise

Book 1

Mara and Clara were switched at birth, and the details of this event were recorded by Kardo (Dan Fernandez), a hospital staff, in his diary. Mara (Judy Ann Santos) lived as the poor daughter of the couple Susan (Susan Africa) and Gary Davis (Eruel Tongco/William Martinez) while Clara (Gladys Reyes), their real daughter, was brought up the rich Amanthe (Juan Rodrigo) and Almira Del Valle (Beverly Vergel).

The good-natured Del Valle couple (Juan Rodrigo and Beverly Vergel) takes in Mara (Judy Ann Santos) as a servant and decides to spend for her education, not knowing that she is their real daughter. Gary (Eruel Tongco/William Martinez), who is actually a gang and syndicate leader, approves of the idea that Mara lives with the Del Valles to extort money. Clara makes life for Mara difficult.

The things are getting escalate when Gary was killed from an unknown killer. Meanwhile, Almira was in a state in comatose after she reads the diary, and she finally discovers the truth about Mara. Gary was replaced by his half-sister Louie (Maila Gumila), who wants to continue his brother's legacy. She wants Amante, Almira and Mara die together. At the end, as time progresses, the goodness wins, the damages are paid, Clara finally said sorry to Mara for her doings and Mara forgives her, and they all know where to stand.

Book 2

Mara and Clara finally change their fate as they now live with their true parents but things are gonna be not easy. Almira's evil half-brother Enrico/Henry (Noel Colet (Book 1)/Jeffrey Santos (Book 2)) is back after many years in prison from America. He vows a revenge to the Del Valle family especially to his half-sister, Almira. He brainwashes Clara to continue her evil doings and despise the Del Valle family. There are also a dark flashback of Almira that keeps haunting in her nightmares. Henry also keeps her believing that Almira is the mastermind of Gary's death.

The book starts as Mara was shot by unknown shooter during her welcome party as a daughter of Del Valle. She was saved by the unlicensed doctor, Derrick (Rico Yan) by performing the surgery. Derick is intern doctor who in love with Mara but his life is complicated as was a victim of force marriage by his girlfriend Mitch (Erica Fife). He was also the rival of Christian (Wowie De Guzman) who courts Mara first. After the events of the welcome party, Mara happy as she now lives with her true parents but things are not gonna easy for her as there are still many people who wants to destroy her family: Henry who is his uncle, Inggrid (Glydel Mercado) who helps Henry to destroy the Del Valles by seducing Amante, Roy who seeks revenge after the death of his brother Gary, and Clara who secretly protests her right as a Del Valle's heiress.

Cast and characters

Protagonist

Antagonist

Main cast

Supporting cast

Book 1

  • Paolo Contis as Jepoy
  • Christopher Roxas as Erris Reyes
  • Naty Mallares as Lola Binay
  • Ading Noche as Dado
  • Jochelle Olalia as Karen
  • Agatha Tapan as Denise
  • Carol Magallanes as Carol
  • Debbie Espileta (credited as Debbie Domingo) as Debbie
  • Rolly Padilla as Simeon
  • Mariche Marquez as Che-Che
  • Daniel Fernando as Jun
  • Roland Sanchez as Roland

Book 2

Former

Book 1

  • Vincent Cebu as Negro
  • Willy Delgado as Waldo
  • Robert Perez as Berting
  • Maila Gumila as Louie
  • Eva Darren as Aida
  • Whitney Tyson (TV series, 1992–1995) and Jinky Oda (movie) as Kerubin
  • Jenette Fernando as Risa
  • John Salve as Lester
  • Carol Dauden as Marina
  • Edward Salvador as Joe Llamera
  • Bangkay as Praning
  • Yuichiro Enomoto as Nakamura
  • Raquel Monteza as Adelina
  • Myrna Castillo as Edna

Production

After the cancellation of Ula, Ang Batang Gubat, director Emil Cruz Jr. conceptualized a soap opera entitled "Mara Clara" and was presented to ABS-CBN for approval. Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes were handpicked by the director for the titular roles. During the early years of the soap, majority of scenes, particularly the Del Valle mansion are shot inside the studio. It was around their second year that the series started shooting on an actual location.

On May 19, 1996, cast members Eruel Tongco, Ireneo Sevilla, Joy Clarise Cojuangco and Bienvenido dela Rosa died when their vehicle fell into a ravine in Palayan while driving home from a Nueva Ecija stage presentation. To fill in the sudden demise of the actor, they introduced Louie, the previously-unspoken sibling of Gary played by Maila Gumila to continue what could have been the storyline of Gary. However in the Movie version which was shot the same year, they picked William Martinez to play the role of Gary. They eventually removed Gumila's character by the end of Book 1, replaced by Henry as the main antagonist, played by Jeffrey Santos on their second season. [2]

Broadcast

Timeslot

The series originally aired at 2:30 p.m. as an afternoon drama series produced by its original director Emil Cruz Jr. from August 17, 1992, until September 30, 1994, after Anna Luna . It moved to a 2:00 p.m. timeslot on October 3, 1994, when its predecessor Anna Luna moved from the said network to RPN. The show's rights was later on purchased by ABS-CBN Entertainment and was moved to an evening slot on July 8, 1996 with its reformatted as a primetime drama series, after TV Patrol to challenge RPN's Tagalog-language dub of Mexican telenovela, Marimar and Villa Quintana of GMA. It ended on February 14, 1997, to make way for Esperanza as the replacement on February 17.

Reruns

The series re-aired in 2007 by affiliates Studio 23 (later S+A) and Kapamilya Channel (internationally subsidiary of The Filipino Channel) through 2008. It aired internationally in 1994 til its series finale on The Filipino Channel when it first aired as same day airings. It then re-aired in 2007-2008 for the first time on the Kapamilya Channel. The series is currently being uploaded on Jeepney TV's Youtube channel.

Adaptations

Film adaptation

On September 18, 1996, a movie was produced based on the television series. This was the first television series created by ABS-CBN to be adapted by Star Cinema.

In the film, Gary Davis' character was changed. It was portrayed by Eruel Tongco in the series, while William Martinez played the role in the film due to Tongco's death from a car accident in 1996.

Additionally, Qureubin was originally portrayed by Whitney Tyson in the series but Jinky Oda portrayed the character in the film following a series of bullying cases to Tyson during shoots leading eventually to her withdrawal from the series.

Remake

During the ABS-CBN trade event held on August 24, 2010, at the World Trade Center Manila, it was announced that a remake of the series will start its production in 2010. [3] Kathryn Bernardo is slated for the role of Mara, with Julia Montes as Clara. [4] It aired on ABS-CBN from October 25, 2010, to June 3, 2011.

Difference between series and movie

SeriesMovie version [5]
Later in the series, Kardo revealed the shocking truth to Gary: Mara was not his biological daughter.From the very beginning, Gary knew that Mara was not his biological daughter.
Susan attacked Lenita after she ordered Mara to wash her clothes.Consumed by rage after discovering Gary's affair with Lenita, Susan lashed out, attacking her in a fit of fury.
Clara brought the diary with her to the mansion.Kardo entrusted the diary to Clara after she learned the truth about her identity.
Clara overheard a conversation between Amanthe and Gary, during which she learned that she was their daughter of Susan and the latter.Witnessing Clara hurting her mother, Amanthe revealed to her that she was Gary and Susan's daughter.
To prevent Susan and Kardo from revealing Mara's true parentage – Amanthe and Almira – Gary kidnapped her.Gary kidnapped Mara after Clara revealed that everyone knew she was Amanthe and Almira's biological daughter.
Almira learned she and Amanthe were Mara's true parents through Kardo's diary and a subsequent phone call from him.Upon reading Kardo's diary, Almira's suspicions were confirmed: she and Amanthe were indeed Mara's true parents.
Louie ordered her henchmen to kidnapped Mara directly.Gary tricked Mara that he would brought her to her real parents but eventually, she kidnapped her.
Louie was shot and wounded by a police officer after she attempted to kill Amanthe.Gary was shot to death by Kardo and Amanthe simultaneously.
Mara was shot during her welcoming party.This didn't happened in the movie version since Clara accepted her fate and was part of the party.

Reception

The series had its highest rating of 45% in one of its episode in 1994, it is considered as one of the highest rating Filipino TV series of all time.

The TV series made waves through most of the Filipino audience and being called by ABS-CBN as, "Ina ng Pinoy Soap Opera" owing to the series' huge success.

The highly-overt antagonism of Gladys Reyes' main antagonist character, Clara, by way of her violent actions done throughout the series against Judy's character, Mara, had provoked a huge reaction on those who viewed the show's protagonist Mara, more favorably, such to the point that Gladys Reyes had earned the title "Bella Flores of the 90's".

Notes

  1. ↑ Eruel Tongco originally played the Gary Davis character from 1992 until his death in 1996. Tongco was replaced by William Martinez for film adaption.

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  4. ↑ Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes topbill ABS-CBN's remake of Mara Clara Archived April 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.pep.ph Sep 29, 2010
  5. ↑ "'Mara Clara' Supercut Judy Ann Santos, Gladys Reyes". Youtube. ABS-CBN Star Cinema. May 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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