Sa Ngalan ng Ina

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Sa Ngalan ng Ina
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Genre Drama
Created by TV5 Network
Directed by Mario O'Hara
Jon Red
Starring Nora Aunor
Christopher de Leon
Theme music composer Ryan Cayabyab
Opening theme"Ikaw Pa Rin ang Mahal Ko" by Basil Valdez
Gerald Santos (Acoustic version)
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes25
Production
Executive producer Manuel V. Pangilinan
Running time30-45 minutes
Original release
Network TV5
ReleaseOctober 3 (2011-10-03) 
November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)

Sa Ngalan ng Ina (English: In the Name of the Mother) is a 2011 Philippine television drama series broadcast by TV5. Directed by Mario O'Hara and Jon Red, it stars Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. It aired from October 3 to November 4, 2011, replacing Carlo J. Caparas' Bangis and was replaced by Glamorosa .

Contents

Plot

Elena Deogracias (Nora Aunor) is a second wife of a politician. While running for governor of the province of Verano, her husband, Armando Deogracias (Bembol Roco) was assassinated by a grenade explosion. This leads for the Party to replace Amang. They decided for Elena to be his substitute and won as governor of Verano.

Cast and characters

Lead cast

Supporting cast

Extended cast

Production

Casting

This marks the television return of Nora Aunor after eight years of hiatus from the United States. Another project of Aunor is a biopic about the life of Emilio Aguinaldo. This is also marks the reunion of Aunor with former husband Christopher de Leon along with their son Ian de Leon. They also worked in the film, I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa in 1986. Another actor added to the cast is Bembol Roco whom he had with Aunor and De Leon in the movie Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos. This is also the first primetime series of Eugene Domingo with TV5, her projects on TV5 were Ha Ha Hayop , Inday Wanda and Lucky Numbers. This is also marks the return of director Mario O'Hara along with independent director Jon Red. O'Hara also worked with Aunor, De Leon and Roco as the director of Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos . Among those were added are young TV5 talents. After Rod Santiago's The Sisters , this is also Nadine Samonte's second project with the network after her transfer from GMA Network and her first team with Joross Gamboa who was from rival talent search Star Circle Quest . This is also the second primetime project of Star Factor winner Eula Caballero. This is also the second project of Karel Marquez and her first project playing a non-antagonist role and Alwyn Uytingco playing a rebellious role. Both of them worked in Babaeng Hampaslupa.

Location

The production is shot in Taal, Batangas and Antipolo. The provincial capitol of Verano is seen at the Batangas Provincial Capitol in Batangas City while the offices of the Governor of Verano and Mayor of Salvacion is at the Taal Municipal Hall.

Awards

YearGroupCategoryNomineeResult
2013Golden Screen TV AwardsOutstanding Original Drama SeriesNominated
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series Nora Aunor Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Eugene Domingo Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Alwyn Uytingco Nominated
Gawad Tangi Awards for Television (Kritiko ng Pelikula, Telebisyon at Musikang Pilipino) [1] Best ActressNora AunorWon
2012 26th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Actress Nora Aunor Won

See also

References

  1. "gawad tangi for TV winners". March 31, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.