The highly-anticipated local adaptation of the
worldwide hit Mexican telenovela that captivated the hearts of many
Filipino viewers is set to conquer Philippine television once more
beginning Monday (Oct 7) when ABS-CBN premieres “Maria Mercedes” on
Primetime Bida.
Filling in the shoes
of Mexican Superstar Thalia, who first played the role of Maria
Mercedes, is one of Philippine TV’s prettiest faces today and ABS-CBN’s
newest primetime princess, Jessy Mendiola. She will portray the iconic
role of Mercedes opposite leading men Jake Cuenca as Luis and Jason
Abalos as Clavio.
“The Pinay Maria Mercedes will surely make Filipinos laugh, cry, and fall
in love all over again with her colorful story,” said Jessy. “Viewers
will get to relate to the story even more as we highlight true Filipino
values especially our unconditional love for our family.”
Follow the bittersweet story of Mercedes as she faces life’s stuggles and experiences falling in love for the first time.
From a simple life in the province, Mercedes, together with her father and siblings, will move
to Manila to move on from the pain caused by her mother. But things
wouldn’t go as planned when her father suddenly died and Mercedes was
left with no choice but to take on the responsibility of raising her
younger brother and sister at her very young age.
As time passed, Mercedes learned
her way living in the metro and was able to provide for siblings
Rosario (Devon Seron) and Andres (Yogo Singh) by juggling different but
decent jobs alongside her childhood friend Clavio (Jason Abalos).
But her world will take a different turn once her heart starts to beat
for the handsome and rich businessman Luis Sancuevas (Jake Cuenca). How
will Mercedes deal with her feelings for Luis? Who will go against their
budding love? How will fate turn things around as Santiago (Ariel
Rivera) enters Mercedes’ life?
Also included in the cast of “Maria Mercedes” are Vina Morales, Dominic
Ochoa, Nikki Gil, Vivian Velez, Nadia Montenegro, Atoy Co, Erika
Padilla, Marx Topacio, Alex Castro, and Isabelle De Leon.
“Maria Mercedes,” directed by Chito Rono, is one of ABS-CBN’s offerings
in celebration of the 60th year of Philippine television. The original
“Maria Mercedes” aired on ABS-CBN in 1996 and it is considered to be one
of the most successful telenovelas in Phillipine TV history. The
soon-to-air remake is the only localized version endorsed by Thalia
herself among other Thalia-serye adaptations previously aired on
Philippine television.
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