Philippine Drama Series

     ◘ I Heart You Pare starring Dingdong Dantes and Regine Velasquez

     ◘ Dwarfina starring Heart Evangelista and Dennis Trillo
     ◘ Amaya starring Marian Rivera
     ◘ Machete starring Aljur Abrenica, Ryza Cenon and Bela Padilla
     ◘ The return of Mars Ravelo’s Captain Barbell starring Richard Gutierrez and Jillian Ward

Real life sweethearts Marian Rivera & Dingdong Dantes will star on their second movie together with the running title "You To Me Are Everything". But there's another cast member to watch for -- a cute and cuddly little piglet named Snowy.  You to Me are Everything is a GMA Films and Regal Films co-production.

Dingdong Dantes plays Rafael, a rich guy whose luck suddenly turned upside down after losing everything. When he needed to get his life back on track, he met Iska, played by Marian Rivera - the instant rich girl from the province. Rafael becomes her business adviser and uses her to become rich again only to find out that she'll change him more than he expected.

Also starring in the upcoming romantic movie are Isabel Oli, Sandy Andolong, Manilyn Reynes and AJ Dee.

You to me are Everything promises to be the most exciting romantic comedy movie this summer. It will hit the big screen on May 5, 2010.

Here are the line up of shows to be aired at GMA-7 Kapuso Channel this 2010: (arranged by order appearance from the video clip below)

     ◘ First Luv starring Barbie Forteza and Joshua Dionisio
     ◘ Kahit Minsan Lang starring Geoff Eigenmann and Carla Abellana
     ◘ Halik sa Tubig starring Mark Herras andJennylyn Mercado

     ◘ The Last Prince starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal (pilot episode:January 11, 2009)
     ◘ Odessa starring Marian Rivera
     ◘ Animo starring Richard Gutierrez
     ◘ Encantadia: The Second Saga starring Rhian Ramos, Jennylyn Mercado, Jackie Rice, and Carla Abellana
     ◘ Super Twins: Book 2  starring Jennylyn Mercado and Nadine Samonte

Movie Remake
     ◘ Sine Novela: Magkano ang Iyong Dangal starring Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann
     ◘ Sine Novela: Ina, Kasusuklaman ba kita? starring  Jean Garcia and Jennica Garcia (pilot episode: Jnuary 25, 2010)
     ◘ Sine Novela: Lalaki sa Dilim starring Dennis Trillo and Jennylyn Mercado
     ◘ Sine Novela: DoRiMi starring Yasmien Kurdi, Jennylyn Mercado, and Lovi Poe
     ◘ Sine Novela: Bukas Luluhod ang Mga Tala starring Jolina Magdangal

     ◘ Bayani Agbayani, Eugene Domingo, Manny Pacquiao and Mommy D

     ◘ Diva starring Regine Velasquez and Mark Anthony Fernandez (pilot episode: March 2009)
     ◘ Amanda O starring Dennis Trillo and Marian Rivera

     ◘ Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes
     ◘ Jewel in the Palace starring Claudine Baretto and Mark Anthony Fernandez

     ◘ Frog Prince - a Korean romance comedy starringMing Dow and Joe Chen.
     ◘ Coffee Prince - a Korean romance comedy starring Yoon Eun Hye from Goong or Princess Hours, Gong Yoo from One Fine Day, Lee Sun Gyun from White Tower and Chae Jung Ahn.
     ◘ Twin Sister 100% Senorita - a Taiwanese romance comedy starring Chen Qiao En, Penny Lin, Wallace Huo, Deric Wan
     ◘ Attic Cat - a Korean romance comedy starring Kim Rae Won, Jung Da Bin.
     ◘ Queen Seon Dok - a Korean historical drama starring Lee Yo Won, Ko Hyeon-jeong, Park Ye-Jin, Uhm Tae Woong.
     ◘ East of Eden - a Korean romance, action, drama starring Song Seung Hun, Lee Yeon Hee, Lee Da Hae, Yun Jung Hoon, Park Hae Jin, Han Ji Hye.
     ◘ Temptation of Wife - a Korean drama starring Jang Seo Hee, Byun Woo Min, Kim Seo Hyung, Lee Jae Hwang.
     ◘ World Within
     ◘ Gourmet

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     ◘ Captain Barbell: The Return starring Richard Gutierrez
     ◘ Panday Kids starring Jolina Magdandal, Buboy Villar, JC de Vera, Polo Ravales, Jackie Rice, and Lovi Poe

 

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CAST	CHARACTER	ROLE/SUMMARY
Marian Rivera/ Kirsten Jane Singrit	Dyesebel Montemayor/ Isabel, Cassandra	Dyesebel is the most loved and most beautiful mermaid under the sea, but she is also the one who gets into the most trouble! When Dyesebel saved a young man from his near-death experience, it would seem that she had found what others haven't in their long lives, her one true love. In order for her to become close towards the man she saved, she inquired Amafura to receive a necklace, in exchange for her beauty, with the legs she wished for. But by combining the same necklace that Doña Guada has, she is now having her beautiful face and is ready to seek revenge against Berbola. Dyesebel must choose between Erebus or Fredo. Her one true love is Fredo. She's wears the crown to become a queen of Sirenea with Erebus and Lucia beside her but only for a short time. She challenges Dyangga in a final battle. She finally kills a monstrous Dyangga with the scepter's finishing move. Dyesebel marries Fredo in the end and she has her son named "Buboy", who is named after her friend.
Dingdong Dantes/ Arkin Luciano Magalona	Fredo Legaspi	Fredo is one of the country’s hottest bachelors, a man who makes it no secret that he doesn’t believe in love. But when his life is saved by a beautiful stranger, Fredo’s life begins to unravel and he just might start believing in the power of true love. He really chooses Dyesebel/Isabel more than any other woman like Betty and Berbola who make Dyesebel's life miserable. He seeks Dyesebel by going to the deepest sea. Fredo becomes a half-man, half-merman with the black pearl by Dyangga. He joins Dyesebel in the battle with Dyangga. In the end, Fredo finally marries Dyesebel with his merman blood and has a son named "Buboy".
Jean Garcia	Queen Lucia Montemayor/ Doña Ava Legaspi	Lucia is the real mother of Dyesebel, a martyr who decides to forsake her own happiness just to save the lives of those she loves. She is also a former mermaid and she used to rule the sea, but when she became human, another mermaid, Dyangga, stole her throne. She married Tino Montemayor and had a child named Dyesebel. Days after Tino died, she reinvented herself as Doña Ava Legaspi; stepmother to Fredo and adoptive mother to Sheila Mae. She quickly remembers that she's the true Queen of Sirenea. Lucia and Dyesebel are reuniting after she found out that Isabel and Dyesebel are one. She returns to Sirenea and stops Dyangga to save her daughter. As a mermaid, Lucia has the ability to call back the scepter from Dyangga, knowing that the scepter is rightfully Lucia's. She ends up as a reigning queen after her daughter.
Rufa Mae Quinto	Amafura	Amafura grants the wishes of the merpeople in Serenea for a price. She gave Dyesebel a necklace, to exchange her beauty for the feet she had longed for. As the sea witch, Amafura will continue to ask for the most important things that a mermaid/merman can offer in exchange for granting their dreams. When Berbola wanted legs, Amafura refused. Instead, Berbola stole her mother's scepter to have another magic duel. Amafura lost all her powers, and Berbola stole the magical pearl, which all of the magic contains within it. She retrieved the white pearl but transformed into a tiny turtle. She and Erebus arrived in the land to help Dyesebel. She returns in her normal form after Dyangga's disappearance. She transforms herself into a magical scepter to fool Dyangga.
Ricky Davao	Don Juan Legaspi	He is the father of Fredo and Shiela Mae, a rich man who has made a lot of enemies on his way to the top. He wants his son to marry Betty for his own good and also dislikes Isabel (Dyesebel) and Cassandra (Berbola). Revealed to be Paolo's illegitimate father. Don Juan gets kidnapped by a scheming Gildo after he replaced his illegitimate son Paolo as president over him. After a rescue, he has sent to hospital for recovery. He forgives both of his sons for what he did wrong and he gives thanks to them. He learns that Dyesebel is Lucia/Ava's daughter and he's ready to help her to get Dyesebel and finally believes in mermaids and mermen.
Alfred Vargas	Erebus	A handsome and royal merman who must hide his true feelings for Dyesebel. He is the brother of Usaro. His heart belongs to Dyesebel. Erebus with royal blood descent is secretly in love with Dyesebel. Always loyal to Dyesebel, he has defended her on many different occasions and saved her from uncertain deaths or severe punishments both in Sirenea and on land. After asking Mother of Pearl to grant him legs to protect Dyesebel and prove his love, he received a conditional magical pearl by which Dyesebel should love him instead of Fredo or else he will die. After Erebus and Fredo succeeded in taking Dyesebel out of the hospital as Betty's captive, Erebus managed to convince the love of his life, Dyesebel, to return to their underwater kingdom, Sirenea. Then after the defeat of Dyangga and Dyesebel's accession to the throne, he proposed to marry Dyesebel. However, Fredo managed to interrupt and stop the wedding ceremony before Dyesebel took her vows. Towards the end, he finally relinquished his claims for Dyesebel's love and accepted the consequence of death ensuring her eventual happiness. He never disclosed his condition to Dyesebel for the fact that he did not want to her to worry and or use it as a reason to choose him over Fredo showing his ever unwavering nobility. He disappears just after he bids farewell to the mermaid who enamored him for most of his lifetime as his pearl turned completely black.
Mylene Dizon	Queen Dyangga	The mean queen of the sea; a beautiful but wretched creature whose jealousy knows no bounds. She wants to make sure that Dyesebel never experiences a happy moment under the sea. She has some disgust towards Amafura, and believes that she may put the merpeople in danger for them to experience above-the-sea, if she continues to grant wishes. She is poisoned, thanks to Bukanding who seeks revenge for his mother's death, but suddenly recovers from it. After Berbola died, she seeks revenge by punishing Dyesebel with full force. When asking the Mother of Pearls for help of acquiring feet, the Mother of Pearls refused. Mother of Pearls warned that using force won't get what she wanted. Dyangga used her scepter to vanquish her, thus absorbing her powers to become more powerful than ever. Unfortunately for her, she's killed by a returning Lucia to save Dyesebel's life. She revives with the help of black pearls to get the kingdom again but killed again by Lucia but then revives again by transforming herself into a giant sea monster. She's going to call out Dyesebel for the final showdown. Dyangga is finally killed by Dyesebel with her scepter's finishing move.
Bianca King	Betty Salcedo	One of the most popular models in the country, and she can have anyone she wants-except Fredo, which is why she and Fredo are engaged. She is the one who made Dyesebel's life miserable. After a huge fight with Dyesebel, she got in a coma that would last quite a while. However, she's finally awake. She still remembers Dyesebel, the one who fought her, and takes revenge on her again by putting Dyesebel in a freak show. She's ready to defeat Dyesebel and Fredo again. She's Fredo's girlfriend. When she wears Dyesebel's necklace, she transforms herself into a mermaid. She joins Dyangga's side to destroy Dyesebel's life once and for all. Finally, she has devoured by a giant fish after a wounded Dyesebel removed a magical necklace from her.
Michelle Madrigal Renz Joyce Juan	Princess Berbola/ Cassandra	She is one of the mermaids who also feels hatred for Dyesebel. And what she doesn’t know is that Berbola hides her loathing for the outsider because she herself has fallen in love with Fredo. She is also a rival for Fredo's heart. When Berbola arrived in land, she disguised herself as Cassandra to take Fredo from Dyesebel/Isabel. After her mother being poisoned, she is replaced as the queen but she continued to take Fredo away from Dyesebel when she hypnotized him with a magical scepter. She didn't lasted long in the land until when she fought Dyesebel in the sea, Bukanding used a magical scepter to cast off Berbola to make Dyesebel escape. Berbola dies as Dyangga grieves over her daughter's death.
Lotlot de Leon	Banak	The kind and motherly mermaid who finds Dyesebel and later on decides to adopt her as her own daughter. Banak dies after protecting Dyesebel when Dyangga was about to kill her.
Luis Alandy	Gildo Villarama	The current vice president in Fredo's company who isn't content with what he has. He is also Fredo's rival. He also has an obsession for Dyesebel. After Fredo being fired from his own company, Gildo took over the company, found his Sunsilk (shampoo) model, and has an interest on Dyesebel. After Paolo, Don Juan's illegitimate son, has replaced by his father as president, Gildo has a plan which is to kill Don Juan. He's now behind bars.
Marco Alcaraz	Usaro	He is the most trusted soldier, and lover of Dyangga. He would do anything to please her. He's a brother of Erebus. Usaro becomes ally to his brother and even Dyesebel and he's ready to stop Dyangga's plans. In the end, he ends up as a lead soldier to Lucia.
Teri Onor	Akirang	An evil seahorse with delusions of grandeur. He is the one who flames the hatred that Dyangga concerns for Dyesebel. Akirang tells a side of a story to Lucia about Dyangga's transformation. He ends up as a captive.
Paolo Ballesteros	Bukanding	Dyesebel's closest friend and stepbrother. He has been with her since she first became part of the sea. He seeks revenge on Dyangga for his mother's death. He killed Berbola with the help of using magical scepter to make Dyesebel free.
Aljur Abrenica	Paolo Legaspi	A poor fisherman who falls in love with a girl too rich for him: Shiela Mae. He has to pursue his work after the separation of Shiela Mae. It is revealed that he is the illegitimate son of Don Juan. Paolo has replaced Gildo as a president by his father. He is the one who saved his father from Gildo's scheme. He helps his brother and Dyesebel to destroy Dyangga's life. He ends up with Shiela Mae and as Dyesebel's brother-in-law.
Kris Bernal	Shiela Mae (Legaspi) Montemayor	Fredo's younger (later adopted) half-sister who likes getting what she wants, whenever she wants it. She finds out that she is adopted. She is Vivian's real daughter and then reunites with her mentally-ill mother. But Tino Montemayor is her biological father. She is actually Dyesebel's half-sister. Shiela Mae steals money to help save her sick mom, Vivian, but she is arrested by cops. After spending time in jail, she is being released by Paolo and Don Juan. She ends up with Paolo.
Hero Angeles	Mark	He is a janitor who works under Fredo's company. He is also Paolo’s half-brother who feels hatred for Fredo's family including Shiela Mae.
Nanette Inventor	Doña Guada	Doña Guada is an eccentric rich woman. She, too, is a former mermaid. But when she became human, she lived her life in wealth. She met Isabel (Dyesebel) at the Juan Fredo Empire's office while having a business meeting and became friends with her. Guada helped Dyesebel retrieve her beauty after combining her necklace with her.
Robert Villar	Buboy	Buboy is the protector and best friend of Dyesebel. He was Dyesebel's first human friend. He has been with her through all her trials. He is shot by Betty then Dyesebel tries to save him but he dies after he said his last words to Dyesebel. The second Buboy, named after her friend, is now a son of Dyesebel and Fredo.
Chanda Romero	Doña Felicia Montemayor	Doña Felicia is Tino's mother who, at first, really dislikes and hates Lucia. Lucia is as known as Ava, gives a suffering brought to Felicia and makes her as a poor housemaid. She cares for Isabel/Dyesebel. Lola Felicia and Lucia forgave each other after they found out that Isabel and Dyesebel are one. She is Dyesebel's Grandmother. In the end, she is now Fredo's grandmother-in-law.

Extended and Guest Cast

•     Wendell Ramos as Tino Montemayor
•     Vaness del Moral as Sosira
•     Filiberto Nepomuceno as Butete
•     Charlotte Hermoso as Jelay
•     Ryan Yllana as Leo
•     Philip Lazaro as Charity
•     Mariz Ricketts as Melba
•     Jackie Rice as Arana
•     Fayatollah as Lady Dee
•     KC Hollmann as Gildo's secretary
•     Mang Enriquez as Mang Mike
•     Chinggoy Alonzo as Don Ernesto Montemayor
•     Andrea del Rosario as Vivian Montemayor
•    Kevin Santos as Fonsy
•     Angel Estrada as Vicky
•     Matt Ranillo III as Enrico Salcedo
•     Jen Rosendahl as Vivian's Friend
•     Elizabeth Ramsey as Mother of Pearls

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OVERVIEW
Soundtrack
The series' theme song is sung by Sugarpop Julie Anne San Jose. The song composed by Danny Tan is titled "Aking Mundo", "My World" in English. A separate love theme titled "Siya Na Nga Kaya", "Maybe You're the One" in English, is also composed by Tan and sung by San Jose.

Singapore recently became a hotspot for Kapuso bonding with a flurry of activities namely the meet-and-greet session with Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes; the launch of Marimar and Dyesebel in Singapore TV; a dinner-for-a-cause event; and the first international audition for GMA-7's reality show/talent search, StarStruck.

GMA International worked hand in hand with other units—GMA Worldwide Inc., GMA's Entertainment TV Division, and GMA Kapuso Foundation—for the series of events aimed at not only bringing joy to Pinoys abroad but also making GMA Network's international presence even stronger.

Joseph Francia, Vice President for International has been quoted as saying, "Over the last five years, through GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and our syndicated programs, the number of international viewers of GMA-7's topnotch entertainment and news programming has grown. As a result, we have seen a lot these viewers wanting to participate in the various projects of the different teams within GMA Network. We are pleased to be able to connect with them through our outreach efforts."

Last October 30, Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes graced the dinner-for-a-cause at the 7107 Flavours restaurant in Marina Square. The pair lent their star power in raising donations for the victims of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.

The event—hosted by BBC anchor Rico Hizon—was able to raise a total of SG$2,670. Half of this amount will be donated to the GMA Kapuso Foundation and remaining half will be earmarked for the Philippine National Red Cross. Also present during the event was Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda C. Cruz.

MARIMAR IN BAHASA MALAY. During the dinner-for-a-cause, Dingdong and Marian were also interviewed by Starhub, one of the top carriers in Singapore. This is to celebrate the presence of GMA Network on the Starhub system with the launch of the Marian-Dingdong starrer Marimar on Starhub's SENSASI channel 40. Premiering very soon, the Kapuso program will be dubbed in Bahasa Malay.

The following day, October 31, Dingdong and Marian were at the DXO in Esplanade for the Singapore Party-for-a-Cause organized by the Philippine Embassy with XACT! Management. The event, hosted by Lloyd Pagulayan, was highlighted by performances of various Singapore-based Pinoy artists and a meet-and-greet opportunity with Dingdong and Marian.

Singapore network Singtel Mio TV was also present during the event to interview the stars of Marimar and Dyesebel. By the first quarter of 2010, Dyesebel will be seen on Singtel Mio TV.

source: gmapinoytv.com

MariMar was a Philippine TV Drama Series previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera in her first lead role as the protagonist Marimar.

Plot

Gustavo Aldama, a rich businessman, marries a woman named Lupita despite his mother's disapproval of their relationship. Things become more complicated when Lupita gives birth to Gustavo's daughter, who she names Marimar. Dolores, Gustavo's mother, believing Lupita married her son only for their wealth, does everything to separate the two of them.

Dolores drugs Lupita and hires a man, setting them up to make it look like Lupita is having an affair. Gustavo is devastated to find Lupita "sleeping" with another man, unknown to him that it was a plot by his own mother. Dolores then demands Lupita to leave their property and never to come back.

It's too late, however, when Gustavo finds out his mother's treachery. He could no longer find Lupita, who had gone into hiding along with his daughter. Lupita promises her daughter that one day Marimar will claim what is rightfully hers. Meanwhile, Gustavo leaves his parents and decides to live alone in Manila, not losing hope that one day, he would find his wife and daughter.

Seven years pass, but Gustavo's efforts to locate the whereabouts of Lupita and Marimar remain fruitless. One day, his cousin Esperanza visits him, carrying with her the news of his parents' fatal accident. Despite his ill feelings towards his mother, Gustavo goes home to finally put closure on his past.

While visiting the grave of his parents, Silva, a friend of Lupita, comes by to inform Gustavo the whereabouts of Lupita and Marimar. Gustavo doesn't waste any time and goes to reunite with his family. Lupita manages to forgive Gustavo, to the delight of Marimar who is overjoyed to finally meet her father.

On their way back to Manila, the passenger plane on which the family is riding crashes into the sea and separates Marimar from her parents. Gustavo once again loses the family he had tried so hard to rebuild. Lupita is later found dead, but Marimar is nowhere to be seen.

Main cast

• Marian Rivera as MariMar Perez-Santibañez/Bella Aldama/Marimar Aldama Santibanez
• Dingdong Dantes as Sergio Santibañez
• Katrina Halili as Angelika Santibañez/Angelika Aldama Sergio
• Richard Gomez as Renato Santibañez
• Jestoni Alarcon as Don Gustavo Aldama
• Gabby Eigenman as Nicandro
• Buboy Garrovillo as Padre Porres
• Sheena Halili as Monica
• Mel Kimura as Perfecta
• Bianca King as Natalia Montenegro
• Marky Lopez as Arturo
• Bing Loyzaga as Tiya Esperanza Aldama
• Leo Martinez as Lolo Pancho Perez
• Rufa Mae Quinto as Fifi's voice
• Hayden Kho, Jr. as Dr. Hayden Miranda
• Manilyn Reynes as Corazon
• Nadine Samonte as Innocencia Del Castillo
• Caridad Sanchez as Lola Cruz Perez
• Mike Tan as Choi
• Michael V. as Pulgoso's voice
• Arthur Solinap as Diego
• Cristine Reyes as Kim Chan
• Marvin Agustin as Rodolfo San Jinez
• Francheska Salcedo as Cruzita Aldama - Santibañez
• Dino Guevarra as Antonio
• Carmina Villaroel as Dra. Rhia Concepcion
• Lani Mercado as Vanessa May Aldama
• Paolo Paraiso as Carlitos
• Sharmaine Santiago as Brenda
• Victor Aliwalas as Atty. Adrian Rosales
• Pocholo Montes as Inspector Vitug
• Raquel Montessa as Leonor
• Joseph Izon as Rodrigo
• Mike Gayoso as Angelika's bodyguard
• Kirby de Jesus as Mental hospital patient
• Irma Adlawan as Silva
• Rita Avila as Lupita Aldama
• Solidad Cruz as Berto
• Jaime Fabregas as Don Augusto Aldama
• Bruno Folster as Bruno
• Roanald Ferrer Jr as Baklita
• Gwen Garci as Olga
• John Lapus as Rafa Laurente
• Ailyn Luna as Cecilla
• Jan Marini-Pizzaras as DSWD Officer
• Pilar Pilapil as Doña Dolores Aldama
• Joanne Quintas as Carlitos' WifeRonnie Lazaro as Angelika's father

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