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Mara Clara
Title card
Genre	Family drama
Based on	Mara Clara by Emil Cruz Jr.
Written by	Danica Mae Domingo Ma. Regina Amigo David Diuco Allan Cuadra
Directed by	Jerome Chavez Pobocan Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV
Starring	Kathryn Bernardo Julia Montes
Theme music composer	Nonong Buencamino Jr.
Opening theme	"Mara Clara" by Carol Banawa
Composers	Idonnah C. Villarico Rommel Villarico
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	158
Production
Executive producer	Jennifer Borja-Soliman
Editors	Marion Bautista Marianne Fernando
Running time	30–35 minutes
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) – June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03)
Related
Mara Clara (1992–1997)

Mara Clara is a Philippine drama television series which aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida block from October 25, 2010 to June 3, 2011, replacing 1DOL. Directed by Jerome Chavez Pobocan, the series stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes together with an ensemble cast. It is a remake of the 1992 series of the same name that starred Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes.

Mara Clara was the highest-rated program of 2011 in Philippine television according to Kantar Media Philippines. The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Overview

Adaptation

Mara Clara is a remake of the 1992 television series, Mara Clara an adapted novel and serial of Emil Cruz Jr. produced by ABS-CBN. In 1996, the original TV series was adapted into a film where nearly the whole cast reprised their role. In August 2010, ABS-CBN announced that they have decided to remake the television series with Kathryn Bernardo slated for the role of Mara opposite Julia Montes as Clara which centers on two children who were both born on the same day and was switched by Clara's biological uncle, Karlo (Ping Medina). Mara grew up poor while Clara grew up in a rich family as a spoiled girl. However, it was noted that Karlo was only following his brother Gary's (Jhong Hilario) order until both girls were returned to the people they belong to. The series premiered on October 25, 2010 and continued to air until June 3, 2011.

Cast

Main cast

• Kathryn Bernardo as Mara David / Mara Del Valle – Mara is the main protagonist. She is the loving and hardworking daughter of Gary and Susan David who will do anything to support her family's needs. Her true parents are Amanthe and Alvira Del Valle. Mara is kind, good, and intelligent. Her life became miserable when Clara enters the picture to oppose. Despite, all of these misfortunes, she still holds on her faith in God and believes that the sun will shine again for her. She was kidnapped, but survived from being killed by Gary.
• Julia Montes as Clara Del Valle / Clara David – Amanthe and Alvira's daughter. Her true parents are Gary and Susan David. Clara is the main villain of the story: Mara's sophisticated and bitter enemy. She is a student who comes from a well-off family. Clara resents the physical appearance of Mara and hates her for being productive and happy. Like Mara, she is intelligent and competitive. She is head-over-heels in love with her childhood best friend Christian. Beautiful, socialite and free-spirited. However, deep down, Clara is scheming, ambitious, cunning, psychopathic, greedy, arrogant, ruthless, vindictive and tries in many ways to hurt Mara, and vows to do everything just to win the latter in her life. She will make the life of the protagonist miserable as hell.

Supporting cast

• Mylene Dizon as Susan David – Mara's kind foster mother. Later it is revealed that she is not the latter's mother, and is Clara's biological mother. She experiences resentment from Gary and his mother Lupe for not being well-off like Alvira.
• Jhong Hilario as Gary David – Mara's cruel and sadistic foster father. Later it is revealed that he is not the latter's father, and is the biological father of Clara. This is because of his own plans where his brother Karlo had switched the girls at birth. He kidnapped Mara and tried to kill the latter. In the end, he died after Susan impaled him.
• Dimples Romana as Alvira del Valle – Clara's foster mother, and Mara's biological mother. She has always felt the need to spoil Clara throughout her life despite her husband's objections. This went as far as hurting Mara in Clara's defense, before and even after knowing the identities of the girls.
• Bobby Andrews as Amanthe del Valle – Clara's foster father, and Mara's biological father. He does not approve of Clara's mean-spirited personality caused by her spoiled attitude from childhood; thus, he feels distant to her as a foster father. Later revealed to have a mistress in his own company.
• Albie Casiño as Christian "Otoy" Torralba – Clara's childhood friend, and eventually Mara's boyfriend. Despite their rough first meeting and impressions, he becomes determined to earn Mara's friendship and trust.
• John Manalo as Erris Reyes – Christian's best friend. At first he prioritizes working over his studies, but eventually enrolls in the same private school as Christian, Clara, and Mara.
• Gina Pareño as Lupe David – Gary and Karlo's mother, Susan's mother-in-law, and Mara's grandmother who knows nothing but money. Mistreats Susan, and subsequently Mara, for her lower class background, and favors Alvira. She becomes nicer and changes her ways after realizing Mara's kind nature, and learning of her older son's toxic actions and behavior.
• Ping Medina as Karlo David – Gary's younger brother, Lupe's youngest son, Susan's brother-in-law, and Clara's biological uncle. He’s responsible for switching Mara and Clara at birth. He remains caring to Mara despite his crime to both her and Clara. Dies before the truth is revealed to everyone aside from his brother and Clara, but his diary documenting the incident is recovered by Susan.
• Desiree del Valle as Christina Borres – Employee in Amanthe's company. She is revealed to be his mistress.
• Diego Loyzaga as Derrick Gonzales
• Chokoleit† as CG – Susan's friend and Mara (and Clara)'s godparent.
• Tiya Pusit† as Yaya Bonnel – Clara (and Mara)'s nanny. She has taken care of Clara throughout the latter's childhood while the parents have been busy with their businesses.
• Jamilla Obispo as Lenita Santos – Gary's evil mistress who supports his crimes. She died after saving Mara from a bomb explosion.
• Cherry Lou as Vanessa Torralba – Christian's mother who does not like Mara and favors Clara.
• Jan Marini Alano as Virginia/Barang
• Kiray Celis as Desiree Francisco – She is Clara's evil partner in crime, who also hates Mara and her friends due to Mara being raised poor. Together with Clara they make Mara's life miserable as hell.
• EJ Jallorina as Butch Mauricio – Mara's friend.
• Aria Clemente as Christina "Jin Jin" Angeles – Mara's friend.
• Vangie Martelle as Abby – Clara's friend.
• Arie Reyes as Kaye – Clara's friend.
• Phytos Ramirez as Miguel Soriano
• Solo Kiggins as Anthony Mercado
• Marion Gopez as Mickey Torres
• Renzo Cruz as Nathaniel Gonzales
• Helga Krapf as Carlotta Gonzales
• Francis Magundayao as young Gary
• Izzy Canillo as young Karlo
• Andre Tiangco as Atty. Barrameda

Special appearances

• Kimberly Fulgar as young Mara Del Valle
• Christine Joy de Guzman as young Clara David

Cameo

• Zanjoe Marudo
• Jake Cuenca
• Ejay Falcon
• Joseph Marco
• Joem Bascon

Reception

See also

• List of shows previously aired by ABS-CBN
• List of drama series of ABS-CBN
• Mara Clara it is announced that abs cbn would have a remake of mara clara with it original cast.This happened due to need of money in abs cbn .Although some cast have been changed such as enrique gil who takes the part of christian toralba was forced to back out and be replaced by gurned legend king daniel padilla .this was due to overaging of loveteams in abs cbn.Although enrique was not actually taken out.He would also play a part of Jay Dalbado a rich young man who finally falls in love with mara delvalle.Enrique gil is alsi a part of the main cast together with Daniel padilla.Kristine Hermosa.Claudine Barretto.Jericho Rosales.Diether Ocampo.Coco Martin Nash Aguas and the stars of the movie Kathryn Bernardo and Julia montes.Also the whole cadt of Mara Clara 2010 And Mara Clara 1996 will reappear to take different characters in the teleserye.Mara Clara is the number ine 2020 imense project

References

1. ^ Mara Clara - Full Pilot Episode. YouTube. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
2. "ABS-CBN ends 2011 as most watched network". The Philippine Star. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. Mara Clara Full Episodes. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
4. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/08/27/10/abs-cbn-revives-hit-soap-mara-clara
5. Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes topbill ABS-CBN's remake of Mara Clara Archived 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.pep.ph 29 September 2010.
6. "Kantar Media: Nationwide TV Ratings - March 7, 2014 (Friday) - LionhearTV". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
7. "NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): March 7, 8, and 9, 2014".
8. "Kantar Media: Nationwide TV Ratings - August 26, 2013 (Monday) - LionhearTV". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
9. "Most Watched TV Pilot and Finale episodes of 2013 - LionhearTV". Archived from the original on 20 January 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Mara Clara at IMDb

• 2010 Philippine television series debuts
• 2011 Philippine television series endings
• ABS-CBN drama series
• Filipino-language television shows
• Philippine drama television series
• Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television
• Television series reboots
• Television shows set in the Philippines