''Darating ang Umaga'' (, international title: ''Till Morning Comes'') is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

series broadcast by

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

. Starring Eula Valdez and Vina Morales, along with an ensemble cast, it aired on the network's Teleserye Primetime Bida line up from March 3 to November 14, 2003, replacing '' Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan'' and was replaced by ''Meteor Fever in Manila''.

Premise

A medallion is crafted to bring fortune to the Banal Family and to their next generations of kin. Eventually, greed prevails and the medallion is broken into two, thereon carrying a curse in the entire Banal clan. The curse soon came in the form of a man named Don Lucio Riego de Dios. With his arrival in the lives of Milagros and Ramon, a cycle of endless and ruthless sufferings begin until these misfortunes are carried on to their daughters (Mira and Arriana) and to everyone they are bound to love. Their only chance to experience happiness and peace rests on the mending of the broken medallion. Don Lucio however, vows never to see the end of the curse on the Banals. It is Arriana's mission to save her family from oppression, but it entails a sacrifice that may be far greater than what Arriana is able to make.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Eula Valdez as Almira "Mira" Banal-Cordero * Vina Morales as Arriana "Anya" Banal-Cordero

Supporting cast

* Ian Veneracion as Jaime Abelardo "Abel" Reverente * Jodi Sta. Maria as Nicole del Fuego * Patrick Garcia as Nathaniel Cordero-Reverente * Danilo Barrios as Daniel / Rafael Cordero-Reverente * Aiza Marquez as Ella

Recurring cast

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as Don Lucio Riego de Dios * Daria Ramirez as Milagros Banal-Cordero * Glydel Mercado as Gertrudis Del Fuego * Spanky Manikan as Ramon Cordero * Aljon Jimenez as Dagon Del Fuego * Sarji Ruiz as Timothy Del Fuego * Bobby Andrews as Raymond de Dios * James Cooper as Casper * Maribeth Bichara as Venny * Izza Ignacio as Tere

Trivia

* Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion first worked together in this drama, with Veneracion portraying Sta. Maria's father in law. In 2015, they reunited in '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'' that would catapult them into a popular love-team up. Also, Eula Valdez makes her comeback in the 2002 original primetime series of the same title since it ended in September of that year. *It was also re-aired twice in 2006 on Pinoy Central TV (now called Kapamilya Channel) and re-aired in 2007 in English. *In 2003 it became a ''50th Soap Opera Offering'' on ABS-CBN's 50th Year of Television. * Vina Morales and Eula Valdez' first team up on Primetime Television as Siblings and Second in 2007's remake of Loida Virina's 80's Hit and long-running Soap "Flordeluna" which was retitled as "Maria Flordeluna". *The theme song of the soap-opera was originally performed by

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became the theme song of the 1983 film with the same title. In 2008, the theme song of the soap-opera entitled ''

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: Saan Darating ang Umaga?'' became an afternoon drama of ABS-CBN's rival station, the

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as well as '' Pyra: Babaeng Apoy'' in 2013. The theme song is recently used by another teleserye ''

Budoy ''Budoy'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani and Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV. It stars Gerald Anderson, Jessy Mendiola and Enrique Gil. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida ...

'', aired on ABS-CBN. * Ian Veneracion played the father of Patrick Garcia's character despite being only 6 years older than the former. *This series broke the streak of three consecutive soap operas that starred

Claudine Barretto Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto (; born July 20, 1979) is a Filipino actress, who made her screen debut on the youth-oriented variety show, '' Ang TV''. She became a mainstay in several sitcoms, including ''Home Along Da Riles'', ''Oki Dok ...

: '' Mula sa Puso'', ''

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'' and '' Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan'' in its timeslot.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0372055 Philippine drama films ABS-CBN drama series 2003 Philippine television series debuts 2003 Philippine television series endings 2000s Philippine television series Television series by Star Creatives Fantaserye and telefantasya Filipino-language television shows Television shows set in the Philippines