''Forever'' is a 2013

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

romance fantasy series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

, it stars

Heart Evangelista Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco (born February 14, 1985), known professionally as Heart Evangelista (, alternately ), is a Filipino actress, artist, businesswoman, and socialite. Early life Heart Evangelista was born as Love Marie Payawal Ongpau ...

Geoff Eigenmann Geoffrey Michael Alatiit Eigenmann (; born March 23, 1985), better known by his screen name Geoff Eigenmann, is a Filipino actor, host and model notable for his performances in television; he is a member of the Eigenmann family of actors a ...

and Gloria Romero. It premiered on January 21, 2013 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' Magdalena''. The series concluded on April 19, 2013 with a total of 63 episodes.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as young Adora Del Prado / Isadora * Gloria Romero as older Adora Del Prado *

as Ramon / Patrick ;Supporting cast *

Isabel Oli Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress. Background Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of S ...

as Monica del Prado * Gian Magdangal as Rico Gallardo III * Candy Pangilinan as Susie *

Saab Magalona Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona-Bacarro (born November 23, 1988), better known as Saab Magalona, is a Filipina actress, singer, and blogger who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series '' Lipgloss''. She is the daughter of Francis ...

as Leila ;Guest cast *

Marc Abaya Ramon Marcelino Diaz Abaya (born November 6, 1979), known professionally as Marc Abaya, is a Filipino singer, actor, musician, TV host, and VJ. He appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of ''Tinker Bell''. He is the son of actor/director Mano ...

as Federico Gallardo * Ernie Zarate as older Federico Gallardo *

Ronnie Henares Ronnie Henares (born February 8, 1955) is a Filipino actor, musician, comedian, producer and talent manager. He regularly appears in ''Pepito Manaloto'' as Tommy Diones. Career Ronnie Henares is a member of the band Midlife Crisis in the Phili ...

as Jaime Del Prado * Angie Ferro as Apeng *

Rox Montealegre Roxanne Chan Montealegre, better known simply as Rox Montealegre (born April 4, 1990 in Manila), is a Filipina actress and a finalist of StarStruck (Philippine TV series), Starstruck V. In 2011, she played the role of Lyka in the drama My Lover ...

as Maggie * Dex Quindoza as Jason * Roldan Aquino as Barabas * Carme Sanchez as Kate

Production and development

Writer, director and GMA Entertainment TV head,

Jun Lana Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. (born October 10, 1972), known professionally as Jun Robles Lana, is a Filipino filmmaker. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2015, he dire ...

began conceptualizing the series early 2012 and intended to be the initial offering of the network's for their coveted Afternoon Prime block for 2013. The series is, somewhat, based on the 1980 classic film '' Somewhere in Time'' and in 2006

GMA Films GMA Pictures, formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films, is a film and television production company in the Philippines, established by GMA Network in 1995. Its films include ''Jose Rizal'', '' Muro Ami'', and '' Deathrow''. Filmography Histor ...

' ''

Moments of Love ''Moments of Love'' is a 2006 Philippine romance film directed by Mark Reyes. The film stars Dingdong Dantes, Iza Calzado and Karylle. The movie was produced by GMA Pictures. Plot Marco (Dingdong), a photographer, along with his sister (Isabe ...

'', because of its fictitious "Love knows no boundaries" and "time warf" plot. The network’s entertainment TV department approved the concept and found the story "something new" for an afternoon show to feature a

period piece A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Forever'' earned a 15.3% rating. While the final episode scored a 12.4% rating.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2887838 2013 Philippine television series debuts 2013 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romance television series Television shows set in the Philippines