''Magdusa Ka'' (International title: ''Misery'' / ) is a 2008

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 ...

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 ...

. Based on a 1986 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the eighth instalment of ''

Sine Novela ''Sine Novela'' is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a television adaptation of the Philippine films. It premiered on April 30, 2007 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing '' Princess Ch ...

''. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and commercial model of Chinese descent. She made her screen debut through the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' in 2003, and became more popular playing several rol ...

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

and

Iwa Moto Aileen Quimado Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), known by her stage name , is a Japanese–Filipino actress, model and reality television personality. She is the first runner up in the third season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent se ...

. It premiered on May 12, 2008 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing ''

Maging Akin Ka Lamang ''Maging Akin Ka Lamang'' (International title: ''Till You are Mine'') is a 2008 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a 1987 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the sixth instalment of '' Sin ...

''. The series concluded on August 29, 2008 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by '' Una Kang Naging Akin'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Christine Salvador Doliente-Henson *

as Rodolfo "Rod" Henson *

as Millet Calpito ;Supporting cast *

Rita Avila Rita Ávila is a Filipino actress and author. Ávila is married to director, Erick Reyes, she had a baby who they named Elia Jesú E. Reyes. The baby died three weeks after being born. She also wrote an inspirational booklet called, ''8 Ways to ...

as Victoria "Toyang" Salvador *

Gardo Versoza Mennen Torres Polintan (born July 8, 1969), known professionally as Gardo Verzosa, is a Filipino people, Filipino actor and comedian. Career He started out in roles such as Sabik Sa Halik, Machete II, Halimuyak Ng Babae and Kirot. He was known ...

as Bernardo Doliente *

Liza Lorena Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett (born October 31, 1949), known professionally as Liza Lorena, is a Philippine actress. She was a First Runner-Up in the Bb. Pilipinas pageant in 1966. Career Lorena was a flight stewardess (for PAL domestic ...

as Perla Doliente * Jackie Lou Blanco as Olivia Doliente *

Ana Capri Ynfane Avanica (born April 24, 1979), known professionally as Ana Capri, is a Filipino actress. Career In 1996, Capri made her screen debut in ''Virgin People 2'', directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, where she acted alongside Sunshine Cruz, Sharmai ...

as Hedy * Emilio Garcia as Gerry Henson *

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails fro ...

as Roland Henson *

Rich Asuncion Richell Pacaldo Angalot Asuncion-Mudie (born January 22, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became the First Princess of '' StarStruck: The Next Level''. Asuncion was also First Runner-up of Binibining Pilipinas 2009. Biography and career Richell ...

as Violy * Prince Stefan as Sonny *

Luz Valdez Milagros Bernardo, better known by her screen name Luz Valdez-Paje (born September 9, 1940) is a Filipina actress. The Valdez screen name was given to her in 1958 by Narcisa de Leon, producer and co-founder of LVN Pictures, as she felt that M ...

as Aling Bebang ;Guest cast * Deborah Sun as Amanda * Anton Bernardo as Victor *

Karla Estrada Carla Elago Ford (born November 21, 1974), better known as Karla Estrada, is a Filipino actress and singer. Films and television series in which she starred in '' Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita?'' and ''Maricris Sioson: Japayuki''. She starred as ...

as Metring * Blue Mark Roces as James * Shirley Dalton as Lani

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 ''Magdusa Ka'' earned a 24.3% rating. While the final episode scored a 24% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2008 Philippine television series debuts 2008 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Live action television shows based on films Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub