''Mula sa Puso'' ( en, From the Heart) is a 1997

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primetime melodrama

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originally aired by

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from March 10, 1997, to April 9, 1999 (the series ended for 2 years in its long-run) replacing '' Maria Mercedes'' and was replaced by ''

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''.

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, and

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played the roles of the main protagonists in the series. It was re-aired in 2008 through

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and

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, which are both ABS-CBN subsidiaries. A 2011 remake, starring Lauren Young, JM de Guzman and

Enrique Gil Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V (; born March 30, 1992) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model. Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as ''Mula Sa Puso'', ''Budoy'', ''Princess and I'', '' Muling Buksan Ang Puso'' an ...

, aired on ABS-CBN from March 28, 2011, to August 12, 2011. The show also gave critical acclaim to director

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as his first prime time soap project and as a director and gave character actress Princess Punzalan critical acclaim for her character as Selina Pereira-Matias, the main antagonist of the series. ''Mula sa Puso'' is known to be the first middle-class-themed Filipino primetime TV drama. Its highest viewed on TV is the bus explosion scene, where Selina killed Via by bombing the bus. It can also seen on Episode 366 on Youtube. It was also known for being the most competitive TV series in the country's TV ratings by mid-1998, alongside ''

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'', which also ran from 1997 to 1999; the popularity of the two ''teleseryes'' spawned two films both released in 1999 (''Mula sa Puso'' in February and ''Esperanza'' in December), and a joint soundtrack entitled "Mula Sa Puso ni Esperanza". The TV series had various crossovers with prime time dramas such as ''Esperanza'' and the short-lived miniseries '' Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako''. The show was aired from Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 pm (March 10, 1997, until January 1, 1999) and later at 8 pm (January 4, 1999, until April 9, 1999) after ''

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''. The story depicts on the life of Via and as she gracefully turns 18, she will discover she lives a life full of deceit. She will also discover the truth about the identities of her loved ones and the unstoppable troubles when it comes to love and life itself as she falls in love with her savior Gabriel while she also falls into a love triangle with her persistent longtime childhood friend Michael. The series is currently streaming on

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everyday at 3:00 pm & 3:30 pm, right after ''

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''. The bus explosion of Mula sa Puso is also iconic. When Selina (Princess Punzalan) killed Via (Claudine Barreto) by sending her henchmen in the bus where Via ride.

Plot

Via (

), the only daughter of Don Fernando (

Juan Rodrigo José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, ...

), was raised as his darling princess. On her eighteenth birthday, she found out that her father has promised her hand in marriage to her childhood friend, Michael (

), and before the birthday party was over, she got kidnapped. She was rescued by a good Samaritan named Gabriel (

), whom she fell in love with. Michael, at the latter part of the story, became romantically involved with Via's best friend, Trina ( Rica Peralejo). As the story unfolds, Via ended up having to decide between the two men in her life, while learning more about her mother Magda (

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) and fighting off her evil aunt Selina ( Princess Punzalan). In the story, Selina was one of the most influential characters, due to her desire to acquire the power and wealth of Don Fernando, her brother. She possesses intelligence in illegal tactics that made her stronger and she used people in order to manipulate them when a bombing in the departure of Via and her family to start a new life began. Via lived a new identity but came back to her family, and they all faced Selina one last time in dignity and Via restored peace in her family.

Cast and characters

Protagonist

as Olivia "Via" Pereira-Maglayon / Ella Peralta

Main cast

as Gabriel Maglayon *

as Michael Miranda

Supporting cast

* Princess Punzalan as Selina Pereira- Matias *

as Magdalena "Magda" Magbanua-Pereira *

as Don Fernando Pereira *

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as Corazon Bermudez- Rodrigo *

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as Eduard Rodrigo * Eric Quizon as Manuel Magbanua *

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as Ysmael Matias *

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as Raphael Buencamino * Patrick Garcia as Warren Bermudez- Arcanghel * Rica Peralejo as Katrina "Trina" Alfonso-Miranda

Recurring cast

* Anne Villegas as Matilde "Tindeng" Solano * Charito Solis as Agnes Bermudez-Delgado * Charlie Davao as Don Ricardo Maglayon * Lee Robin Salazar as Leo Maglayon *

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director. Career Since appearing as a child actress in the ea ...

as Elena * Janice de Belen as Cornelia "Connie" Andrada *

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as Atty. Elaine Regalado *

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as Criselda V. Pereira *

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as Carmen Buencamino *

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as Benjamin Arcanghel *

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as Shirley Mercado *

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as Domingo * Lailani Navarro as Winnie Bermudez *

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as Jennifer Matias *

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as Mariel Solano *

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as Josefina "Pining" Miranda * Michael "Eagle" Riggs as Roxee * Candy Pangilinan as Berta * Lawrence David as Lando * Gerald Pizzaras as Neal * Stefano Mori as Ton-ton Bermudez- Rodrigo * Arman de Guzman as Gerry *

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as Atty. Rogelio Miranda * Paula Peralejo as Joie Madrigal *

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as Nicole Pereira- Matias * Via Veloso as Wendy *

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as Eduardo "Bagyo" Bugayon *

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as Gilbert Matias * Gino Paul Guzman as Ronald * Erika Fife as Cindy *

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as Nardo * Tess Dumpit as Atty. Regalado's Doctor

Guest cast

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as Esperanza Estrera / Socorro Bermudez-Salgado (crossover character from ''

'') *

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as Judge *

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as teen Manuel Magbanua * Kaye Abad as Glenda Corpuz * Rene Pangilinan as Michael's surgeon * Raquel Villavicencio as Attorney * Ricardo Cepeda as Armando "Abdon" Macasaet

Reception

Soundtrack

The series title was based on the theme song which was sung by Jude Michael composed by Vehnee Saturno as the original acoustic version on television from OctoArts Records in 1997.

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sang the movie version in 1999. The song was re-released in 2010 as part of ''60 Taon ng Musika at Soap Opera''. In 2011, for the remake used a version by Jovit Baldivino. Zsa Zsa Padilla's version from 1987 is used as well often in the series.

Ratings

The series became consistent in its story plot so it was well received by the public. Its pilot episode in 1997 was 37.9%, the highest rating was 53.7% in 1998, while the average was 45.2%. Ratings are provided by

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Film

In 1999, the series was adapted into a film, alongside another hit soap ''

''. The film versions of ''Mula sa Puso'' and ''Esperanza'' were released on February 10, 1999, with the latter film being re-released later that year as part of the

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which premiered on December 25, 1999.

Remake

After the success of the remake of Mara Clara during the first quarter of the year,

announced and aired the remake of ''Mula Sa Puso'' which premiered on March 28 to August 12, 2011.

Differences between the series and the movie

* The characters of Jennifer (Shaina Magdayao) and Connie (Janice de Belen) were introduced during the early part of the series, with Jennifer being the daughter of Ysmael with Connie. The movie version excluded both Jennifer and Connie's characters. * Criselda, Via's late stepmother, was played by Snooky Serna in the series; in the movie version, she was portrayed by Eula Valdes, who eventually became Selina in the 2011 remake. * Ysmael (Efren Reyes Jr.), Selina's husband, was someone who always gets manipulated by her during the course of the series; in the film version, Selina and Ysmael are sidekicks who virtually treat each other as co-equals to plot against Via and Don Fernando. * In the series, Elena (Gina Alajar) was hired by Selina and Ysmael to pose as Via's mother. The movie, however, did not include the said character. * Nicole (Anna Larrucea) was shot and killed in both the film and the series, but the perpetrator behind her demise varied in the two versions. It was Manuel (Eric Quizon) who shot her in the series, while it was one of Selina's henchmen, Abdon (Carlos Morales), who shot her in the movie version. However, in both the film and the series, Nicole was protecting someone when she died: Jennifer in the former, and Via in the latter. * Both the film and the TV series featured Abdon (Ricardo Cepeda in the series, Carlos Morales in the movie) getting killed by Selina after putting a time bomb in a money case. However, the reason for Abdon's murder in the series was different from what was featured in the movie; Abdon blackmailed her in the series, while Abdon killed Selina's daughter Nicole in the movie. * In the series, Gilbert (Jay Manalo) was Gabriel's (Rico Yan) first rival for the love of Via (Claudine Barretto), while in the film, Michael (Diether Ocampo) was Gabriel's first and only rival for Via's affection. * The series finale saw Selina (Princess Punzalan) getting hit and run by a 10 wheeler flatbed truck which led her death. In the movie, Selina died due to a car crash and eventual explosion; she was not able to get out of the car as she was punched and knocked down by Via (so that the latter could get out of the car).

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0352080, Mula Sa Puso
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