''Babaeng Hampaslupa'' (International Name: ''The Poor Heiress'' / ; ) is a 2011

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 TV5. Directed by Eric S. Quizon and

Joyce Bernal Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director. Her entry to the film industry began when she became a film editing apprentice under Ike Jarlego Jr. for Viva Films in 1989, the year she worked on Eddie Garcia's fil ...

, it stars

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and

Alex Gonzaga Catherine "Alex" Cruz Gonzaga-Morada (; born January 16, 1988) is a Filipino media personality, host, comedian, actress, businesswoman, singer and vlogger. She played the lead role of Diane Santos on the Philippine television drama series '' P ...

. It aired from February 7 to July 15, 2011, replacing '' My Driver Sweet Lover'' and was replaced by '' Rod Santiago's The Sisters''. The timeslot was changed through the April 2011 season to 9pm the original time the series was normally shown was 8:30pm and moved up to 9:00-9:30pm after its primetime suspense series '' Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak'' on its primetime block.

Story

''Babaeng Hampaslupa'' tells the story of two clans, the Wongs and the Sees. A modern-day fairytale set on the boundaries between the Filipino and Chinese community. Three generations of women tell a story and cope in the inner strength in the eyes of their faiths looking for love, respect, power, and self happiness. The story also chronicles on lost loves between Helena See (

) and George Wong (

Freddie Webb Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality. Education He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bach ...

) and the powerful manipulative Edward Wong (

Eddie Garcia Eduardo "Eddie" Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 21, 2019), colloquially known as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the greatest Filipino actor of all time, Garcia appeared in nearly ...

). The soap also shows flashbacks of young Helena See (

Sheryl Cruz Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora Cruz (; born April 5, 1974) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Divina Ferrer in 2007's television drama series ''Sinasamba Kita'', Miss Minchin in '' Princess Sarah'', and as Valeria i ...

) with the Wong brothers, young George Wong (

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) and young Edward Wong (

Bernard Palanca Bernard Revilla Palanca Jr. (born December 3, 1976) is a Filipino host, film/television character actor, musician, and product endorser. Early life His maternal grandfather ''José Revilla é Irureta-Goyena'', also known as Armando Goyena, w ...

). The powerful love between Anastacia See/Diana Wong (Alice Dixson) and Charles Wong (

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) and the vindictive Katarina Manansala Wong (Bing Loyzaga), Charles' manipulative wife turned ex in his perspective and Harry Bautista (

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), the newfound love in Anastacia/Diana's life. And the eternal love between Grace/Elizabeth (Alex Gonzaga) whose life eternally unfolds in her fate, as she will learn betrayal and love between Nato (Alwyn Uytingco) and Andrew (

Martin Escudero Mart Enrico Escudero (born April 11, 1990) is a Filipino actor, model, and television personality. He rose to fame during his stint at the fourth season of '' StarStruck''. He also starred in the indie film '' Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si ...

). But between all their trials and tribulations they will face, who will they truly love and be with in the end of all their success?

Cast

Main cast

as Grace Mallari / Elizabeth Wong / Grace Elizabeth Wong / Grace Elizabeth Wong See *

as Helena See / Helena See Wong *

as Diana Wong / Anastacia See

Supporting cast

as George Wong *

as Edward Wong / Edward Qua *

as Charles Wong *

Bing Loyzaga Carla Victoria "Bing" Cuerva Loyzaga-Gibbs (born April 9, 1970) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her villainous roles in several shows '' Babaeng Hampaslupa'' as Katharina, '' Sinasamba Kita'' as Isabellita and '' Kay Tagal ...

as Katarina Wong / Katarina Manansala *

as Andrew See * Alwyn Uytingco as Renato "Nato" Ramirez *

Karel Marquez Karla Ysabel Marquez-Fariñas (born December 21, 1986), professionally known as Karel Marquez-Fariñas, is a Filipina actress, model, singer, and TV host who's currently signed under manager, Becky Aguila since July 2017. Before she joined GMA ...

as Stephanie Manansala / Elizabeth Wong (impostor) *

Christian Vasquez Christian Oliver B. Vazquez (born February 8, 1977) is a Filipino actor, model and a former housemate of ABS-CBN's '' Pinoy Big Brother: Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. During his stint at Pinoy Big Brother, he was one of the comed ...

as William Wong *Shiela Marie Rodriguez as Margaret Wong *

Marita Zobel Mary Ann Blanch de Roxas (''née'' Blanch y Respall, born June 18, 1941), better known by her screen name Marita Zóbel, is a Filipina actress. She was an LVN Pictures LVN Pictures, Inc. was a Filipino film studio that was considered one of ...

as Elizabeth Wong * Celso Ad. Castillo as Master Ming *

Susan Africa Susan Africa (born August 20, 1959) is a Filipinos, Filipino screen and stage actress, writer, painter, beauty queen and former television host with a career spanning four decades. After placing first runner-up at the Binibining Pilipinas, 1980 ...

as Epiphania "Epang" Mallari *Anne Villegas as Dora * Julio Diaz as Tomas Mallari *Jenny Quizon as Josephine Perez *Dolphy Jr. as Manuel Ramirez *Piper Mishalucha as Yvonne

Extended cast

as Harry Bautista *

Eric Quizon Enrico "Eric" Smith Quizon (born January 20, 1967) is a Filipino actor, director, producer, writer and comedian. He is the 10th child of the late comedian-actor, Dolphy. He is also a co-owner of Café Famous in Greenbelt, Makati. In late 2022 ...

as Atty. Jefferson Go * Carlos Morales as Jong Delos Santos *

Joross Gamboa John Ross Sanchez "Joross" Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), is a Filipino actor, comedian and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of '' Star Circle Quest''. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''Joross Gamboa' ...

as Phillip Cheng

Special participation

as young Helena See *

as young Edward Wong *

Miko Palanca Miko Revilla Palanca (February 3, 1978 – December 9, 2019) was a Filipino people, Filipino character actor and model. Life and career His older brother Bernard Palanca is also an actor, as was his maternal grandfather Armando Goyena. He had ...

† as young George Wong

Characters

Wong family

*Grace Mallari/Elizabeth Wong/Grace Elizabeth Wong *George Wong *Edward Wong *Charles Wong *Katarina Wong / Katarina Manansala *Stephanie / Elizabeth Wong (impostor) *William Wong *Margaret Wong *Elizabeth Wong (George Wong's first child from first wife)

See family

*Helena See *Diana Wong/Anastacia See *Andrew See

Soundtrack

The following song is the main song in the series: *"Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin" - ''Babaeng Hampaslupas official theme, performed by Faith Cuneta. *Dubbed to be the best series ever that TV5 produced and the first teledrama offering in the first quarter of 2011. *This series is shot at the Hwa Chong Temple in Malabon, Philippines.

Syndication

Philippines:

Fox Filipino Fox Filipino was a Philippine pay television channel focused on Philippine-produced programming from GMA Network, TV5 and Sari-Sari Channel as well as Filipino movies from GMA Pictures, entries from the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Fi ...

International broadcast

Trivia

* The series reran starting May 26, 2025, and replaced the rerun of ''

Sa Ngalan ng Ina ''Sa Ngalan ng Ina'' (English: ''In the Name of the Mother'') is a 2011 Philippine television drama series broadcast by TV5. Directed by Mario O'Hara and Jon Red, it stars Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon. It aired from October 3 to November ...

'' at the 4:45 PM to 5:30 PM timeslot.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1984394 2011 Philippine television series debuts 2011 Philippine television series endings 2010s Philippine television series Filipino-language television shows TV5 (Philippine TV network) drama series TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming