' ( / international title: ''Pearl Diver'') 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

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. Directed by

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Abiera Davao (May 30, 1961 – May 1, 2025) was a Filipino actor and television director. Career Davao began his career in the entertainment industry in 1978 as a dancer for the Vicor Crowd group. Later in the year, he had h ...

, it stars

Jackie Rice Jacqueline Sobreo Rice (born April 27, 1990) is a Filipino former actress, model, and singer. Until 2022, she was a contract artist of GMA Artist Center. Rice appeared as the cover girl for ''Maxim'' magazine in July 2009 and '' FHM'' twice in ...

. It premiered on May 30, 2011 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The series concluded on September 16, 2011 with a total of 79 episodes.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Eden Cordelia / Pearl dela Vida ;Supporting cast *

Dominic Roco Ricardo Dominic Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Roco is a son of actor Bembol Roco and the twin brother of actor Felix Roco. On October 1, 2022, Roco and four other persons were arrested in a buy-bust o ...

as Sigfried Zaragoza *

JC Tiuseco John Carlo Barreras Tiuseco (born April 16, 1985), professionally known as JC Tiuseco, is a Filipino actor, basketball player, TV host and model. He achieved fame after participating in and winning the first season of '' Survivor Philippines'' ...

as Ahmed *

Marco Alcaraz Marco Antonio Faylona Alcaraz (; born July 12, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was '' Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'' with Dennis Trillo Abelar ...

as Chad *

Rich Asuncion Richell Pacaldo Angalot-Mudie (born January 22, 1989), better known by her stage name Rich Asuncion, is a Filipino people, Filipino actress who became the First Princess of ''StarStruck (season 4), StarStruck: The Next Level''. Asuncion was al ...

as Frida *

Bela Padilla Krista Elyse Hidalgo Sullivan (born May 3, 1991), better known by her stage name Bela Padilla (), is a Filipino actress, host, singer, writer, and director. She is best known for her roles in television dramas on GMA-7 and ABS-CBN, as well as ...

as Monique * Ian Batherson as Dexter *

Ynna Asistio Alynna Alexandra Asistio-Carbonell (born September 27, 1991) is a Filipina actress. She was a contract artist of GMA Network and moved to ABS-CBN in August 2013. She is known for her roles in the GMA network's shows like the telefantasya ''Mga M ...

as Gina * Marc Acueza as Samuel Zaragoza *

Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa "Angelu" De Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979) is a Filipino actress and politician. Early and personal life Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St. Joseph's College, Holy Spirit and Sie ...

as Alicia Cordelia *

Daniel Fernando Daniel Ramirez Fernando (born Cesar Fernando Ramirez; May 12, 1962) is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 34th governor of Bulacan since 2019. Early life Fernando served as the Sangguniang Kabataan, Kabataang Barangay Chair ...

as Hamil Cordelia *

Alicia Mayer Catherine Gutierrez (born May 2, 1976), known professionally as Alicia Mayer, is a former model and actress from the Philippines. Biography She was one of the hosts of the longest noon-time variety show, ''Eat Bulaga!''. She was the Cover ...

as Alona Zaragoza *

Bembol Roco Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), professionally known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is best known for his role as Julio Madiaga in the 1975 film ''Manila in the Claws of Ligh ...

as Segismundo Zaragoza *

Maricar de Mesa Maricar de Mesa (born November 3, 1979) is a Filipino actress known for her antagonistic roles in many TV series like ''Magkaibang Mundo'', '' Villa Quintana'', '' Once Upon a Kiss'', ''Dragon Lady'', '' Unica Hija'' and others. She started her ...

as Perla * Patricia Ysmael as Lovely *

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1945) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez also served as Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gary Valenciano), and has chi ...

as Ramon dela Vida / Leo Sision *

Chanda Romero Chanda Josefa Valenzuela Romero-Alejandrino (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipino actress. She started in 1972 and was still active until today. She first started in 1972 in the film ''Kundoktora'' with Vilma Santos which was shown at the ...

as L * Lorenzo Mara as Akhim *

Bodjie Pascua Luisito "Bodjie" Fernandez-Pascua (born March 2, 1955) is a Filipino stage and film & TV actor and former children's television host. He is best known as "Kuya Bodjie" ("Big Brother Bodjie"), the iconic character he portrayed on the children's edu ...

as Ikong * Mailes Kanapi as Mela * Orlando Sol as Osama * Ozu Ong as Toto * Maria Rosario as Lira ;Guest cast * Cris Catagenas as a fisherman * Mash Mojica as a fisherman * Jeffrey Luna as a fisherman * Enrico Reyes as a fisherman * Romeo Edgar Abaygar as Nato * Annie Revilla as a village woman * Chie Nicdao-Alvear as a village woman

Development

Maryo J. delos Reyes was hired as the director of the television series. He was later replaced by

Production

Principal photography commenced on February 5, 2011.

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, or AGB Nielsen Philippines, under The Nielsen Company is a global leader in audience measurement, market research firms, and data analytics, with a focus on media in the Phi ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ' earned a 17.9% rating. The final episode scored an 18.5% rating.

References

External links

* 2011 Philippine television series debuts 2011 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub