Magkaribal
Encyclopedia
Magkaribal is a Philippine suspense
drama
about love
, fashion
, and family
which began on June 28, 2010 on ABS-CBN
. The show was launched as part of the half-term show line-up by ABS-CBN as a part of its celebration for the 60th Anniversary of Philippine Soap Opera
.
The series is the story of two women in the fashion world who discover they are sisters.
. During the course of pre-production, Cruz was to play Angela Abella, and Angel Aquino was initially considered to portray the role of Victoria Abella. Christopher de Leon
was also tapped to play the role of Manuel, and Cherie Gil
was shortlisted as Vera Cruz. The series also included Derek Ramsay
as Louie, Jericho Rosales
as Caloy, and Kristine Hermosa
as Chloe. After Cruz backed out due to her commitments in Cebu where she permanently resides, ABS-CBN tapped real-life sisters Gretchen Barretto and Claudine Barretto for the roles of Victoria and Angela respectively. After the latter's transfer to GMA Network along with actors de Leon and Gil, the production was again delayed. It was only until Bea Alonzo's casting as Angela Abella that the series continued to develop, with Barretto retaining the role as Victoria, and Aquino this time playing the role of Vera. Rosales and Hermosa backed out of the project after so much delay in production, and both actors were replaced by Enchong Dee
and Erich Gonzales
. Mark Gil
took the role of Manuel in the final casting of characters.
Magkaribal received heavy promotion as competition for GMA Network's Endless Love, whose pilot aired at the same time. The show premiered on June 28, 2010, with a 25.3% ratings share and Endless love with 22.9% rating share.
Angela and Anna witnessed Manuel and Vera hugging; this led to a confrontation between Anna and Vera where Vera pushed and injured Anna. In tears, Anna returned home and showed her wounded arm to her mother and later, Stella went to Vera's house to confront her but Vera avoided her. As Vera drove away, Stella was accidentally hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle; Anna was there to witness the tragedy unfold. Anna confronted Vera that resulted in her miscarriage leaving her unable to have children. This cemented the feud between the two.
Orphaned and on the run from people trying to place them into an orphanage, Angela and Anna lived on streets. Angela soon gets sick from eating garbage and was rushed to the hospital by her older sister, Anna. To earn money, the 15-year-old Anna worked as a prostitute. One day, she returned to the hospital only to see that it was on fire, with her sister nowhere to be found and most likely dead. As it turns out, Angela was actually kidnapped by men who made children work as beggars on the streets. This is where Angela became friends with a little boy, "Dos" (the future Louie), who was also a captive. Devastated and alone, Anna was adopted by Ronaldo Valera, a famous fashion designer (Robert Arevalo). She was renamed Victoria Valera and was sent abroad, studied fashion design and became a supermodel.
Angela was adopted by a couple in the textile district of Manila, Divisoria and renamed her Gelai Agustin. She continues both her and her sister's dreams of becoming top Philippine designers. Since she doesn't remember much about her childhood she aspires to be a junior designer at Vera Couture, Vera Cruz's fashion house. Victoria Valera arrives back from Paris to start her revenge. She wants to steal Vera's place as the "Queen of Philippine Fashion" and tries to take over Vera's company; all in the name of keeping her and her sister's dreams alive. But what will happen if the budding designer, Gelai and the new queen of fashion, Victoria, clash? Vera will use this opportunity to topple down the sisters by using the man they both love, Louie and her business schemes to place herself again as the fashion queen but in the end, the sisters will prove that blood is always thicker than water and only forgiveness could heal all the wounds of the past.
2011 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Best Telenovela ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Best Drama Series ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Derek Ramsay || Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Gretchen Barretto || Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Outstanding Original Drama Series||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Derek Ramsay || Best Drama Actor ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Gretchen Barretto || rowspan="3" |Best Drama Actress ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Angel Aquino ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Bea Alonzo ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Best Primetime TV Series||
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Suspense
Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic...
drama
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
about love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, and family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
which began on June 28, 2010 on ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
. The show was launched as part of the half-term show line-up by ABS-CBN as a part of its celebration for the 60th Anniversary of Philippine Soap Opera
Philippine drama
Philippine drama can be classified into different forms and genres, with the most popular being the teleserye and teledrama. The teleserye/teledrama is a television form of melodramatic serialized fiction. It is rooted from two words: "tele", which is short for "television," and "serye", a Tagalog...
.
The series is the story of two women in the fashion world who discover they are sisters.
Production and reception
The show is set the fashion world and includes costuming and cameo appearances by local designers. According to several executives behind the show's production, the series was originally planned to stage the comeback of actress Donna CruzDonna Cruz
Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal better known by her stage name Donna Cruz, is a Filipina pop singer and actress. She comes from the Cruz clan which include celebrities Sheryl Cruz, Geneva Cruz and Sunshine Cruz, her cousins....
. During the course of pre-production, Cruz was to play Angela Abella, and Angel Aquino was initially considered to portray the role of Victoria Abella. Christopher de Leon
Christopher De Leon
-2007 Elections:In 2007, he decided to run as Vice Governor of Batangas. This claims that if her former on screen partner, Vilma Santos won the governorship, then he might win as Vice Governor. He became the running mate of former police officer Nestor Sanares...
was also tapped to play the role of Manuel, and Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil is a Filipino actress of Swiss German American, Spanish, and Filipino descent.-Biography:Cherie Gil is the daughter of Filipino actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil and sister to actors Mark Gil and Michael De Mesa .She was formerly married to Rony Rogoff, an internationally-renowned...
was shortlisted as Vera Cruz. The series also included Derek Ramsay
Derek Ramsay
Derek Arthur Ramsay is a Filipino-British model, actor, host, and VJ in the in the Philippines. Amongst his hobbies is collecting cars. Ramsay is at times simply called Derek Ramsay....
as Louie, Jericho Rosales
Jericho Rosales
Jericho Vibar Rosales, is a Filipino cinema and television actor, singer, and songwriter....
as Caloy, and Kristine Hermosa
Kristine Hermosa
Kristine Hermosa-Sotto on September 9, 1983 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipina actress. She is well known for portraying the role of Yna Macaspac in the primetime drama series, Pangako sa 'Yo....
as Chloe. After Cruz backed out due to her commitments in Cebu where she permanently resides, ABS-CBN tapped real-life sisters Gretchen Barretto and Claudine Barretto for the roles of Victoria and Angela respectively. After the latter's transfer to GMA Network along with actors de Leon and Gil, the production was again delayed. It was only until Bea Alonzo's casting as Angela Abella that the series continued to develop, with Barretto retaining the role as Victoria, and Aquino this time playing the role of Vera. Rosales and Hermosa backed out of the project after so much delay in production, and both actors were replaced by Enchong Dee
Enchong Dee
Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee, known as Enchong Dee is a Filipino actor, model, and swimmer. Dee is currently part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic group of contract artists. He played John Joseph "Jojo" Wenceslao in the 2009 TV series Katorse....
and Erich Gonzales
Erich Gonzales
Erika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco known as Erich Gonzales, is a Filipina actress and one of ABS-CBN's Star Magic artists.-Biography:...
. Mark Gil
Mark Gil
Raphael John Gil Eigenmann , better known as Mark Gil, is a Filipino actor.-Personal life:He is the son of actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, brother of actors Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. He is fourth Filipino, fourth Spanish, and half Swiss German American descent. He is the father of...
took the role of Manuel in the final casting of characters.
Magkaribal received heavy promotion as competition for GMA Network's Endless Love, whose pilot aired at the same time. The show premiered on June 28, 2010, with a 25.3% ratings share and Endless love with 22.9% rating share.
Synopsis
Angela and Anna's mother, Stella (Dimples Romana), was a seamstress while their father, Manuel (James Blanco/Mark Gil), went to Milan to work. While in Milan, Manuel met and fell in love with a wealthy model and a fashion designer named Vera Cruz (Alessandra De Rossi/Angel Aquino). When Manuel went back to the Philippines, Stella got very angry at him because he never replied to her letters. Manuel explained the situation and Stella just set him free to his new woman. Soon, Manuel decided to leave his wife and children to live with Vera.Angela and Anna witnessed Manuel and Vera hugging; this led to a confrontation between Anna and Vera where Vera pushed and injured Anna. In tears, Anna returned home and showed her wounded arm to her mother and later, Stella went to Vera's house to confront her but Vera avoided her. As Vera drove away, Stella was accidentally hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle; Anna was there to witness the tragedy unfold. Anna confronted Vera that resulted in her miscarriage leaving her unable to have children. This cemented the feud between the two.
Orphaned and on the run from people trying to place them into an orphanage, Angela and Anna lived on streets. Angela soon gets sick from eating garbage and was rushed to the hospital by her older sister, Anna. To earn money, the 15-year-old Anna worked as a prostitute. One day, she returned to the hospital only to see that it was on fire, with her sister nowhere to be found and most likely dead. As it turns out, Angela was actually kidnapped by men who made children work as beggars on the streets. This is where Angela became friends with a little boy, "Dos" (the future Louie), who was also a captive. Devastated and alone, Anna was adopted by Ronaldo Valera, a famous fashion designer (Robert Arevalo). She was renamed Victoria Valera and was sent abroad, studied fashion design and became a supermodel.
Angela was adopted by a couple in the textile district of Manila, Divisoria and renamed her Gelai Agustin. She continues both her and her sister's dreams of becoming top Philippine designers. Since she doesn't remember much about her childhood she aspires to be a junior designer at Vera Couture, Vera Cruz's fashion house. Victoria Valera arrives back from Paris to start her revenge. She wants to steal Vera's place as the "Queen of Philippine Fashion" and tries to take over Vera's company; all in the name of keeping her and her sister's dreams alive. But what will happen if the budding designer, Gelai and the new queen of fashion, Victoria, clash? Vera will use this opportunity to topple down the sisters by using the man they both love, Louie and her business schemes to place herself again as the fashion queen but in the end, the sisters will prove that blood is always thicker than water and only forgiveness could heal all the wounds of the past.
Main Characters
- Gretchen BarrettoGretchen BarrettoGretchen Barretto is an actress from the Philippines. She has two younger sisters, Marjorie Barretto and Claudine Barretto, who are also actors....
as Victoria Valera/Anna Abella - Bea AlonzoBea AlonzoPhylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom , popularly known as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino film and television actress, and singer. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract talents.-Early life:...
as Gelai Agustin/Angela Abella - Derek RamsayDerek RamsayDerek Arthur Ramsay is a Filipino-British model, actor, host, and VJ in the in the Philippines. Amongst his hobbies is collecting cars. Ramsay is at times simply called Derek Ramsay....
as Louie Villamor
Supporting Characters
- Erich GonzalesErich GonzalesErika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco known as Erich Gonzales, is a Filipina actress and one of ABS-CBN's Star Magic artists.-Biography:...
as Chloe Abella - Enchong DeeEnchong DeeErnest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee, known as Enchong Dee is a Filipino actor, model, and swimmer. Dee is currently part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic group of contract artists. He played John Joseph "Jojo" Wenceslao in the 2009 TV series Katorse....
as Caloy Javier - Angel Aquino as Vera Cruz
- Robert ArevaloRobert ArevaloRobert Arevalo, born Robert Ylagan on November 24, 1943, is a Filipino film and television actor.-Personal life:He is the son of Filipino film actor Tito Arevalo; his uncle Angel Esmeralda is the father of the late Jay Ilagan and his uncle Gil De Leon is a national artist and an award winning...
as Ronaldo Valera - Mark GilMark GilRaphael John Gil Eigenmann , better known as Mark Gil, is a Filipino actor.-Personal life:He is the son of actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil, brother of actors Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. He is fourth Filipino, fourth Spanish, and half Swiss German American descent. He is the father of...
as Manuel Abella - John Arcilla as Hermes Agustin
- Arlene Mulach as Sonia Agustin
- Lyka Ugarte as Betsy
- Bianca Manalo as Gigi Fernando
- Nina Ricci Alagao Donna
- Beatriz Saw as Kate
- Toffee Calma as John Paul
- R.S. Francisco as John Franco
- Artemio Abad as Johnny
- Rodjun CruzRodjun CruzRodjun Cruz is a Filipino actor and dancer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz.-Biography:Rodjun Cruz was a member of the now defunct all-male dancing group Anim-E...
as Calvin - Marc AbayaMarc AbayaRamon Marcelino "Marc" Diaz-Abaya is a Filipino musician, TV host, VJ, and occasional actor. Abaya appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of Tinker Bell....
as Neil Olaguer - Lorenzo Mara as Salvador
- R.J. Ledesma as Christian Ocampo
- Edward Mendez as Marc Laurel
- Christian Vasquez as Paul
Special Participation
- Kathryn BernardoKathryn BernardoKathryn Chandria M. Bernardo is a Filipina actress. Best known for her role as "Mara" with Julia Montes as "Clara". Kathryn is currently a contract artist of Star Magic.-Television:-Movies:-External links:...
as Young Anna Abella/Victoria Valera - Barbie Sabino as Young Angela Abella/Gelai Agustin
- Nash AguasNash AguasAeign Zackrey Nash Victoriano Aguas , more commonly known as Nash Aguas, is a Filipino actor. He made his television debut on MTB via the Batang F4 contest at the age of 5...
as Young Louis/Doz - Dimples RomanaDimples RomanaDimples Romana is a Filipina actress and commercial model.-Education:Romana finished an International Hospitality Management Major in Culinary Arts at Enderun College.-Career:...
as Stella Abella - James Blanco as Young Manuel Abella
- Alessandra de RossiAlessandra de RossiAlessandra Tiotangco Schiavone , better known by her stage name Alessandra De Rossi or Alex de Rossi , is an Italian-Filipina actress...
as Young Vera Cruz
2011 New York Festivals TV & Film AwardsNew York International Independent Film and Video FestivalNew York International Independent Film and Video Festival is a film screening event in various American cities. It was founded in 1993, and its website claims it has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit...
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9th Gawad Tanglaw Awards
|-| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Best Drama Series ||
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2011 Golden Screen TV Awards
|-| align="center"| 2011 || Derek Ramsay || Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Gretchen Barretto || Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Outstanding Original Drama Series||
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25th Star Awards for TV
|-| align="center"| 2011 || Derek Ramsay || Best Drama Actor ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Gretchen Barretto || rowspan="3" |Best Drama Actress ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Angel Aquino ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Bea Alonzo ||
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| align="center"| 2011 || Magkaribal || Best Primetime TV Series||
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