For the surname Valiente see Doreen Valiente

Doreen Valiente

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Valiente is a Philippine

Philippines

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 teledrama which originally aired on ABS-CBN from 1992 to 1995, and transferred to GMA Network

GMA Network

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 from 1995 until its last episode in 1997.

Story

The soap's story centered on two best friends: Theo Braganza and Gardo Valiente, whose lives are opposite from one another. Theo was born rich, a playboy and was groomed as an heir to one of the biggest haciendas, Hacienda Braganza. Gardo on the other hand, was born poor, God-fearing and was poised to take over his father Damian as one of Hacienda Braganza's workers. Despite their differences, Gardo and Theo treated each other like brothers until Gardo falls for Theo's youngest sister, Maila. Their relationship was doomed from the start as Theo never liked Maila for Gardo as he preferred Maila's elder sister Leona to fall for his friend. The conflict turned for the worst as an uprising occurred in Hacienda Braganza which caused the death of Gardo's father Damian and scarred Gardo's face after a battle with Theo.

Gardo later on planned his revenge during Theo's wedding with Elaine. However, the bloodshed resulted in both Maila and Leona's death and the Braganza matriarch Donya Trinidad was killed as well. Since then, the two men had vowed revenge against one another and fight till the last breath.

Cast

• Tirso Cruz III
  Tirso Cruz III
  Tirso Cruz III is a Filipino actor and singer. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine show business.-Biography and career:...
  
   as Theo Braganza
• Michael de Mesa
  Michael de Mesa
  -Early life:Born Eduardo Mikael De Mesa Eigenmann on 24 May 1960 to acclaimed performer Eddie Mesa and actress Rosemarie Gil, Michael De Mesa and his siblings Mark Gil and Cherie Gil grew up steeped in the arts...
  
   as Gardo Valiente
• Glenda Garcia as Leona Braganza
• Mariz Ricketts as Maila Braganza-Valiente
• Odette Khan as Donya Trinidad "Trini" Braganza
• Jean Garcia
  Jean García
  Jessica Maitim is a Filipina television and film actress, better known as Jean Garcia who hails from Angeles City, Pampanga.-Biography:...
  
   as Elaine Velasquez-Braganza
• Ruben Rustia as Damian Valiente
• Renato del Prado as Peping
• Jose Manalo
  Jose Manalo
  Jose Manalo is a Filipino actor, comedian working for GMA Network and stars in noon-time variety show Eat Bulaga!.-Biography and Career:...
  
  
• Eugene Domingo
  Eugene Domingo
  Eugene Domingo is a Filipina theater, movie and television actress. She is the only actress in the Philippine entertainment history to have participated in six films produced by eight different Filipino production companies...
  
   as Dolores
• Alma Lerma as Adeling
• Marlon Mance as Dino
• Lucita Soriano as Nena
• Patricia Ann Roque as Lea/Melissa B. Valiente
• Simon Serrano as bugoy ( 11 episodes only )
• Rustom Padilla as Dr. Albert Rosales
• Liza Ranillo as Cita
• Jeniffer Mendoza as Celia
• Robert Arevalo
  Robert Arevalo
  Robert 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...
  
  
• Maggie Dela Riva
  Maggie dela Riva
  Magdalena T. dela Riva in the Philippines, is a Filipino movie actress, who has appeared in about 80 films.She is most widely known outside the Philippines for an incident in her early career , when she was abducted and raped. She gave evidence against her abductors, which resulted in the...
  
  
• Romy Mallari

Broadcast history

Valiente was co-produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN in 1992 as a replacement for another TAPE-produced drama Agila

Agila (TV series)

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. It was playing with the most known TAPE-produced T.V. show Eat Bulaga and sitcom Okay Ka Fairy Ko. When TAPE disagreed with ABS-CBN’s request to buy the rights of Eat Bulaga from them, Valiente, along with Eat Bulaga and Okay Ka Fairy Ko, started to be co-produced and broadcast by GMA Network

GMA Network

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 on January 21, 1995. The final episode happened in 1997.

See also

• ABS-CBN
  ABS-CBN
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• GMA Network
  GMA Network
  GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
  
  
• TAPE, Inc.
• List of shows previously aired by ABS-CBN
• List of shows previously aired by GMA Network