Mula sa Puso (2011 TV series)

This article is about the 2011 remake. For the 1997 TV series, see Mula sa Puso.

Mula sa Puso (International title: From the Heart) is a 2011 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is a remake of the 1997 Philippine television series of the same title. Directed by Wenn V. Deramas, it stars Lauren Young, JM de Guzman and Enrique Gil. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from March 28 to August 12, 2011 replacing Sabel and was replaced by Maria la del Barrio.

Mula sa Puso
Title card
Genre	Action Melodrama Romance
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios
Based on	Mula sa Puso (1997–1999)
Written by	Wenn V. Deramas
Directed by	Wenn V. Deramas
Starring	Lauren Young JM De Guzman Enrique Gil
Opening theme	"Mula Sa Puso" by Jovit Baldivino
Composer	Vehnee Saturno
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	98
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Roldeo Endrinal
Producers	Mark Anthony Gile Adjanet Rase Maru R. Benitez
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company	Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	March 28 (2011-03-28) – August 12, 2011 (2011-08-12)

Official Promotional Poster

Overview

Adaptation

Main article: Mula sa Puso

Mula sa Puso is a remake of the 1997 television series of the same title. The original version starred Claudine Barretto as Via, Rico Yan as Gabriel and Diether Ocampo as Michael. Two years after the series had its finale in 1999, it was adapted into a film where the whole cast reprised their roles except Ricardo Cepeda and Snooky Serna who played Abdon and Criselda. In March 2011, ABS-CBN announced that they had decided to remake the television series after the success of Mara Clara. The remake will star Lauren Young as Via, JM de Guzman as Gabriel, and Enrique Gil as Michael. Ariel Rivera and Eula Valdez, who were both part of the 1997 series and the 1999 film, joined the cast playing different roles this time. Wenn V. Deramas who directed the 1997 series and the 1999 film stepped in to direct the remake. The series adaptation is part of Kapamilya Gold, ABS-CBN's promotion for its upcoming series such as Nasaan Ka, Elisa?, Maria la del Barrio and Hiyas.

Synopsis

Via (Lauren Young) has been treated like a princess by her father, Don Fernando (Ariel Rivera), a millionaire. On Via's eighteenth birthday, her hand was given to her childhood friend Michael (Enrique Gil) for marriage, although she does not have feelings for him like he does for her. Amid this drama, a revelation will begin when Via's aunt, Selina (Eula Valdez) plots her personal retribution on her brother, at the expense of Via. In the process, Via will meet Gabriel (JM de Guzman) who will save her from her heartache and become her hero in disguise. She will also cross paths with her real identity of her real mother Magda (Dawn Zulueta) who happens to be Gabriel's adoptive mother.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Lauren Young as Olivia "Via" Pereira-Amarillo - the main female/primary protagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Claudine Barretto. She is the good daughter of Don Fernando and Magdalena Pereira. Olivia's real name was Angelica, given to her by her biological mother, but as she got raised by her father and her father's wife, she grew up with the name Olivia, or "Via" for short. Later she married Gabriel.
• JM de Guzman as Gabriel Maglayon-Amarillo - the main male protagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Rico Yan. He is the son of Rocco. A kind hearted and hardworking young taxi driver who will do everything to earn the trust of Don Fernando and to prove his love for Olivia Pereira. Later he married Via.
• Enrique Gil as Michael Miranda - the main male protagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Diether Ocampo. Via's friend, he had special feelings for her.

Supporting cast

• Dawn Zulueta as Magdalena "Magda" Trinidad-Pereira - the secondary female protagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Jaclyn Jose. The lost mother of Via. She fell in love with Don Fernando and she has a scar face after surviving an acid attack by Selina. Later she married Don Fernando.
• Eula Valdez as Selina Pereira-Matias - the main female/primary antagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Princess Punzalan. She is the sister of Don Fernando, however, she is not his biological sister. She is clever, quick-thinking, and intelligent, but at the same time evil scheme, greedy, and merciless to others especially having deep revenge, and a grudge she held over Magda. She perpetrated the acid attack which left a scar on Magda's face. She married Ysmael and had a daughter named Nicole and an older son named Gilbert. One day trying to kill Via, she saw Nicole in the bus with bombs and she was killed instead. Selina got severely burned after finding Nicole inside the exploded bus. In the end, she was killed by a speeding dump truck while showing her pride and quarreling with her neighbors. As she was dying bloodily, the flashbacks of the painful past that happened to her and the horrible crimes she did were seen.
• Ariel Rivera as Don Fernando Pereira - the secondary male protagonist of the series, originally portrayed by Juan Rodrigo. Via's father who lives a full life of deceit by his adoptive sister Selina and will face the truth amidst of it all that he and Magda are still meant to be after so many trials and tribulations.
• Charee Pineda as Katherine "Kate" Dela Cruz/Sister Katherine - She treats Ninong as her father. She later fell in love with Gabriel. And later, she became a nun.
• DJ Durano as Ysmael Matias - Selina's husband.
• Tyron Perez as Gilbert Matias - Ysmael's son and Nicole's half-brother. His love interest is Via.
• Cris Villanueva as Rocco Amarillo - The biological father of Gabriel who saved the life of Magda. He died after being shot by Selina. He is buried beside his wife at the family ranch.
• Sue Anne Ramirez as Nicole Matias - Ysmael and Selina's loving daughter, towards the end of the series, she rebels against her parents and joins Via. However, she tragically dies in a bus accident on the way to Baguio, after an explosion, which was meant to kill Via. The bomb was placed directly near their seat, thus killing everyone on the bus.
• Minco Fabregas as Atty. Samuel Miranda - The father of Michael and a friend of Don Fernando.
• Rochelle Barrameda as Monique Miranda - The mother of Michael.
• Neri Naig as Jaja Lampaz/Fake Selina - Selina had her face changed to look like her.
• Paul Salas as Warren Maglayon - Magda's son and Gabriel's brother. He falls in love with Nicole.

Special participation

• Assunta De Rossi as Criselda Pereira
• Alicia Alonzo as Minerva Trinidad
• Lito Legaspi as Luis Vergara
• John Arcilla as Don Fernando Pereira Sr.
• Devon Seron as Mariel
• Rubi Rubi as Tindeng
• Kristel Fulgar as teen Selina Pereira
• Mark Sayarot as teen Don Fernando Pereira Jr.
• Sophia Baars as Young Olivia Pereira
• Joseph Andre Garcia as Young Gabriel Maglayon
• Bobby Yan as Lando
• Manuel Chua as Armando "Abdon" Macasaet

Differences between the original and remake

Original version (TV version)	Remake version
Criselda died of cancer.	Criselda was killed by Selina after the former refused to include the latter in her will.
Selina ordered Mariel, Elena and Elaine to be tortured and raped.	The rape-related storylines were not included.
Gabriel's biological father is revealed to be a rich man named Don Ricardo.	Rocco is Gabriel's biological father.
Via took the identity of Ella Peralta after the bus explosion incident.	Ella Peralta's identity was not included, as the bus explosion happened during the finale.
Jennifer was Ysmael and Connie's daughter.	Connie and Jennifer's characters were not present.
Trina, Via's best friend, was in love with Michael.	Trina's character was not included.
Gilbert was Ysmael's eldest (but illegitimate) child.	Gilbert was Selina and Ysmael's son.
Gilbert was Via's bodyguard. He was ordered to gather information about her, and report back to Selina.	Gilbert had a crush on Via, but was never ordered by Selina to spy on Via.
In the middle of the series, Selina had lymphoma cancer.	Selina did not have cancer.
Carmen, Rafael, and Berta were characters saved and found Via disoriented in a church after the bus explosion.	Carmen, Rafael and Berta's characters were not included.
Selina is Don Fernando's half-sister from their father's mistress.	Selina is Don Fernando's adoptive sister.
Don Fernando and Selina's parents were not included.	Selina's biological mother was included, as well as Don Fernando's parents, Blanca and Don Fernando Pereira Sr..
Gabriel had a half-brother named Leo.	Gabriel did not have any biological siblings.
Warren, Corazon and Benjamin's son, was Gabriel's half-brother.	Gabriel and Warren were taken under Magda's wing after she found them homeless and on the streets.
Corazon, Benjamin, TonTon, and Eduard were Warren's family members.	Warren didn't have any biological family.
Manuel, Magda's brother, was a serial killer	Magda did not have a brother.
Magda did not have a mother.	Minerva is Magda's mother.
Ysmael was killed by Selina after he tried to help Via and Magda escape from his wife's evil plans.	Ysmael remained alive throughout the series, and is seen in the double wedding of Via and Gabriel and Magda and Fernando.
Via and Magda were kidnapped by Selina for ₱50M.	Gabriel, Via, Magda, and Don Fernando were all held hostages by Selina for the entire wealth of the Pereira family.
Lando was Mariel's rapist.	Lando was Mariel and Neal's friend.
Wendy is a member of Gabriel's group of friends, and has a crush on him.	While Wendy does have a crush on Gabriel, Kate was Via's main rival for Gabriel's heart.
Tindeng, who knew the many secrets of Selina (her boss), was attempted to be murdered by the latter.	This storyline was not included.
Nicole was killed by Manuel after she and her half-sister, Jennifer, tried to escape from him	Nicole was unintentionally killed in the bus explosion.
Michael's father, Attorney Miranda, betrayed Don Fernando financially by stealing money from their company.	This storyline was not included.
After she and Via tried to escape from Selina, Magda was shot in the back by the latter.	Fernando was stabbed and tortured by Selina.
Jowie was Warren's love interest.	Nicole was Warren's love interest.
Selina ordered the kidnapping of Via's daughter, Magdalena.	Via did not have a daughter.
Selina manipulated Criselda into thinking that taking Via away from Magda was the only way Fernando would love her again.	Criselda decided to adopt Via because Selina was planning to kill Via and Magda.
Bagyo saved Selina from the car explosion after Via purposely crashed her car into a carinderia.	This storyline was not included.
Selina suffered a burned face after the car explosion.	The burned face was caused by Selina entering the burning bus hoping to save Nicole, her daughter.
During the bus explosion, Selina let out a loud, terrifying, and bone-chilling evil laugh after thinking Via was killed in the explosion.	Selina's evil laugh was removed because her daughter Nicole was a casualty of the explosion. However, her laugh was heard in the trailer and happens whenever she plans and executes her evil schemes and other crimes.
Michael was killed by Bagyo after he saved Via and her daughter from getting shot.	Michael remained alive throughout the series.
Michael married Trina after she revealed to him that she was supposedly pregnant, and eventually fell in love with her.	Michael remained single throughout the series.
Gabriel and Warren both saved Via.	Via was only saved by Gabriel.
After the car explosion, Selina underwent plastic surgery after getting ₱1M from Fernando.	Selina did not undergo plastic surgery.
Selina was killed after she got run over and dragged by a speeding flatbed truck after falling from the building.	This happened when Selina was distracted while arguing with and threatening her neighbors. The forced impact from the dump truck to the ground caused her death.
Shortly before her death, Selina and Via had a duel in an abandoned construction site.	This did not happen in the remake.
Shirley, a woman who was in love with Rafael and was jealous of Via (Ella) was one of Via's rivals.	Shirley was not included.
Gabriel's father, Ricardo, was accidentally shot by Leo.	Rocco was shot by Selina after protecting Gabriel.
Leo is Gabriel's half-brother.	Gabriel's only biological family is his father, Rocco.
During the bus explosion scene, Magda was screaming and bawling after she thought Via was dead.	Magda, accompanied by Gabriel, were also devastated by the explosion.
Warren was left by his mother, Corazon, in the care of Magda while he was a child.	Magda found Gabriel and Warren on the streets and adopted them.

Trivia

• In the re-adaptation, it did not have more characters as the original.
• This is Lauren Young's big break in showbiz and last show in ABS-CBN before moving to GMA Network in 2012.
• This is Eula Valdez, Ariel Rivera and Cris Villanueva's comeback show in ABS-CBN, after leaving GMA Network in both 2010 and 2011.
• Ariel Rivera and Michael Eagle Riggs are the cast members who were cast members of the 1997 version. Eula Valdez was also part of the movie version.
• This is Tyron Perez's last show, before his death in December 2011.
• This is Dawn Zulueta's comeback drama television show after three years since Mars Ravelo's Lastikman in 2007.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN Studios original drama series
• Mula sa Puso

External links

• Official website
• Mula sa Puso at IMDb