Familia Zaragoza

''Familia Zaragoza'' (English: ''Zaragoza Family'') is a Philippine reality drama television series that aired on ABS-CBN from July 2, 1995, to March 23, 1997, replacing ''Mel & Jay''. It was replaced by ''Compañero y Compañera''.

Plot

The story of Familia Zaragoza, an intricate web of lies and deception surrounding the Zaragoza family is engineered by a woman who is insanely driven with ambition that she would resort to manipulation, treachery, and even murder to achieve her goals. With the death of Don Luis, the patriarch of the wealthy Zaragoza clan, the dark veil of secrecy is slowly lifted as the drama begins.

The widowed Doña Amparo Zaragoza does not waste time to know how much she and her children, Divina and Alfredo, have inherited. To her surprise, most of Don Luis Zaragoza's estate is awarded to a certain Benita who is believed to be the legal wife of the deceased. Doña Amparo insists that she is the only spouse the society and the entire Zaragoza clan has known and being confined in a mental institution for so long, Benita has never been a wife to the late Don. Even though the situation does not turn out the way she has expected, Doña Amparo is confident that she will win her case believing that someone who is mentally ill could not possibly mind about her inheritance. What she does not know is that Beatrice, Don Luis and Benita's daughter and only legitimate heir who was believed to be dead, is alive and well. Deprived of her father's love and support since birth, she will try to pursue the full inheritance of her father's wealth and leave his mistress and illegitimate children with nothing.

Divina and her mother share the same fate in a way that they both have fallen deeply in love with another woman's husband. When she met Lorenzo, she knew very well that he has a wife, Ester, and has three children with her. They live in a shanty not very far away from the Zaragoza mansion. Divina had convinced Lorenzo to leave the country with her and start a new life in the United States. Lorenzo agreed, if only for the sake of his ailing wife and the future of his three children. Lorenzo worked hard to support his two families with his business in the States. But with Lorenzo's absence, Ester's children have learned to believe that their father abandoned them for a more comfortable life.

Unknown to both, the wealthy Divina and the lowly Ester share more than the love for the same man. Not far ahead looms a chartered fate that will boggle even one's wildest imagination.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Janice de Belen as Lupe Lagrimas
* Jaclyn Jose as Ester Lagrimas
* Gloria Romero as Doña Amparo Zaragoza

Supporting cast

* Tommy Abuel as Nicolas Fuentabella
* Rita Avila as Vivian Zaragoza
* Carlo Aquino as Miguel Lagrimas
* Ricky Davao as Alfredo Zaragoza
* Julio Diaz as Lorenzo Lagrimas
* John Estrada as Charlie
* Michael Flores as Richard
* Emilio Garcia as Greg
* Jean Garcia as Beatrice Zaragoza
* Patrick Garcia as Lloyd Mira
* Stefano Mori as Danilo Lagrimas
* Elizabeth Oropesa as Bienvenida Perea
* Zsa Zsa Padilla as Divina Zaragoza-Lagrimas
* Angelica Panganiban as Angelica Lagrimas
* Gina Pareño as Doña Benita Zaragoza
* Allan Paule as Roberto Palad III
* Paula Peralejo as Samantha Lagrimas
* Lito Pimentel as Raul
* John Prats as Luigi Lagrimas
* Cherry Pie Picache as Elena
* Celia Rodriguez as Doña Elvira
* Princess "Empress" Schuck as Lorena Lagrimas
* Lucita Soriano as Trining Lagrimas
* Eula Valdez as Nimfa
* Joy Viado as Mitchie

Guest cast

* Claudine Barretto as Young Amparo Zaragoza

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0368495

ABS-CBN drama series
1996 Philippine television series debuts
1997 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
Television shows set in the Philippines