''Isang Dakot na Luha'' (''One Handful of Tears'') is a

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afternoon drama series topbilled by

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, broadcast on TV5 and started airing on February 27, 2012. The series is all about a story of a mother, in her struggle to keep her children from being taken away from her, needs to deal with unfortunate circumstances. Amelia played by

and Mario played by

, an ill-fated couple who get estranged from each other and will soon lose their three children.TV5 offers afternoon tearjerker with Isang Dakot na Luha
retrieved via www.interaksyon.com 02-24-2012 The Series also premieres with the afternoon launch of '' Felina: Prinsesa ng mga Pusa''. The Series rerun on The 5 Network every Monday at 4:30-6:30 PM.

Synopsis

The San Diegos are a poor but happy family raised by the good couple, Amelia and Mario with their three daughters; Angela, Almira and Mirasol. They lived with Mario's stepmother, Lucing, who secretly maltreated Amelia. Because of their debts, Mario decided to find a job and work in Manila where he met Veronica Vergara, a prominent and wealthy heiress of Mr. Vergara's fortune. Veronica falls in love with Mario. She seduces him and plans to have him as her husband. When Veronica finds out about Mario's family, she plans to destroy them with the help of Mario's evil stepmother Lucing as an accomplice. Amelia decided to work abroad to support their needs but this made her fall in Veronica's trap. She was hostaged by an illegal employer for several years. Angela, Almira and Pangga was left to Amelia's bestfriend Edna but an accident led Edna's death after she saved Almira from getting hit by a vehicle. The poor little San Diegos were left to Lucing where they were maltreated. Veronica apprenticed Lucing to change Amelia's good image to her children. Amelia and Mario's daughters fate which is to separate from each other faced them. Time came when Veronica's daughter Lyla died and because she wanted to have a child again she decided to have Almira. Pangga was separated from Angela and was left to Helga, a Chinese businesswoman who adopted her. Angela was then left alone with resentment against her mother who she knew was the cause of the ruin and misfortune their family obtained.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Amelia San Diego/Amelis Reyes *

as Angela San Diego *

as Mario San Diego *

as Veronica Vergara-San Diego * Lianne Valentin as Almira * Junyka Santarin as Pangga/Ging-ging

Supporting cast

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as Bernadette * Daria Ramirez as Lucing *

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as Fiona *

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as Miguel *

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as Ronan *

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as Edna *

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as Helga *

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as Mona *

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as Carlo

Guest cast

* Celine Lim as Young Angela * Melzen Aquino as Young Almira * Kimberly Fulgar as Rhodora * Mary Roldan as Isabelle

International broadcast

References

{{reflist TV5 (Philippine TV network) drama series 2012 Philippine television series debuts 2012 Philippine television series endings Philippine drama television series Filipino-language television shows