''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (International title: ''The Promise'' / ) is a Philippine primetime

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series that aired on

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. It stars an ensemble cast led by

Kristine Hermosa Kristine Hermosa Orille-Sotto (; born September 9, 1983), professionally known by her maiden name Kristine Hermosa, is a Filipina actress. She is known for her roles in ''Pangako Sa ’Yo'' (2000–2002), ''Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas'' (2003–2004 ...

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Eula Valdez Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdes (; born December 11, 1968), professionally known as Eula Valdes, is a Filipino actress, best known for her role as Amor Powers in the original version of ''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (2000) and as Janice in the ''Bagets'' film ...

Tonton Gutierrez Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968), professionally known as Tonton Gutierrez, is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye ''Pangako Sa ...

and

Jean Garcia Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim (born August 22, 1969), better known as Jean Garcia (), is a Filipino television and film actress, who hails from Angeles City. She is best known for her role as Madam Claudia Buenavista in the original version o ...

. It premiered from November 13, 2000 to September 20, 2002 replacing ''

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'' and was replaced by ''

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''. It was also broadcast worldwide on TFC from February 26, 2001, to January 3, 2003. The series is streaming online on

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and

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Plot

The story begins with the romance between Amor de Jesús (

) and Eduardo Buenavista (

). Eduardo's mother, Doña Benita (

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), opposes the relationship since Amor was a housemaid and because she wanted Eduardo to marry Claudia Zalameda (

) for political reasons. Doña Benita asked Eduardo's older brother, Diego (

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), who was also attracted to Amor, to separate them. Upon seeing Diego trying to rape Amor, Eduardo mistook it as them having a relationship, breaking his heart and prompts him to marry Claudia. The now-pregnant Amor was banished from the Buenavista ''

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'' and she returns to her mother in Manila, who was living at the

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dumpsite. She vows revenge on the Buenavista family when she learns that Eduardo has married Claudia. After giving birth to her daughter, María Amor (

), Amor and her friend, Lourdes (

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), survived by working in clubs. Amor caught the eye of a rich American named James Powers (James Cooper), who brings her to the United States. She leaves María Amor and her mother, Chayong (

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), behind at the dumpsite and sends money to them from time to time. James Powers proves abusive towards Amor, forbidding her from returning home when a landslide hit the dumpsite. Amor, thinking that her mother and daughter had died, and in retaliation for all his abuses towards her, does not get her husband medical help when he suffered a stroke. James Powers dies and Amor inherits his fortune. Eduardo and Claudia have two children: Angelo (

) and Lia (

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). Eduardo is the governor of the province of Punta Verde while Claudia has become the ever-elusive queen of illegal gambling in Punta Verde. Angelo is a rebel who dislikes his father while Lia is a sweet, devout

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teenager who cares for the feelings of her loved ones. Amor's daughter survives the landslide and is adopted by Isko (

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) and Belen Macaspac (

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). The couple found drawings Eduardo made for Amor, signed "Ynamorata" near the abandoned child, so they decided to call the little girl they found Ynamorata. Isko and Belen have their own children: Caloy, who hates Yna, and teenager Flerida (

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). Doña Benita regretted forcing Eduardo to marry Claudia, as her daughter-in-law turned out to be cruel. On her deathbed, she tried to explain that she was the one who broke Eduardo's relationship with Amor, but died before being able to do so. To atone for her sins, Doña Benita's spirit haunts the dreams of the grown Yna. Twenty years later, Yna and Eduardo accidentally meet, and Yna dreams of Doña Benita showing her that her past lies in the Buenavista family. Intrigued, she gets a job working as a housemaid in Eduardo's household. Yna and Angelo fall in love, much to Claudia's chagrin. She looks down on housemaids and servants, and actively makes Yna's life a living hell. Amor Powers returns to the Philippines after making a name for herself in the business world in the United States. Amor had been planning her revenge on the Buenavistas, whom she blames for her past sufferings, as well as the assumed death of María Amor. The dilemma was that, after finding out that Yna's true father was Eduardo, Angelo and Yna were therefore thought to be half-siblings. It was later revealed that Angelo's biological father was not Eduardo, nor was it Simon Barcial (

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), Claudia's former, impoverished lover. Angelo's biological father was later revealed to be Eduardo's brother, Diego (who was also revealed to be adopted), who sired Angelo with a poor woman named Thelma, who had later died. It also turns out that Claudia had a daughter with Simon. Claudia's father switched the babies after Doña Benita demanded a male heir (the boy that replaced the girl was revealed to be Angelo). The daughter was Clarissa (

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) and she was raised by an old woman named Puríng (

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) as María Amor. Puring had Clarissa believe she was Maria Amor de Jesús, the daughter of Amor. To exact revenge on Amor, Claudia kills María Amor/Clarissa, but was deeply crushed when she later learned the girl's true identity. Her heart filled with more anger towards Amor, as well as regret. Claudia, together with Coring (Minnie Aguilar) and her henchmen, planned to kill the entire Buenavista family at Yna and Angelo's wedding. Thus, confronting them while holding a gun. But everyone especially Angelo and Lia made her realize how important she is to them and how she should bring out the goodness in her heart that was once filled with evil, hatred, greed and revenge. She realizes everything after Lia and Angelo gave her a hug and reconciles with everyone at the wedding. People from the wedding especially Amor and Angelo also asked forgiveness from Claudia, which she immediately accepted. While she was kneeling in front of everyone, she sees Clarissa's spirit at the altar and begs forgiveness. Claudia was forgiven by everyone but because of her past crimes, she was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment. And a little while later, Amor gave her Clarissa's ashes. Five years later, each of the major characters are happy and reunited with their true loves: Yna becomes pregnant and marries Angelo, Claudia meets her granddaughter from her now-deceased daughter, Lia. Afterwards, she and Simon married each other inside prison. Meanwhile, Amor and Eduardo decided to live happily as a couple and married each other after 27 years of their unbreakable love for each other.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Ynamorata ”Yna” Macaspac / María Amor de Jesús *

as Angelo Buenavista *

as Amor de Jesús / Amor Powers *

as Madam Claudia Buenavista *

as Eduardo Buenavista

Supporting cast

as Lourdes Magpantay *

as Diego Buenavista *

Patrick Garcia Franz Patrick Velasco Garcia, known professionally as Patrick Garcia (born September 14, 1981), is a Filipino actor. Early life At the age of 9, Garcia started as an altar boy at St. James Parish Church Headed by Bro. Paul Abiog of Ayala, Alab ...

as Jonathan Mobido *

as Lía Buenavista *Vanessa del Bianco as Bea Bianca Bejerrano / Electrika Powers *

Carlo Muñoz Carlo Muñoz (; born 24 February 1978) is a Filipino-born American actor. Early life Muñoz is the middle child of Louie Muñoz and Patricia García. Muñoz's older brother is actor Leandro Muñoz. His younger brother Angelo also appeared i ...

as Mark Delgado *

as María Amor / Clarissa Barcial *

as Belén Macaspac *

as Francisco "Isko" Macaspac *

as Flerida Macaspac *

Evangeline Pascual Evangeline Louise Ancheta Pascual (born November 30, 1956) is a Filipino actress, artist, radio host and beauty queen who won Miss Republic of the Philippines 1973 and represented Philippines at Miss World 1973 where she placed first runner-up. ...

as Betty Mae Verseles *Minnie Aguilar as Coring *Michelle Bayle as Felicity Banks *

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

as Ruel Pedro

Extended cast

as Simón Barcial *

Nikka Valencia Sharon Rosenfeld (born in Makati, Philippines), better known by her screen name Nikka Valencia, is a Filipino film, television and theater actress. Early life Valencia was born to a Filipino mother from Mindanao and a father from Haifa, Israel. ...

as Julieta Macaspac *

Jay Manalo Jay Manalo (born Jay Lan Manalo on 30 January 1976 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Filipino-Vietnamese singer, model, rapper, and actor. He was born in South Vietnam but raised in Tondo, Manila. He was born to a Filipino father and Vietnamese mo ...

as Caloy Macaspac *

Luis Alandy Adrian Louis Castro Alandy (born February 7, 1980), formerly known as Luis Alandy, is a Filipino actor and model. His first acting role was as David in the TV series ''Pangako Sa 'Yo''. Biography Alandy completed an intensive course in comput ...

as David San Luis *

as Doña Benita Buenavista *

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

as Tony Banks *Ernie Zarate as Mayor Enrique Zalameda *Flora Gasser as Pacita *

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as Doray *Gigette Reyes as Debra *

Suzette Ranillo Maria Suzette Sevilla Ranillo (born January 11, 1961) is a Filipino actress who started at the age of 12 as an actress with the screen name, Nadia Veloso. She is well known for her awards and successes in film, television and theater. Biograph ...

as Fatima Dela Merced *Bing Davao as Lorenzo Dela Merced *Sally Baderes as Nimfa Macaspac *Rey Kilay as Cookie *

as Chayong de Jesús *Rene Pangilinan as Rene *Kristine Garcia as Elizabeth *

as Purificaxion *Ronnie Quizon as Badeo *Ramon Christopher as Cris *Jeffrey Hidalgo as Kenneth *Gerard Pizzaras as Rey *

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as Vinnie * Tado as Jason *

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as Dyno Zuryete *

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as Queenie Bermudez *

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as Pepe *

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as General * Gem Ramos as Lia's Friend *

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as Eidelweiss Guttenberg/Eidelweiss Buenavista *

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as Chammy Guttenberg *

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as Minerva Capito *

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as Cocoy Dela Merced *Marc Acueza as Kit *

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as Father Crispin *

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as Errol Garcia *

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as himself (host, '' Talk TV)'' *

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as herself (host, '' Talk TV)'' *

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as himself (host, '' Talk TV)'' *

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as herself (host, '' Talk TV)''

Production

In June 2002, the

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(FILSCAP) accused

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due to alleged unpaid royalties for its songs, with the Regional Trial Court 90 of Quezon City issuing a

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towards ABS-CBN that prevented them from using "Pangako sa 'Yo" and other FILSCAP-owned songs in their programs for 20 days.

Reception

The soap, which ran from November 13, 2000 to September 20, 2002, spanned 481 episodes at 30 minutes each then replaced by ''

''. The show posted an all-time high rating of 64.9% during its September 2002 series finale. This is the second highest rating for any Filipino-made TV series, behind one of the airings of ''

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'' on ABS-CBN in 1997, and is the all-time highest rating for any TV series finale in the Philippines.

Accolades

*Asian Television Awards 2001: Runner Up - Best Drama Series *Asian Television Awards 2001: Highly Commended - Best Direction (Long Form) *15th PMPC Star Awards for Television: Best TV Series *15th PMPC Star Awards for Television: Best Actress - Eula Valdez *16th PMPC Star Awards for Television: Best Actress - Jean Garcia

International broadcast

''Pangako sa 'Yo'' was the first Filipino television program to air in

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on the national broadcaster KBC and Tanzania on national broadcaster TBC formerly known as TVT and gained National popularity that’s switched from the usual Latin American soap operas. It was immensely popular in Kenya too, resulting in its second run years later on

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. Moreover, it paved the way for the many teleserye that have been broadcast in Kenya. In

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, through a local satellite TV channel,

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, starting November 22, will air ''Pangako sa 'Yo'' because of high demand. It airs in Tagalog with Bahasa Melayu subtitles. Airs Monday to Friday at 11:00am with encore on the same day and also on weekends with marathon. In

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through local satellite TV Channel from Malaysia,

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Channel 602 starting April 10, 2013, will air ''Pangako sa 'Yo'' because of high demand in Singapore due to this series was first shown on

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in 2007. It airs in Tagalog with

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subtitles. Airs Monday to Friday from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM with an encore on the same day at 10:00 AM and also on 12 midnight on the same day.

Cambodian adaptation

''Pangako sa 'Yo'' was adapted in

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when

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(CTN) acquired rights from

. Entitled ''The Promise'' ( Khmer:សន្យាស្នេហ៍), the Cambodian version was produced by

Khmer Mekong Films Khmer Mekong Films (KMF) is a major Cambodian film and television production company based in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. Founded by Matthew Robinson, a former director and executive producer of the BBC television series ''Byker Gro ...

(KMF) and aired in Cambodia from 2013 to 2014 with 198 episodes. It was adapted to suit the Cambodian cultural context and audience sensitivities. ''The Promise'' was broadcast peak-time on CTN, Cambodia's most popular TV channel, running three shows a week until July 2014.

Remake

The first remake of ''Pangako sa 'Yo'' debuted on May 25, 2015. It stars

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Angelica Panganiban Angelica Panganiban (; born Angelica Jane David Charlson on November 4, 1986) is a Filipino-American actress, model, TV host and comedienne. Regarded as the new “Queen of Drama” by various media outlets, Panganiban is recognized as one of ...

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and

Daniel Padilla Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), better known by his screen name Daniel Padilla (), is a Filipino actor and recording artist. Padilla made his television debut with a supporting role in the soap opera ''Gimik 2010'' (2010), befor ...

Rory Quintos Rory B. Quintos (born October 31, 1962) is a Filipino people, Filipino television and film director. She graduated from the University of the Philippines UP Diliman, major in broadcasting. She began a career in television where she successively s ...

, who directed the original series, also directed the remake. The remake was produced by

Star Creatives ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film studios in th ...

. It ended on February 12, 2016 with a total of 190 episodes. Jodi Sta. Maria, who played Lia Buenavista in the original, was cast as Amor Powers in the 2015 remake. Two other cast members from the original version were also part of the 2015 remake -

Amy Austria Esmeralda Diaz Tuazon (born December 13, 1961), known professionally as Amy Austria-Ventura, is a Filipino film and television actress. Austria is recognized as one of the defining actresses in Philippine cinema. She has won a FAMAS Award, 2 G ...

(who played Lourdes Magbanua in the original series) was cast as Belen Macaspac; and Richard Quan (who played Benjie Gatmaitan, the investigative reporter, in the original series) was cast as Theodore Boborol, Eduardo Buenavista's political rival.

References

External links

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