''Prima Donnas'' () is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director. Career Since appearing as a child actress in the earl ...

, it stars

Jillian Ward Jillian Ward (; ; born Jhyllianne Wardë; February 23, 2005) is a Filipina actress, singer, and vlogger. She is known for playing the title role of Gertrudis "Trudis" Capili-Ferrer in GMA Network's ''Sine Novela'', ''Trudis Liit'', Donna Marie ...

, Althea Ablan and Sofia Pablo in the title roles. It premiered on August 19, 2019, on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''

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''. The series concluded on April 30, 2022 with a total of 2 seasons and 311 episodes. It was replaced by '' Apoy sa Langit'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Donna Marie "Mayi" M. Escalante * Althea Ablan as Donna Belle "Ella" S. Claveria * Sofia Pablo as Donna Lyn "Len-Len" S. Claveria ;Supporting cast *

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and commercial model of Chinese descent. She made her screen debut through the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' in 2003, and became more popular playing several role ...

as Lilian Madreal-Claveria *

Wendell Ramos Wendell Xavier Ramos (born August 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor and model who is currently under GMA Network after ABS-CBN and TV5. Biography and early career Ramos started his showbiz career in 1995 when he joined the cast of '' Bubble Gang ...

as Jaime Antonio Claveria *

Chanda Romero Chanda V. Romero (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipina actress. She is mostly seen on GMA Network. She played supporting roles and leading roles in many films during the early and late 1970s. Her prolific work in sexy comedies and dramas caug ...

as Lady Primarosa "Prima" Antonio-Claveria *

Benjie Paras Venancio Johnson Paras Jr. (born October 2, 1968), better known as Benjie Paras, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and a retired professional basketball player who played for Shell Turbo Chargers and San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketb ...

as Agaton Salazar *

Aiko Melendez Mary Aiko Shimoji Melendez (born December 16, 1975), known professionally as Aiko Melendez (), is a Filipina actress and politician. Her father, Jimmy Melendez (born Jim Shinoji), was an actor. Her half-brother, Jam Melendez (son of Jimmy Melende ...

as Maria Kendra Fajardo-Claveria *

Elijah Alejo Elijah Christian Ong Alejo (; born November 13, 2004) is a Filipino actress. She is known for her villain roles in '' Prima Donnas'' as Brianna and ''Underage'' as Chynna. In April 2020, she wrote her first Wattpad Wattpad is an online lite ...

as Brianna Elaine F. Dimaculangan *

James Blanco James Blanco Castillo (born June 15, 1981), known professionally as James Blanco, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and model. A freelance actor, he is known for his roles in '' Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin'' (2001 – 2002), '' Rubi'' (2010), ...

as Ruben Escalante *

Sheryl Cruz Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora Cruz (born April 5, 1974), better known as Sheryl Cruz, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Divina Ferrer in 2007's television drama series ''Sinasamba Kita'', as Valeria in '' Bakekang ...

as Bethany "Betty" Fajardo-Howards / Maria Kendra Fajardo-Claveria * Will Ashley as Nolan Dimasalang * Vince Crisostomo as Cedric Villarazon * Bruce Roeland as Hugo Almezen * Allen Ansay as Alfonso "Fonsie" Serrano ;Guest cast *

Glaiza de Castro Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey (born January 21, 1988), known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress, recording artist and advocate. She is recognized as the industry's "''Drama Royalty''" for her acting prowess and versatility ...

as Maita Salazar-Claveria * Irene Celebre as Irma Mendoza * Mel Kimura as Carmencita "Mameng" Dela Cruz *

Eunice Lagusad Eunice Michaella Lagusad (; born May 18, 1998) is a Filipino actress and vlogger. She is popularly known as Charming, since playing the character Charming in the hit drama series ''Bakekang''. She is currently a freelance actress but is mostly ...

as Judelita "Juday" Valdez * Marcus Madrigal as Henry Dimaculangan *

Tina Paner Kristina "Tina" Paner (born August 2, 1971) is a Filipino actress and singer. Early life At a very young age, Paner's parents noticed her interest in music. Her adoptive parents were prominent celebrities as well. Her father Manny Paner was ...

as Aura *

Che Ramos Cheryl Ramos-Cosio, known as Che Ramos, is a Filipinos, Filipino actress and a fitness trainer. Ramos is known for her association with the Philippine New Wave Cinema and starring in Jerrold Tarog's ''Mangatyanan'' (2009), ''Senior Year (2010 fi ...

as Darcy *

Diva Montelaba Hyacienth Diva Mantalaba, better known as Diva Montelaba (born January 14, 1991 in Cebu City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Five in the fifth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Ne ...

as Carla * Renerich Ocon as Coring * Geraldine Villamil as Anita * Rob Sy as Edison * Meng Canlas as Conching * Maritess Samson as Sylvia * Yuseff Estevez as Victor * Angelica Ulip as young Mayi * Caprice Mendez as young Ella * Rein Adriano as young Lenlen * Jude De Jesus as young Nolan * Chrome Prince Cosio as Big Bogs * Jemwell Ventinilla as Ziggy * Julius Miguel as Uno *

Miggs Cuaderno Miggs Cuaderno (; born August 8, 2004) is a Filipino actor and model. He is a recipient of several accolades including his best actor in Chéries Chéris Film Festival Paris, Famas Awards Movie Child Performer of the Year And the First Child A ...

as Coco * Angelika Santiago as Jewel * Dayara Shane as Erica * Shanicka Arganda as Andi * Judie Dela Cruz as Zita * Anthony Falcon as Samuel * Rob Sy as Edison * Chanel Latorre as Dindi * Sarah Carlos as Lorna/ Emerald * Gilleth Sandico as Gwyneth

Production

Principal photography was halted in March 17, 2020 due to the

enhanced community quarantine in Luzon The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon was a series of stay-at-home orders and ''cordon sanitaire'' measures implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the island of Luzon a ...

caused by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. On September 25, 2020, Sofia Pablo left the show due to community quarantine guidelines. Filming was continued on September 28, 2020. The series resumed its programming on November 9, 2020. Principal photography for the second season commenced on September 27, 2021.

left the series in October 2021, to pursue her political career in

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

Accolades

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...

' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the final episode of the first season of ''Prima Donnas'' scored a 14.2% rating.

References

External links

* * 2019 Philippine television series debuts 2022 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub