''The Greatest Love'' is a 2016

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directed by Dado C. Lumibao, Jeffrey R. Jeturian and Mervyn Brondial, starring Sylvia Sanchez,

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, and Ruby Ruiz. The series premiered on September 5, 2016 to April 21, 2017 and worldwide on

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replacing ''

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'' and was replaced by '' Pusong Ligaw''. The program marks the reunion of

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and

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who were among the lead stars of '' Pasión de Amor'', a Filipino version of ''

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'', aired on

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Series overview

Episode

Premise

''The Greatest Love'' begins with aspiring photographer Gloria (

) and her love story with a boatman named Peter (

). Despite the fact that they love each other, Gloria is forced under duress by her father to marry Andres Alegre (Junjun Quintana), the town mayor's nephew who raped her. Through the years, Gloria ( Sylvia Sanchez) is a loving and selfless mother to Amanda (

), Andrei (

), Paeng (

), and Lizelle (

). To her children's perception, their father is a hard working OFW who visits from time to time. They live in the Alegre ancestral family home. Andres does not remit funds regularly so Gloria compensates by collecting, buying and selling junk. When their father comes to visit, they are a picture of a happy family. At the root of their family's problems are her children's misconceptions that their mother was unfaithful to their father, the late Andres. Gloria refuses to sully their memory of their father, so she never admits to them that she was raped by Andres. The breaking point is when they discover that Lizelle is an illegitimate child, the result of Peter and Gloria's illicit love affair, when Andres abandons them. This long-kept secret shatters their happy family, and Gloria's children leave her one by one. As Gloria struggles to keep her family together, she starts to show symptoms of dementia and begins to lose pieces of her memory. She initially brushes off the symptoms until she is finally diagnosed with

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. As her illness progresses, Gloria attempts to bring back the love her family once had for each other; however, it becomes more difficult as she races against time while trying to gather her memories before they are completely wiped out. Peter (

) returns to Gloria’s life and together they try to mend her children's relationship with her and each other.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

* Jana Agoncillo as Leklek * Marnie Lapuz as Adela Sunico * Allan Paule as Samuel * Kamille Filoteo as Liza Alcantara *

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as Buboy *

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as young Stella *

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as young Lydia * Anne Feo as Gloria’s mother * Ashley Sarmiento as Gloria, age 10 *

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as adolescent Gloria *

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as young adult Amanda *

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as young adult Andrei *

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as young adult Paeng * Hannah Lopez Vito as young Lizelle * Michelle Vito as teen Amanda * Nathaniel Britt as teen Andrei * Luke Alford as teen Paeng * Juvylyn Bison as young Amanda * Angeluo Alayon as young Andrei *

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as young Paeng

Episodes

Reception

Production

Timeslot and premiere

''The Greatest Love'' was reported to replace the soon-to-be concluded ''

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'' on July 18, 2016, but was postponed (and moved to later date) because of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Mga Kwento ng Dream Team ni Kuya''. The network released several teasers of the show and announced a premiere date which is on September 5, 2016. A full length trailer was released on August 27, 2016.

References

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