( / international title: ''Stars of Hope'') is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

series broadcast by

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. The series is based on a 1989 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Laurice Guillen, it stars

Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as Nora Aunor (), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, feminist and Political sociology, socio-political th ...

, Mylene Dizon and

Kyline Alcantara Kyline Nicole Aquino Alcantara Manga (; born September 3, 2002) is a Filipino actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress after finishing top ten in the talent search program '' Star Circle Quest''. She is best known for her r ...

. It premiered on February 24, 2020 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up. The series concluded on March 26, 2021 with a total of 80 episodes. The series is streaming online on

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Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Mercedes "Cedes" Ignacio-Dela Cruz * Mylene Dizon as Magnolia "Nolie" Ignacio Dela Cruz *

as Margarita "Maggie" D. Santos ;Supporting cast * Zoren Legaspi as Anselmo "Ansel" Santos * Gabby Eigenmann as Arturo Zulueta * Ina Feleo as Margaux Salcedo-Santos *

Candy Pangilinan Maria Carmela "Candy" Espiritu Pangilinan (born May 8, 1972) is a Filipino film and television actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs " ...

as Connie Herrera * Yasser Marta as Anselmo "Jun" Santos Jr. * Isabel Rivas as Martina Santos ;Guest cast * Dante Rivero as Ramon Santos * Ricky Davao as Damian Dela Cruz * Divina Valencia as Editha Sinclair * Aifha Medina as Violet * Julia Lee as Lourdes * Frank Garcia as Pocholo * Carlos Agassi as Ringo * Joel Palencia as Oslec

Production

Principal photography commenced in January 2020. Filming was halted in March 2020 due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the

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. Filming was continued in October 2020. The series resumed its programming on January 5, 2021.

Ratings

According to

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' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in Television Homes, the pilot episode of earned a 5.1% rating.

Accolades

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External links

* * 2020 Philippine television series debuts 2021 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine television series based on films Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Television series by GMA Entertainment Group Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub