Maalaala Mo Kaya

infobox television
show_name = Maalaala Mo Kaya


format = Drama
creator = ABS-CBN
runtime = 1 hour and 15 minutes
starring = Charo Santos-Concio
country = Philippines
network = ABS-CBN
num_episodes = 891 episodes (as of July 19, 2008)
first_aired = May 15, 1991
last_aired = present
website = http://beta.abs-cbn.com/tabid/71/xmmid/387/Article/18/program/mmk/xmview/2/Default.aspx

"Maalaala Mo Kaya" is a Filipino drama program which was first aired in 1991 and has since been the longest running drama anthology on Philippine television.

For 17 years, the show has been aired on ABS-CBN and is hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. "MMK" has become a standard in Philippines drama. It airs every Saturday 9:15 to 10:30PM starting July 19, 2008 on ABS-CBN.

Host

Charo Santos - dramatic actress, starting with her haunting performance in the 1976 Asian Film Festival Mike de Leon entry "Itim" where she won Best Actress. She also got the critics’ nod for Lino Brocka’s "Gumapang Ka Sa Lupa" where she also bagged another acting trophy for Best Supporting Actress. She reunited with Mike De Leon in "Kisapmata" and got rave reviews from discriminating critics of the 1981 Directors’ Fortnight in the Cannes Film Festival. While working for Vanguard Films, she was invited to join the newly-opened ABS CBN.

Mrs. Santos-Concio has been credited in creating the station's top-rated programs and even Star Cinema’s box-office successes. She put together the station’s top-rating programs like "Esperanza" and "Pangako Sa'yo" and her film background proved handy in producing Star Cinema’s box-office hits like "Anak". She is also the brains behind the most successful and longest-running TV drama anthology program "Maalaala Mo Kaya", which she also hosts.

Today, Mrs. Santos-Concio is the president of ABS-CBN. She is the 5th and first woman president of the said network. When she was still Channel 2 head, she was responsible for total channel programming, on-air operations, and the overall revenue and profit delivery of Channel 2, which is the flagship station of ABS-CBN.

Episode notes

*The first episode of "MMK" was entitled "Rubber Shoes", starring Romnick Sarmenta and Vina Morales.

*Roderick Paulate was awarded by the Asian TV Awards as Best actor twice. First, for his promising performance for an "MMK" episode entitled "Abo" "(Ash).
*Aiza Seguerra was also awarded by the Asian TV Awards as Best actress for her promising performance for an "MMK" episode entitled "Song book".
*The first "MMK" episode shot outside of the country was entitled "Pier 39", starring Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual. It was filmed in San Francisco, California.
*The highest-rated episode of "MMK" was "Lobo" (Balloon) starring Regine Velasquez and Piolo Pascual with 47.9%.
*The movie version of "MMK" was released in 1994 starring Aiko Melendez, Richard Gomez and Chin Chin Gutierrez under Star Cinema.
*The "Regalo" episode topbilled by Vilma Santos and Maja Salvador was the most critically successful episode.
*Maja Salvador is currently dubbed as the "Suki ng MMK" for having 8 episodes on it. This just shows that Maja Salvador is one of the Top Teen Actresses of her generation.
*Gina Pareño was awarded Best Actress in a single performance by Asian TV Awards (2007) for her performance in the "MMK" episode "Rehas" (Cell). [cite news | title=Filipinos top Asian TV Awards | date=November 30, 2007 | publisher=Inquirer.net | url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=104036]
*Gary Valenciano, who abandoned his acting career for singing, came back to performing in "MMK"'s "Bag"
*KC Concepcion made her acting debut in an "MMK" episode, "Mansyon".
*Gabby Concepcion made his acting comeback in an "MMK", episode, "Taxi".
*Charice Pempengco made her acting debut in her self-dramatisation episode in "MMK" entitled "Ice Cream".
*The April 27, 2006 episode was a dramatisation of the life of Sheila Mae Perez. [ [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/27/life/sheila.mae.shares.life.struggle.in.maalaala.mo.kaya.html "Sheila Mae shares life struggle in Maalaala Mo Kaya"] , "Sun Star", April 27, 2006]

Awards

*PMPC Star Awards for TV
*KBP Golden Dove Award
*Catholic Mass Media Awards
*Asian TV Awards
*Seoul Drama Awards

References