Irma Adlawan is Chato, a lonesome teacher with a vision and a mission to educate her pupils in a poverty-stricken barrio despite the lack of facilities to help her achieve her goal. In a sudden twist of fate, a young teacher named Jean played by Cristine Reyes arrives in their school to work with Chato [...]
Angel Locsin Plays a Mentally-Challenged Woman in MMK
Her name is Nemie (Angel Locsin), the youngest and the brightest in a brood of three. Her academic achievements brought hope to their financially-troubled family and Nemie, at such a young age began to dream high and aim big to give a better life to her family.
She was under pressure. Having graduated summa cum [...]
The Life Story of Vice Ganda
As they say, the best comedians have the saddest stories to tell and the time has come for Vice Ganda to tell his own. In this episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled “Bola”, his life story unfolds before us.
Vice was the youngest in a brood of five. His two older brothers were gay. Being the [...]
Love Comes in All Sizes
Their story was first shared at Wowowee when Arnie played as a studio contestant.
Theirs was a love story to behold. A woman who never knew how it is to be loved finally meets her soulmate in a place she never imagined: in a taxi cab. Arnie (played by Frenchie Dy) never imagined that she would [...]
Cancer Patient Eloisa Gives Birth
On November 22, 2008, we witnessed the unfaltering love of a mother to her unborn child who, despite her delicate condition, chose to give chance to a new life than to extend hers. This was the story of Eloisa Salisi whose life story was featured on MMK in the episode “Sanggol”.
Eloisa is afflicted with breast [...]
Derek Ramsay and Coco Martin for MMK
One was gay and unaccepted. The other was straight with a dark past he’s unable to forget. Their paths crossed in a boarding house where their issues are finally laid to rest. Watch Derek Ramsay in an unforgettable performance as a man seeking revenge on his father who raped him in the past and Coco [...]
A Story on Slavery in MMK
Young actor Joshua Dionisio shows acting prowess in this episode of Maaalala Mo Kaya entitled “Sako” where he plays a child laborer from Negros. He plays opposite Jay Manalo who plays the role of an abusive father and Ana Capri, his helpless mother.
This is the story of Giling (older Giling is played by Cris Villanueva), [...]
A Story About Love, Dreams and Infidelity
Maalaala Mo Kaya dishes out its first episode for the year 2009 featuring the comeback team up of ex-real life lovers Jake Cuenca and Roxanne Guinoo in a story about love, dreams and infidelity.
Meet Shirley and Armand, a young couple very much in love. They have been married for years but the much-awaited children have [...]
Judy Ann Santos in MMK’s “Lason”
All was well with Anita’s family (played by Judy Ann Santos) until that fateful Christmas eve when her husband Miong (played by Gerald Madrid) loses his life in the hands of murderers. Anita, distraught with the loss of her husband starts to face the hardships of life without him. With no money and no source [...]
A Jericho-Kristine Reunion
“Gayuma” in the Filipino culture is akin to a love potion or a love spell. In this episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya, ex-lovers Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa, relive the “magical” love story of Johnny and Aida.
Set in the 1960’s, Kristine is Aida in “Gayuma”, the 5th in a brood of 11. Because of a [...]
