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Rosalinda
Format	Drama, Romance
Created by	Televisa
Developed by	R.J. Nuevas
Directed by	Maryo J. de los Reyes Gil Tejada, Jr.
Starring	Carla Abellana Geoff Eigenmann Katrina Halili Jomari Yllana
Opening theme	"Ay Amor!" by La Diva
Ending theme	"Himig" by Carla Abellana
Country of origin	Philippines  Mexico
Language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	105 episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante
Location(s)	Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Picture format	480i NTSC
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original run	July 6, 2009 – November 27, 2009
Chronology
Related shows	Rosalinda
External links
Official website

Rosalinda is a Philippine drama based on the popular Mexican telenovela of the same name,^[1] under the direction of Maryo J. delos Reyes. It stars Carla Abellana in the title role.

[edit] Overview

[edit] 1999 TV series

Rosalinda was a Mexican TV telenovela that was aired in 1999 on Televisa with singer-actress Thalía in the title role and Fernando Carrillo as Fernando Jose. The series had 80 forty-five minute episodes. It was originally created by Delia Fiallo.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Popularity in the Philippines

A Tagalog dubbed version of Rosalinda was released in the Philippines which aired in a rival station ABS CBN in 2000. After airing its first episode, its ratings began to rise and Rosalinda became the most popular telenovela in the Philippines after Marimar, which ran in 1996. Re-runs of Rosalinda were aired on GMA also in 2008 to 2009.

[edit] Plot

The series starts with a woman named Soledad Romero (Mercado). Attorney Alfredo Del Castillo (Rivera) is Soledad's boss and secret lover. Don Jose Fernando Atlamirano (Morales), Alfredo's brother-in-law, feels lust for Soledad, but she only has eyes for Alfredo. One day, Don Jose Fernando sends a letter to Soledad pretending to be Alfredo. When she arrives at their meeting place, Don Jose Fernando tries to rape Soledad. Alfredo arrives just in time and kills Jose Fernando to save Soledad. However, Alfredo collapses from a seizure, and Soledad is left holding the gun as the help and a young Fernando Jose, Jose Fernando's son, arrives on the scene. Jose Fernando's wife and Alfredo's sister, Dona Valeria (Cruz), does not believe that it was Alfredo who killed her husband, but blames Soledad. As such, Soledad is sent to prison for 24 years for a crime she did not commit.

While serving her sentence, Soledad gives birth to a baby girl, naming her Rosalinda (Abellana). But because she is incarcerated, she is forced to give the baby to her sister, Dolores Perez (Sevilla). At the same time, Dolores' daughter dies. To avoid telling her husband, Javier (Estrada), the truth, she tells him that Rosalinda is their daughter. When Soledad finds out, she gets angry, but she also realizes that her daughter will have a better future not knowing that her real mother is in jail.

Years later, Rosalinda is now an adult and falls in love with the handsome Fernando Jose (Eigenmann). Neither knows the truth about their respective pasts. When Dona Valeria finds out that Fernando Jose is in a relationship, she gets mad at her son for dating someone beneath their social status. Dolores and Rosalinda's sister, Fedra (Halili) also does not accept their relationship because she is also infatuated with Fernando Jose. But despite all the things and people going against them, Rosalinda and Fernando Jose find a way to keep their love strong.

Now these questions remain: Will Soledad get released from prison and revenge Atty. Alfredo and Dona Valeria? Will Fedra steal Fernando Jose from her sister, Rosalinda? Will Dona Valeria take revenge on Soledad for killing her husband? And most importantly, will Rosalinda and Fernando Jose survive all the obstacles and live happily ever after? ^[2]

[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Main Cast

• Carla Abellana as Rosalinda Perez-Altamirano/Paloma Durantes
• Geoff Eigenmann as Fernando Jose Altamirano

[edit] Supporting Cast

• Katrina Halili as Fedra Perez
• Sheryl Cruz as Valeria del Castillo-Altamirano
• Jomari Yllana as Alex Durantes
• Jackie Lou Blanco as Veronica Salvador-Altamirano
• Glydel Mercado as Soledad Romero
• Ariel Rivera as Alfredo Del Castillo
• Jessa Zaragosa as Evangelina Kintanar-del Castillo
• Gary Estrada as Javier Perez
• Roderick Paulate as Florencio
• Sheena Halili as Becky
• Mart Escudero as Beto Perez
• Ryza Cenon as Abril Del Castillo
• Krystal Reyes as Lucy Perez
• Carlene Aguilar as Rodora
• Marco Alcaraz as Anibal
• Mike Tan as Rico
• Yul Servo as Roberto
• Sherilyn Reyes as Dulce
• Marky Lopez as Julio
• Ayen Munji-Laurel as Berta
• Gian Magdangal as Gerardo
• Sheree as Natalia
• Sweet Ramos as Tebebeng Durantes

[edit] Guest Cast

• Carlos Morales as Jose Fernando Altamirano
• Jennifer Sevilla as Dolores
• Mymy Davao as Clarita
• Isabel Oli as Rica
• Anna Capri as Client of Mental Hospital
• Charlie Davao as Don Victor Durantes

[edit] Changes from the Original

• Florentino, a black old man, who owns the Flower Shop business was replaced by Florencio, a gay (or homosexual man) in this series.
• Lucy (the youngest sister) is now a 13-year-old girl in this series. In the original version, Lucy is slightly older around 18 or 19 years old. She also later married Anibal (Fedra's ex-boyfriend) in the original series.
• Dona Evangelina is a new character in this series. She was the former girlfriend and later became Don Alfredo's wife after Soledad was imprisoned.
• In the original series, Alex Dorantes appears as Rosalinda's (or as Paloma's) husband and manager. In this series, Alex appears as a photographer and producer.
• In the original series, Abril is the kept daughter of Dona Valeria. In this series, Abril is the daughter of Don Alfredo and Dona Evangelina and Rosalinda's younger half-sister.
• The theme song was changed containing only certain elements of the original version. There are two versions: the usual theme, which has a faster tempo and a slower love ballad, both sung by La Diva.
• Beto, the ex-husband of Abril had a relationship with Valeria towards the end of the original series. In this series, Beto harbors feelings for Abril.
• A beggar, Miserias (aka) Francisco Quiñones, was the thief who named Rosalinda as Paloma in the original version. In this series, Rosalinda cannot remember her name but she called herself Erika (Rosalinda and Fernando Jose's daughter).
• Miserias was a beggar and a thief in the original version. In this series, he was called Amo and he has his adopted daughter Tabebeng who becomes Rosalinda/Paloma's friend and Alex' adopted father.
• Clarita (Soledad's inmate/ex-convict) has a husband named Roberto in this series. In the original version, Clarita (a single lady) is a friend of Rosalinda/Paloma. She gave Rosalinda the name Paloma, when Rosalinda had amnesia. She is also a friend of Alex and Natalia.
• Miserias is the long-lost biological father of Abril in the original version. Valeria killed him before he could reveal that the secret that he was real father of Abril. Later, Valeria tells the truth to her daughter in the original version. In the Philippine version, Alfredo is the biological father of Abril.
• Fedra was shot and killed by Valeria in the series. In a original version, Fedra was died due to her illness after she gave him the birth of the son named Luis Javier which is the son of her brother-in-law, Anibal and not Fernando Jose.
• Alfredo died when he was telling the truth to Valeria in the original version. In this series, Alfredo has killed while Soledad has wounded in the explosion by Fedra.
• Agustin Morales did not appear in this series but instead, Alex would have a same trait as Agustin's.
• Veronica became lunatic since her biological son, Fernando Jose, was taken by Valeria in this series. In the original version, she was a beggar.
• Berta didn't die and whatever happens to her is unknown in this series. In the original version, she betrayed Valeria and later killed by Ramiro.
• Beto, who becomes villain, is not in the jail in the series. Beto is a good boy and he is also seen in a church wedding of Rosalinda as a witness in the finale episode.
• Florencio didn't die and seen in the church wedding in the finale of this series. Also Florencio tells the truth to Fernando Jose about Veronica is a long-lost biological mother of Fernando Jose. In a original version, Florentino was poisoned by Valeria, before he died Fernando Jose and Rosalinda saw him on the sidewalk he's suffer stomach pain because he drink a juice Valeria added a poison.
• In this series, Fernando Jose riding a motorcycle go to the church wedding of Rosalinda together with Alex. In a original version, he's riding a horse go to the church wedding of Rosalinda with Agustin Morales.
• Valeria, along with Beto, gets arrested in the final episode of this original version. In this series, Valeria alone gets spotted by the police few times and gets arrested.

[edit] See also

• List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
• Rosalinda

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rosalinda at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosalinda Blog
• Carla Abellana Official Website at Multiply
• "Video Teaser of Rosalinda - The Philippine Remake at YouTube
• THEME Song (performed by La Diva) "MTV Rosalinda Remake at Pinoy Channel TV