Rica Peralejo is a Young Mom, Widow in MMK Mother's Day Special (May 11)

Asia’s longest running drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya” celebrates Mother’s Day this Saturday (May 11) as it shares the touching story of a young mom and widow named Minda who will be portrayed by actress Rica Peralejo. 

Because of poverty, Minda decided to leave her children with her in-laws in order to work and save enough money for their future. After many years, Minda finally had the guts to return to her sons and daughters, only to find out that they were maltreated by her late husband’s family. How can she erase the painful experiences that her children went through? Will a mother’s unconditional love be enough to make up for all of her shortcomings in the past years?

Also joining Rica in “MMK’s” Mother’s Day special are Cris Villanueva, Pamu Pamorada, Celine Lim, Dexter Doria, Allen Dizon, Deydey Amansec, Carlo Lacana, Benjamin de Guzman, Anja Aguilar, Johan Santos, Gemmae Custodio, Liz Alindogan, and Aloysius Noronia. It was researched by Akkem Jordan Del Rosario, written by Arah Jell Badayos, and directed by Raz de la Torre. 

Don’t miss another memorable heavy family drama episode of “MMK” this Saturday, after “Wansapanataym” on ABS-CBN. For more updates, log on to www.mmk.abs-cbn.com, and follow @MMKOfficial on Twitter and visit the official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MMKOfficial.

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ASAP 2012 Celebrates Father’s Day with New World Class Segment This June 17

ASAP 2012 is all set to pay tribute to all dads in the world this Sunday (June 17) with brand new surprises from some of the biggest stars in showbiz. 

Witness the launch of the latest ASAP segments in the Father’s Day celebration to be glittered up by the world-class performances of ASAP mainstays Martin Nievera, ZsaZsa Padilla, Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Bamboo, Erik Santos, Christian Bautista, Jed Madela, Zia Quizon, Anja Aguilar, Kean Cipriano, ASAP Sessionistas, and Supahdancers. 

Make family bonding happier and catch “ASAP 2012” this Sunday, 12:15nn on ABS-CBN.

For updates, photos and to hang out live with the stars at ASAPChill-Out, simply visit http://asap.abs-cbn.com/, follow @ASAPOFFICIAL on Twitter, or ‘like’http://facebook.com/asapofficial.

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Kim Chiu's March 24 MMK Episode, A Must-See!

Kim Chiu is set to make TV viewers cry as she topbills a heavy drama episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya on Saturday (March 24). She will be playing the role of ‘Pauleen Chavez,’ a blind woman suffering from a brain tumor.

According to Kim, playing Pauleen’s character was a big challenge. “It was entirely different from my usual roles. I had to research and study about the people with brain tumors to make my performance believable.”

Kim also shared that after learning the life story of Pauleen and her sisters, she has become more inspired to work and appreciate life’s blessings.

“Because of the ‘Chavez sisters,’ I realized that we have to be contented with what we have because there are a lot of people who are struggling like them,” said Kim. “It’s inspiring to see how they strive hard and remain optimistic despite all the hardships they are faced with.”

Being her first TV appearance after the successful primetime series, “My Binondo Girl,” Kim is excited to know the viewers’ reaction to her challenging role in “MMK.” She said, “I hope they will like my performance.”

Together with Kim in the ‘Chavez sisters’ episode are Miles Ocampo, Anja Aguilar, Ana Capri, John Arcilla, Lui Manansala, Duday, and Jaycee Parker. It is researched by Akeem del Rosario, written by Benson Logronio, and directed by Nuel Naval.

Don’t miss the much-awaited return of Kim in the small screen in a heavy drama episode this Saturday night in  Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), after “Wansapanataym” on ABS-CBN. For more updates, log on to www.mmk.abs-cbn.com, follow MMKOfficial on Twitter, and “like” www.facebook.com/MMKOfficial.

Watch the teaser trailer here.

Text and photos by ABS-CBN via Starmometer

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