| Mara Clara | |
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| Genre | Family drama |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Studios |
| Based on | Mara Clara by Emil Cruz Jr. |
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| Theme music composer | Nonong Buencamino Jr.[1] |
| Opening theme | "Mara Clara" by Carol Banawa[1] |
| Composers | Idonnah C. Villarico[1] Rommel Villarico[1] |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 158 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Jennifer Borja-Soliman[1] |
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| Running time | 30–35 minutes |
| Production company | Dreamscape Entertainment Television |
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) – June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03) |
| Related | |
| Mara Clara (1992–1997) (Philippines) Kaew Lom Phet (Thailand) | |
Mara Clara is a Philippine drama television series which aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida block from October 25, 2010, to June 3, 2011, replacing 1DOL. It was replaced by Guns and Roses. Directed by Jerome Chavez Pobocan, the series stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes together with an ensemble cast. It is a remake of the 1992 series of the same name that starred Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes.
The title is derived from María Clara, the mestiza heroine in Noli Me Tángere, a novel written by José Rizal.
Mara Clara was the highest-rated program on Philippine television from June 3, 2011 to October 26, 2012, when the 2012 series Walang Hanggan became the highest-rated show for 2012 according to Kantar Media Philippines.[2] The series is streaming online on YouTube.[3]
Mara Clara was a remake of the 1992 television series, Mara Clara an adapted novel and serial of Emil Cruz Jr. produced by ABS-CBN Studios. In 1996, the original TV series was adapted into a film which nearly the whole cast reprised their roles. In August 2010, ABS-CBN announced that they had decided to remake the television series[4] with Kathryn Bernardo slated for the role of Mara opposite Julia Montes as Clara which centers on two children who were both born on the same day and were switched by Clara's biological uncle, Karlo (Ping Medina). Mara grew up poor while Clara grew up in a rich family as a spoiled girl. However, it was noted that Karlo was only following his brother Gary's (Jhong Hilario) order until both girls were returned to the people they belonged to. The series premiered on October 25, 2010, and continued to air until June 3, 2011.[5]
| Year | Episode numbers |
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| 2010 | 1–50 | 50 | October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) | December 31, 2010 (2010-12-31) | |
| 2011 | 51–158 | 108 | January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03) | June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03) | |
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| Susan gives birth to twins. One of them is Clara and the other one died in Kardo's hands. Clara's twin sister was also mistaken for Mara. | Susan only gives birth to Clara. She only gives birth to a twin at the end of the series. |
| Gary's last name is Davis, the Del Valle couple's names are Amante and Almira, while Kardo is Gary's cousin. The surname of Enrico, Almira's adopted brother, is David | Gary's last name is David, the Del Valle couple's names are Amanthe and Alvira, while Karlo is Gary's brother. |
| Almira was forced to be in love with Gary. | Alvira was in love with Gary, but they separated when she went to America. |
| Mara learns that Gary was imprisoned upon his release. | Mara knew about Gary's imprisonment while he was in prison. |
| Susan is Amante's ex-girlfriend. | Susan and Alvira used to be best friends. |
| Gary and Kardo are cousins. | Gary and Karlo are brothers. |
| Gary's mother was mentioned as Ramona but did not appear in the series. | Lupe is Gary and Karlo's mother. |
| Kardo is alive throughout the series. | Karlo was killed in the middle of the series. |
| CG and Lagring are Susan's loyal friends and Mara's godmothers. | CG's character appears as Susan's loyal friend and Mara's godmother while Lagring's character was not included in the series. |
| Mara and Clara studied in different school when they are in high school. | Mara and Clara are classmates in high school. |
| Erris and Jepoy are the Del Valles' adopted sons. | Erris is Mara and Clara's classmate in school. Jepoy's character was not included in the series. |
| Carol is Clara's best friend and roommate during the former's stay in the Del Valles' home. Carol and Lester are also Clara's accomplices. | Desiree was Clara's accomplice. |
| Karen, Jepoy, Erris and Denise are part of Mara's circle of friends. | Butch and Jin Jin are part of Mara's circle of friends. |
| Enrico was Almira's scheming adopted brother. He appeared as one of the final villains in the series. | Enrico's character was not included in the series, making Gary the only villain. |
| Gary's character was killed in the middle of the series (Eruel Tongco, who played Gary, died from an accident in real life while the show was still airing). | Gary was killed at the end of the series. |
| Mara and Clara both met at the Davises' house. | Mara and Clara both met in school. |
| Lola Binay, Querubin and Dado are the Del Valles' helpers. | Yaya Vonnel is Clara's nanny. |
| Amante and Almira are philanthropists. | Amanthe and Alvira run a realty company. |
| Susan becomes crazy because of her miscarriage, and Gary's wrongdoings like having an affair with Lenita. | This storyline was not included in this series. |
| Amante already knows that Clara is not his daughter. He thought that his real daughter died while Almira was giving birth to her. | Amanthe, along with Alvira, learns that Clara is not their real daughter when they take the DNA test. |
| Clara learns about her true identity when she eavesdropped on the phone conversation between Amante and Gary. But Mara's identity was not yet revealed in this scene. Clara learns Mara's real identity because of his father, Gary, one year later. | Clara learns about her and Mara's true identity because of Karlo. |
| Clara's identity was kept a secret because of Almira's heart condition. | This storyline was not included in the series. |
| Clara fully accepts that her parents are Susan and Gary. She despises Amante because she was forced to be away from her real parents. | Clara doesn't fully accept her fate when she knew that Susan and Gary are her real parents. |
| Susan stabs Gary while defending Mara but he survives and only gets wounded. | Susan stabs Gary to death at the end of the series while she defends Alvira from being killed. |
| Kardo gets amnesia when Gary and his henchmen beat him up as part of their plan to kill him. | This storyline was not included as Karlo was killed in the middle of the series. |
| Clara only knows her true identity after her birthday party. | Mara and Clara already know their true identities on their birthday. Thus, Mara's birthday party was held at the Del Valles' home while Clara's birthday party was held at the Davids' home. |
| Lenita is revealed to be Sylvia, Amante's ex-girlfriend, who also thought that Amante's real name was Raphael. | This storyline was not included in the series. Thus, Lenita only had an affair with Gary.
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| Lenita had a son from Amante, but he later died. She later gives birth to Lester. | Lenita has no son in the series. |
| Susan learns Mara and Clara's true identity through Kardo. | Susan learns Mara and Clara's true identity upon reading the diary. |
| Erris was thought to be Amante and Lenita's son. | Erris has no relationship with Amanthe and Lenita. |
| Susan became a temporary villain in the series while Gary went missing. She makes Mara's life miserable as she doubts that the latter's real father, Amante, was the one who killed Gary. | Gary becoming missing was not include in the storyline. Thus, Susan does not become a villain, but instead becomes a loving mother to Mara, even though she knows that the latter is not her real daughter. |
| Susan was paralyzed at the middle of the series. | Lupe was paralyzed from the middle towards the end of the series. |
| Risa was able to save the diary from being burned in the trash can by Kardo. | Susan accidentally picked up part of the burned diary when she put some trash in the trash can. |
| Clara's kidnapping incident was staged while Mara was intentionally kidnapped by Gary. | Mara is still kidnapped intentionally while Clara was accidentally kidnapped by Gary's henchmen, who were caught while they were about to kidnap Mara. |
| Susan gets pregnant at the middle of the series but later has a miscarriage. | Susan gets pregnant at the near end of the series. |
| Clara returned to her real family's home because she felt she was blamed for the previous rift between Amante and Almira, who only cared about Mara. | Clara hated being sent back to the Davids' home after her and Mara's identities were revealed. |
| Mara knew Clara's true identity first before her own, | Mara knew her and Clara's true identities at the same time. |
| Amante and Almira had an argument after he found Gary's letters in her cabinet. | Amanthe and Alvira had an argument after he found a bag with a picture of her and Gary in it, and thought they were on a date. |
| Erris has a crush on Mara. | Erris doesn't have a crush on Mara. |
| Christian and Mara first met in school. He met Clara at the Del Valles' home. She met Christian first before Clara. | Christian and Mara first met at a mall. He met Clara at school. She met Christian first before Mara. |
| Jepoy is Erris' best friend. | Christian is Erris' best friend. |
| Almira knew Clara's true identity through Kardo, who had the copy of their alleged daughter's death certificate. | Alvira, along with Amanthe, knew Mara and Clara's true identities through Susan, who had the diary. |
| Clara almost killed Mara after hitting her in the wall multiple times and breaking the vase into the latter's head. | Clara saved Mara after the former found the latter being trapped in a water tank. |
| PILOT EPISODE | FINALE EPISODE | PEAK | AVERAGE | SOURCE |
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Mara Clara had a successful run in Kenya, airing on NTV - one of the nation's top three television stations - during the 6pm to 7pm primetime slot. It premiered at the beginning of 2012, succeeding Magkaribal (broadcast as Rivals) and concluded in June.[12] Due to its success, reruns were broadcast after the 9pm primetime news later in the year.
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