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1 Personal life  





2 Career  





3 Television  





4 Bibliography  



4.1  Kristine Series  





4.2  Sweetheart Series  





4.3  My Love, My Hero  





4.4  PHR Classics  





4.5  Gems  





4.6  Secrets  





4.7  My Lovely Bride  





4.8  Monte Falco  





4.9  All-Time Favorite Collection  





4.10  PHR Gothic Romance  







5 References  





6 Sources  





7 External links  














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Martha Cecilia
BornMaribeth Dela Cruz Hamoy
(1953-05-13)13 May 1953
Dapitan, Zamboanga, Philippines
Died8 December 2014(2014-12-08) (aged 61)
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
OccupationAuthor
Period1997–2014
GenreRomance

Martha Cecilia (13 May 1953 – 8 December 2014) was a Filipino writer of Tagalog romance pocketbook novels. She was the author of best selling novel series Kristine and Sweetheart. Many of her novels were serialized by ABS-CBN under Precious Hearts Romances Presents.

Personal life[edit]

Maribeth dela Cruz or popularly known as Martha Cecilia was born on May 13, 1953, in the city of DapitaninZamboanga del Norte, Philippines.

She was a commerce graduate from the University of the East, Manila and said to have finished in Conchitina Bernardo’s Karilagan Finishing School in Sta. Mesa.

Martha Cecilia had 4 children, Jose Paolo (also a writer under the penname JP Adrian), Marta Cecilia (her daughter where she got her pen name and also a writer under the penname Tsina Cajayon), Nina Martinne and Juan Miguel.

Martha Cecilia succumbed to cancer on December 8, 2014.[1]

Career[edit]

Martha Cecilia's writing career was inspired after her meeting with Tagalog novelist Olga Medina. Her first work 'Akin Ka Noon, Ngayon at Magpakailanman' was published in 1997 by Precious Pages Corp. under its subsidiary Precious Hearts Romances.

She had written more than a hundred novels under different titles for Precious Hearts Romance like 'GEMS', 'My Love, My Hero', 'My Lovely Bride', 'PHR Classics', 'All Time Favorites', 'Sweetheart' and her much acclaimed series 'Kristine'.

Television[edit]

Martha Cecilia had written novels which were later adapted to TV series which includes the gold medal awardee Impostor for Best Telenovela Category in International Emmy Awards.

Air Date Book Precious Hearts Romances Presents Cast
December 7, 2009 - January 29, 2010 Sweetheart 8: My Cheating Heart My Cheating Heart Cristine Reyes, Jake Cuenca, Bangs Garcia, Tom Rodriguez
May 17, 2010 – September 17, 2010 Impostor Impostor Sam Milby, Maja Salvador, Melai Cantiveros
July 12, 2010 - August 13, 2010 Midnight Phantom Midnight Phantom (TV Series) Rafael Rosell, Denise Laurel, Ina Raymundo
September 20, 2010 – February 11, 2011 Dominic Alyna Shaina Magdayao, Jason Abalos, Sid Lucero
August 16, 2010 – February 11, 2011 Kristine Series Kristine Cristine Reyes, Zanjoe Marudo, Rafael Rosell, Denise Laurel
January 23, 2012 - May 4, 2012 Pangako Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin Maja Salvador, Jason Abalos, Patrick Garcia
February 15, 2010 - February 26, 2010 The Substitute Bride The Substitute Bride Rafael Rosell, Paw Diaz, Carla Humphries
March 1, 2010 - March 12, 2010 You're Mine, Only Mine You're Mine, Only Mine Denise Laurel, Will Devaughn, Rey "PJ" Abellana
April 30, 2018 - October 12, 2018 El Paraiso Araw Gabi JM de Guzman, Barbie Imperial, RK Bagatsing

Bibliography[edit]

Kristine Series[edit]

Sweetheart Series[edit]

My Love, My Hero[edit]

PHR Classics[edit]

Gems[edit]

Secrets[edit]

My Lovely Bride[edit]

Monte Falco[edit]

All-Time Favorite Collection[edit]

PHR Gothic Romance[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Popular Manila: Martha Cecilia Philippine Romance Novelist Dies at 59". 8 December 2014.

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

Martha CeciliaatIMDb


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