Esperanza (Philippine TV series)

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Esperanza
Title card
Genre	Drama Action Thriller Suspense Crime Melodrama Romance
Written by	Dado C. Lumibao Wali Ching Reggie Amigo
Directed by	Jerry Lopez Sineneng Rory B. Quintos Don Miguel Cuaresma Michael de Mesa Gina Alajar Ricky Davao
Creative director	Don Miguel Cuaresma
Starring	Judy Ann Santos Wowie de Guzman Piolo Pascual Angelika Dela Cruz Marvin Agustin Carmina Villaroel Jolina Magdangal Jericho Rosales Charo Santos-Concio Elizabeth Oropesa Dante Rivero
Theme music composer	Vehnee Saturno (Arranged by Dennis R. Quila)
Opening theme	"Esperanza" by April Boy Regino
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	634
Production
Executive producer	Marinella Bandelaria-Bravo
Editors	Ben Panaligan Mel Fernandez
Running time	30 minutes (Philippines)
Production company	Star Creatives
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	NTSC
Original release	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17) – July 30, 1999 (1999-07-30)
External links
Website

Esperanza is a Philippine primetime television drama that was aired by ABS-CBN from February 17, 1997 to July 30, 1999 replacing Mara Clara and was replaced by Labs Ko Si Babe. It was re-aired in Studio 23 and Kapamilya Channel (now S+A and a cable channel of the same name, respectively),^[1] which are both an ABS-CBN subsidiaries. The show posted the country's highest rating of a single episode in a TV series, at 68%, in one of its airings in 1997. Its finale episode rating of 59.8% is the second highest rated finale episode in all of Philippine television, behind the 2002 finale episode of Pangako Sa 'Yo (also aired by ABS-CBN). A film adaptation was subsequently made in 1999 by Star Cinema with the same title.

The series was delayed in 1997 on its international channel TFC due to late broadcasting. It was aired on June 2, 1997 to November 12, 1999 with current broadcasts of Mula sa Puso.

The series is currently streaming on YouTube under Jeepney TV channel every 1:00 pm & 1:30 pm.^[2]

The soundtrack of Esperanza had a crossover with another ABS-CBN teleserye, "Mula sa Puso" titled, "Mula sa Puso ni Esperanza" featuring the two series songs.

The teleserye was known because of it's classic story, the series also became popular because of the life challenges, life problems, and the many villains who make Esperanza and the people around her life miserable and hellish. One of the series main kontrabidas, Celia (Sylvia Sanchez) who is making Esperanza's life miserable and giving her cold feelings became hated by the viewers and the series one of the most evil kontrabidas, another one is, Joaquin (Lito Legaspi), the corrupt mayor of San Isidro, his biggest rival is Raul, he hires several people just to make the life of Esperanza and the people around him miserable, and if the people who he hires betrayed him,he killed them by several and brutally ways, another kontrabida in the teleserye is Sandra (Elizabeth Oropesa), Esperanza, Cecil, and Danilo's stepmother, and Juan's former girlfriend/wife, due to his desperate plan of keeping away Esperanza and his siblings to her life,she connives with Joaquin and do everything to make Esperanza and his family a living hell,in one of it's episode, Sandra and Celia implements their plan to get a fake Socorro to introduce it to Dona Consuelo Bermudez (Rosa Rosal), the three Salgado's grandmother, after that incident, Consuelo hated Esperanza believing that Esperanza is not her granddaughter, but the truth explodes that Esperanza is the real Socorro Salgado, one of the series brutal antagonists, Rosella (Carmina Villaroel) is also evil in this teleserye and the viewers hated her, because she do everything just to make Esperanza's life miserable, because, Rosella is the illegitimate daughter of Juan Salgado in other woman,and everyone doesn't want him, and now she is planning her revenge and changed her name to Cynthia Salazar when Esperanza get him as a lawyer, she even killed Cecil after a car crash incident,she also killed Sandra after burning him alive.

According to some news and research, Esperanza and Mula sa Puso are rivals in the ratings game in 1998, the peak year of Esperanza and Mula sa Puso as they rise to fame, if Mula sa Puso had Claudine-Rico, then Esperanza had Judy Ann-Wowie, but after that issue, Judy Ann Santos said on her interview on PEP YouTube Channel she said that she just laughed in that issue with the other casts of Mula sa Puso.

The series also get trended because of it's iconic crossover, in one of the episode of Esperanza , Gabriel Maglayon (Rico Yan) the character from Mula sa Puso asks direction to Esperanza (Judy Ann), they even ride on a taxi just for Esperanza to teach the correct direction to Gabriel.

ThThe movie version of the teleserye is the condensed version with the same casts and the story changes a little but the story remains the same as the series.

The series was Judy Ann Santos's first solo title role.

Esperanza's timeslot in the ABS-CBN is primetime, aired Monday - Friday after TV Patrol.

The casts of Esperanza are still close up to now, some are still greeting their co-stars/casts in the Instagram, or some is reuniting with them.

According to some viewers and netizens the pilot episode of Esperanza get a rating of 68% and the highest rating single episode of any filipino tv series of all time.

Plot[]

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The series follows Esperanza's search for her real family. Esperanza's parents, Isabel and Juan Salgado, elope and marry without their family’s approval, breaking Isabel’s betrothal to Jaime Elustre, and Juan’s planned engagement to his long time girlfriend, Sandra.

Isabel and Jaime have three children: two daughters and a son. One day Isabel takes them on a bus trip but somehow are separated after an accident. Both Isabel and Juan believe all three perished.

The three siblings survive, but due to their very young age with nothing to identify them, are adopted by families in the same neighborhood.

The eldest Socorro, renamed Esperanza by a poor family who takes her in but never tells her she is adopted. They treat her like a servant child. She grows up in this sad environment where she is mistreated or ignored by a couple she thinks are her parents, and yet sees them lavish attention towards their own children JunJun and Andrea. Esperanza’s only bright moments while growing up is spending time with her childhood friend and later her sweetheart Anton.

Raphael, Esperanza’s younger brother is more forunate. He is rescued by another poor family: Ester and Luis who have a son named Noel, and they treat him as if he were their own son. He thrives in the happy and loving environment and is renamed Danilo.

Regina, the youngest of the three siblings, is adopted by a rich couple, Belinda and Mayor Joaquin Montejo who are childless. They rename her Cecille. She grows up in wealth but her father secretly beats her.

Esperanza eventually learns about her parentage, and sets out to find out the truth about her real family. She thinks her mother and brother died in the accident, and her adoptive father saves her and youngest sister, Regina but couldn’t support them both so he gives up Regina to the Majors.

Danilo and Esperanza stumble upon the newspaper article featuring Juan’s story about his search for his missing family. Piecing together the information stated in the article fit their story and both realize they are siblings.

While Danilo now knows the truth he initially refuses to join in Esperanza's search for their father because his heart is with the family who loves him and the only family he wants. Esperanza understands and she goes on to tell Cecille the truth, and who begs Esperanza to take her away.

Esperanza and Cecille make their escape to Manila, and in the last moment are joined by Danilo. They find their father but learn that their father remarried his ex fiancé, Sandra.

All these years, Sandra knows his children are alive and has been keeping this secret from him.

Cecille's adoptive father Mayor Montejo takes Cecille once again and discovers that Anton is his son, a product of rape. He works out a deal to exchange Cecille with Anton. Because of his love for Esperanza, Anton agrees, and is sent to America to study, and as the Major hopes, to forget Esperanza.

In Manila, Esperanza meets Brian, a new suitor and finds a job as the nurse maid or companion to Isabel Elustre, Jaime’s wife. Isabel had suffered a nervous breakdown after she believed her children perished in the bus accident decades ago. In a manic depressed state she agrees to marry her original betrothed, Jaime. Isabel and Jaime do not recognize Esperanza as Isabel's daughter, but the nursemaid forms a bond with Isabel and helps her heal.

Years pass and Esperanza never hears from Anton, except that he is marrying Donna, Jaime’s niece who is pregnant with his baby. When they see each other again, Anton attempts to resolve their issues but Esperanza refuses because does not want to hurt Donna. She later changes her mind but it’s too late.

Donna learns that her Aunt Isabel does not love her Uncle Jaime who has stolen her away from her family. She tries to help her aunt escape from her uncle's clutches and Anton assists them. Jaime tries to shoot Anton but instead hits Donna, killing her.

Meanwhile, Sandra abducts Cecille and Danilo away from Esperanza and takes them to her place to make them her slaves along with their grandmother Isabel's mother and discovers that Isabel and Sandra are half-sisters. Esperanza gets help from a lawyer named Cynthia Lazaro to get her brother and sister back from Sandra, which she eventually does.

Cynthia has her own sinister plot against Sandra, Esperanza and her whole family. She is Rosella Salgado, the illegitimate daughter of Juan Salgado whom everyone has rejected. She has been planning for years to get vengeance on her father's family, even sending her lover Brian as her spy who accidentally fell in love with Esperanza. She has also taken Isabel captive after the "escape" and kills Sandra.

Cecille dies in a car accident when she crashes with Cynthia who survives. Cynthia reunites the whole Salgado family, including Juan. Brian loses interest in Esperanza, Anton and the police come to the rescue and to capture Cynthia. She dies just before she can shoot Esperanza.

After all the pain and suffering, in her quest to complete her family, Esperanza finally gets reunited with them, even though Cecille is gone.

Cast and characters[]

Protagonist[]

• Judy Ann Santos as Esperanza Estrera / Socorro Bermudez Salgado

Lead cast[]

Supporting cast[]

Minor Cast[]

Special guest[]

• Rico Yan as Gabriel Maglayon (crossover character from Mula sa Puso)

1999 movie version[]

Both Mula sa Puso and Esperanza ended up with successful finales and their own movies. The 1999 film finishes up where the TV finale left off, chronicles with another triggering ending, and opens up with the beginning of the lives of the characters. It released on February 10, 1999 at the same day as Mula sa Puso and became the entry to the 25th Metro Manila Film Festival. The film was distributed to home video in December 2000.

Cast(s) (in alphabetical order)[]

Protagonist

• Judy Ann Santos as Esperanza Estrera / Socorro Bermudez Salgado

Main cast

Supporting cast

Also starring

International release[]

Even as the show was airing on ABS-CBN, the management confirmed that there were foreign buyers of the soap opera and was to be translated. It is slated to air on foreign TV channels, having the international title Esperanza. After the original run on its mother network TFC, released it and was delayed from its original air date and aired at 7pm EST and 4pm PST.

Soundtrack[]

The theme song was sung by April Boy Regino for TV while the movie version was sung by Andre Ibara. The song was re-released in 2010 via 60 Years of Music of Philippine Soap Opera.

See also[]

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN drama series

References[]

External links[]

• Esperanza at IMDb