Obra (TV program)

*Obra*
Obra
	Title card
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Jun Lana
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Wilma Galvante
Production locations	Metro Manila, Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	45-60 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original release	August 14 –; November 27, 2008

Obra (transl. Work) is a 2008 Philippine television drama anthology broadcast by GMA Network. Each month, the show featured a different lead actor. It premiered on August 14, 2008. The show concluded on November 27, 2008, with a total of 16 episodes.

Premise[]

Featuring actors of GMA Network in four stories about life, love and sacrifice.^[1]

Episodes[]

Katrina Halili episodes
#	Title	Writer	Director	Co-starring	Original airdate
1	"Misteryosa"	Jun Lana	Jun Lana	Ian Veneracion Antonio Aquintania Deborah Sun	August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14)
2	"Bayaran"	Kit Villanueva-Langit	Maryo J. de los Reyes	Richard Gomez Gary Estrada Carmen Soriano	August 21, 2008 (2008-08-21)
3	"For Love or Money"	Denoy Navarro-Punio	Bibeth Orteza	Eddie Garcia Eugene Domingo Polo Ravales John Lapus	August 28, 2008 (2008-08-28)
4	"Taong Grasa"	Dode Cruz	Joel Lamangan	Paolo Contis Raquel Villavicencio	September 4, 2008 (2008-09-04)

JC de Vera episodes^[2]
#	Title	Writer	Director	Co-starring	Original airdate
5	"Pretty Boy"	Jun Lana	Jun Lana	Gina Alajar Chanda Romero	September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11)
6	"Rehas"	Dode Cruz	Mac Alejandre	Tirso Cruz III Lovi Poe Joko Diaz Shyr Valdez	September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)
7	"Daddy Dearest"	Denoy Navarro-Punio	Joel Lamangan	Gardo Versoza Michelle Madrigal Bernadette Alyson John Feir	September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
Ryan—a young man who is about to get married discovers that his father and uncle are gay.
8	"Sintoy"	R.J. Nuevas	Maryo J. de los Reyes	Rhian Ramos Carmi Martin Baron Geisler	October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
Sintoy —blind, mute and deaf lives in a world where he is treated as dirt as an illegitimate child. He finds love with a woman who is willing to give love in-return.

Sunshine Dizon episodes^[3]
#	Title	Writer	Director	Co-starring	Original airdate
9	"Butch"	Dode Cruz	Joel Lamangan	Chynna Ortaleza Robert Villar	October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09) (Re-Aired; April 1, 2010)
10	"Drama Queen"	R.J. Nuevas	Maryo J. de los Reyes	Yul Servo Liza Lorena Marky Cielo† Paolo Paraiso	October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)
The story tells of Mira Bella, a great actress who is ravaged by vices while still pining for a lost love.
11–12	"Rosa Negra"	Jun Lana	Jun Lana	Jay Manalo Maureen Larrazabal Dexter Doria	October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) (Part 1) October 30, 2008 (Part 2)

Iza Calzado episodes^[4]
#	Title	Writer	Director	Co-starring	Original airdate
13	"Sanib"	Denoy Navarro-Punio	Topel Lee	Ian de Leon Rommel Padilla Isabel Granada Spanky Manikan Sandy Talag	November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)
Melissa is possessed by an evil spirit. While on vacation with her husband they become victims of supernatural elements.
14	"Beauty Queen"	Senedy Que	Dominic Zapata	Melanie Marquez Carlene Aguilar Marco Alcaraz Miriam Quiambao	November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)
15	"Boksingera"	Roy C. Iglesias	Mark Reyes	Dingdong Dantes Pen Medina Shirley Fuentes	November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)
16	"Stella .45"	Elmer L. Gatchalian	Rico Gutierrez	Ian Veneracion Bobby Andrews Neil Ryan Sese	November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27)

Accolades[]

Accolades received by *Obra*
Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2009	1st MTRCB TV Awards	Best Drama Anthology	Obra	Won
	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Drama Anthology	Obra	Nominated	^[5]
		Best Single Performance by an Actress	JC de Vera ("Pretty Boy")	Nominated
		Best Single Performance by an Actress	Richard Gomez ("Bayaran")	Nominated
		Best Single Performance by an Actress	Gina Alajar ("Pretty Boy")	Nominated
		Best Single Performance by an Actress	Sunshine Dizon ("Butch")	Won
	5th USTv Students' Choice Award	Best Drama Anthology	Obra	Won

References[]

^ "About Obra". igma.tv. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Pumaloy, Rey (August 8, 2008). "Katrina Halili's health starting to suffer from too much work". pep.ph. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Godinez, Bong (October 6, 2008). "Sunshine Dizon makes screen comeback via Obra". pep.ph. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Sibonga, Glen P. (October 31, 2008). "Iza Calzado wants to be a gay icon". pep.ph. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Reyes, William R. (October 26, 2009). "23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared". Retrieved May 2, 2020.

External links[]

Obra at IMDb

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[1] "About Obra". igma.tv. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[2] Pumaloy, Rey (August 8, 2008). "Katrina Halili's health starting to suffer from too much work". pep.ph. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[3] Godinez, Bong (October 6, 2008). "Sunshine Dizon makes screen comeback via Obra". pep.ph. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[4] Sibonga, Glen P. (October 31, 2008). "Iza Calzado wants to be a gay icon". pep.ph. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[5] Reyes, William R. (October 26, 2009). "23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared". Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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