Prinsesa ng Banyera
Prinsesa ng Banyera is a 2007 Philippine weekday daytime soap opera of ABS-CBN, from October 8, 2007 to May 23, 2008 which aired after Wowowee. It stars Kristine Hermosa and Angelika Dela Cruz with TJ Trinidad, Rafael Rosell and Ara Mina. It ruled the afternoon programming and was also shown worldwide through The Filipino Channel weekdays and its affiliate S+A, and Saturdays as a 5-episode marathon.
The TV series also aired in Malaysia via TV3 weekdays in 2010.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Production
The TV series marked Kristine Hermosa's comeback to television drama and her first daytime telenovela for the network. This marked her second pairing with her successful team up with actor TJ Trinidad after Gulong ng Palad. The series was also a planned primetime project. The series was also delayed one week internationally but aired the entire first week on its Saturday afternoon block on The Filipino Channel. The series received well with mixed reviews because it used formulas from Mexican and Filipino storylines. This also served a comeback for 80's model and actress Lyka Ugarte in her acting career. The series was moved to 2:45 pm after timeslot issues. This marked Angelika Dela Cruz's second television rivalry with Kristine Hermosa after the 2003-2004 internationally acclaimed drama Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas after Angelika Dela Cruz departed from her home network. In late 2007, Ara Mina and Oyo Sotto from GMA 7 transferred to the network as regulars and successfully raised ratings.Plot
Prinsesa Ng Banyera is an afternoon soap opera ABS-CBN and became the first afternoon drama with a primetime storyline.Maningning grew up living in the cruelty of her mother because of love and how her mother lived her life now to her opinion is Maningning's fault.
The story revolves around the fish market, and the real lives of people in the underworld where men rule the ports. While Maningning has hopes of finding her sister Mayumi, who is now Daphne Pierra, the latter was adopted by a rich prominent family and a scheming mother. Mayumi who now lives the life she ever wanted never knew her faith and true identity will creep back to her as Maningning is now a laundry woman for the Pierra's. As she hides the truth that she is skipping school to give her brother Habagat, a good life and saving money for an education into this dismay Daphne. She does not know that Maningning is her sister whose fiancee Charles has a certain like for Maningning, but Daphne, is not even wanted by Charles' mother. So, Daphne has plans to ruin Maningning and as time begins to creep up, Maningning finds out Daphne's real identity. Their last remembrance together now is at their home in the pier as they reunite but someone ends up shooting Daphne unknowingly and Maningning is blamed by Daphne's mother. A new woman arrives by the name of Cassandra Ynarez who ends up doing harm in Maningning's life.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Supporting cast
- Oyo Boy Sotto as Victor Abad
- Andi Eigenmann as Sandy
- Stella Cañete as Nay Myrna
- Neil Ryan Sese as Harry Medina
- Frances Makil-Ignacio as Mayor Violeta Villar
- Jon "Chokoleit" Garcia as Chita
- Ketchup Eusebio as Bukol
- Micah Muñoz as Octopus
- Ping Medina as Armand Arellano
- Maricar De Mesa-Allado as Lilibeth
- Lyka Ugarte as Eleanor Guevarra-Pertierra
- Mark Denzel Delgado as Bryan
- Lance Jericho Reblando as Pusit
- Micah Roi Torre as Ula
- Isabel Blaesi
Special participation
- Nonie Buencamino as Joel Burgos
- Denise Laurel as Teen Virgie
- Ira Eigenmann as Teen Rosa
- Joem Bascon as Teen Sigmund
- Joseph Bitangcol as Teen Harry
- Jeremiah Rosales as Teen Joel
- Jane Oineza as Young Maningning
- Kathryn Bernardo as Young Mayumi/Daphne
- Kristofer Martin Dangculos as Young Eric
- Kyle Balili as Young Bukol
- Basty Alcances as Young Octopus
- Karlos Buted as Young Armand
- Arlene Sebastian as Rosanna
- Jill Paragas as Antonia
- Relleyson Salazar as Goku
- Danielle Thomas P. Velasco as Pooker
Production notes
- Director: Andoy Ranay, Rechie Del Carmen
- Business Unit Head: Enrico Santos
- Production Manager: Rizza Ebriega
- Executive Producer: Ellen Criste
- Creative Manager: Jake Tordesillas
- Headwriter: Keiko Aquino
- Writers: Lobert Villela, Genesis Rodriguez, Bridgette Ann Rebuca, Jerik de Guzman, Rizalino Pinlac
Trivia
- This is Kristine Hermosa's second soap with TJ Trinidad after their very successful soap opera Gulong ng Palad back in 2006.
- Both of the lead stars were former girlfriends of Jericho Rosales.
- Andi Eigenmann is actually Jaclyn Jose's daughter in real life and this is her first Teleserye before being the lead in 2010 TV series Agua Bendita on ABS-CBN.
- This is Angelika Dela Cruz and Kristine Hermosa's reunion series after their hit Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas.
- This was Angelika de la Cruz's last TV series on ABS-CBN before she transferred to GMA 7.
- Due to Angelika de la Cruz's departure from ABS-CBN to GMA 7, Ara Mina replaced her. Also added is Oyo Sotto. Both stars are from GMA 7 transferred to ABS-CBN.
- This became an ABS-CBN's highest-rated daytime television series that ran for 9 months straight and the first Rivalry and casting for Kristine Hermosa and Ara Mina.
- ABS-CBN adapted the soap to have a characteristic to fairy tales but set in much of a different world Pinoy style in the gamble outskirts of poverty markets and in gambling world where there is only one princess and who is the real heiress after Angelika de la Cruz's character Mayumi/Daphne's death in a different world where men rule the courtyards and woman were just housewives.
- This television series began rumors of Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Boy Sotto seeing each other and became eventually true.
- The court case between Kristine Hermosa's character that she killed her sister had to have an advisory by ABS-CBN because of its fictional yet real-life situation.
- Conflict on the set sparked between Past Resident Director Andoy Ranay and Kristine Hermosa sparked news on each sides, and was mostly the biggest news on television and showbiz magazine variety talk shows on its run.