Jessy Mendiola will portray the title role in Maria Mercedes, an upcoming Kapamilya series which is part of ABS-CBN’s 60th anniversary celebration.
The role was originally played by Mexican actress Thalia. The series became popular in the Philippines when its Tagalog-dubbed version was aired locally by the same network in 1996. It was the first of the “Marias” telenovela trilogy starred in by Thalia, the other two being Maria La Del Barrio (which was also remade by ABS-CBN starring Erich Gonzales in 2011) and Marimar (which was remade by GMA-7 starring Marian Rivera).
Maria Mercedes follows the rags-to-riches story of a street urchin whose life suddenly changed when she agreed to marry a very rich man who was dying.
Aside from Jessy, Jake Cuenca and Jason Abalos are also in this series, as well as Vina Morales, Dominic Ochoa, Nadia Montenegro and Vivian Velez. It is directed by Rechie del Carmen who has already worked with Jessy in Paraiso.
Here is the teaser which features interviews with the people close to Jessy:
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