Mara Clara

Overview

Mara Clara is a Filipino primetime television drama on the ABS-CBN network, which ran from August 17, 1992 to February 14, 1997. It was re-aired on Studio 23 and Kapamilya Channel, both ABS-CBN subsidiaries. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emil Cruz Jr. It was adapted into a feature film released by Star Cinema in 1996. This soap opera made Judy Ann Santos the "Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera" and Gladys Reyes as "Primera Kontrabida" on Philippine television. The series originally aired at 2:30 p.m. until January 27, 1995. On January 30, 1995, it went to at 2:00 p.m. timeslot. On July 1, 1996, it moved to a primetime slot until it ended in 1997. A 2010 remake, starring Kathryn Bernardo as Mara and Julia Montes as Clara, aired on ABS-CBN from October 25, 2010 to June 3, 2011.