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Genre Melodrama Directed by various Country of origin Philippines Final episode date 28 November 2008 Number of episodes 16 | 8.4/10 IMDb Developed by Jun Lana Starring various First episode date 11 August 2008 Network GMA Network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by GMA Entertainment TV Group Program creators GMA Network, Joel Lamangan Cast Marian Rivera, Jennylyn Mercado, JC de Vera, Dingdong Dantes, Heart Evangelista Similar Dear Friend, LaLola, Sine Novela, Magpakailanman, Impostora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obra drama series back on gtv
Obra (also known as Masterpiece in English) is a weekly anthology on GMA Network. Each month, the show featured a different star. The pilot episode aired on August 14, 2008.
Contents
Premise
Obra is a weekly primetime drama series featuring GMA-7 stars in four stories about life, love and sacrifice. Each series had own set of production teams.
Katrina Halili
JC de Vera
JC de Vera was the second star.
Sunshine Dizon
Sunshine Dizon was the third star.
Season two
After a three-month hiatus, the series will return with a different format. Originally, it was supposed to return for its second season in January 2009 with Jennylyn Mercado as its featured-artist. It will air its second season as SRO Cinemaserye starting on March 26 as an 8-part mini-series which is entitled Ganti, starring Geoff Eigenmann, Bianca King, Maxene Magalona, Sheryl Cruz and Marvin Agustin. For more than one year, the last installment aired on April 8, 2010 is Hot Mama, starring Eugene Domingo, Wendell Ramos, Janna Dominguez and Maureen Larrazabal.
Awards and nominations
On September 5, 2009, the series was awarded Best Drama Anthology by the 1st MTRCB TV Awards, besting heavy contender Maalaala Mo Kaya - which later won the same category in the 5th USTv Students' Choice Award. The series was nominated for Best Drama Anthology against Maynila and Maalaala Mo Kaya on the 23rd PMPC Star Awards for TV.
Richard Gomez and JC de Vera was nominated Best Single Performance by an Actor for the Bayaran and Pretty Boy episodes, respectively. Gina Alajar was nominated for Best Single Performance by an Actress for the Pretty Boy episode. Sunshine Dizon is also nominated in the same category for her performance in the Butch episode.