Season 1 • Episode 195
LatestMunting Heredera or Little Heiress is a Filipino family-oriented drama series created and developed by Maryo J. de los Reyes for GMA Network. Playing the lead role of Doña Anastacia, a rich widow in search of her "munting heredera", is the multi-award winning actress and one of the original Queens of Philippine cinema, Gloria Romero, making her television debut. The show was first shown on May 9, 2011, replacing Dwarfina on GMA Network and on May 11, 2011, on GMA Pinoy TV. Worldwide, via GMA Pinoy TV, the quality of the picture is much finer but is still at 480i, though digitally mastered. The series was extended for five weeks more than its original plan, but after one week the show was extended again for an additional five weeks for the second time. A third extension of 10 weeks was made. The series concluded on February 3, 2012, and was replaced by Biritera. It ran for thirty nine weeks with the total of 195 episodes.
Acting
Gloria Romero bringing cinema royalty to teleserye melodrama.
Production
Three extensions because viewers couldn't quit the chaos.
Creator
Maryo J. de los Reyes
Gloria Romero
Anastacia "Ana" Montereal-Lobregat
Mark Anthony Fernandez
Jacob Montereal
Camille Prats
Sandra Santiago-Montereal/Susan Velasco
Katrina Halili
Lynette Sarmiento-Montereal
Roderick Paulate
Emmanuel "Manny" Mejia
Mona Louise Rey
Jennifer "Jenny" S. Montereal
Gabby Eigenmann
Desmond Montereal / Michael Sison
Leandro Baldemor
Philip Arboleda
Ynez Veneracion
Claire Montereal
Neil Ryan Sese
Simeon Velasco
Krystal Reyes
Gemmalyn "Gemma" Sarmiento
Kristoffer Martin
Timothy James "TJ" Navarro-Arboleda
Joyce Ching
Kyla Montereal
Luz Valdez
Maria Montereal
Barbara Miguel
Calilla S. Arboleda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maryo J. de los Reyes was a prestige film director bringing cinematic sensibility to GMA's primetime block, essentially bridging arthouse and mainstream Philippine television.
The show's multiple extensions became a running joke in Philippine entertainment—195 episodes from a planned much shorter run, proving Gloria Romero's star power could carry anything.
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