Darating ang Umaga
Darating ang Umaga (International title: Till Morning Comes / transl. The Morning Will Come) is a Philippine drama made by ABS-CBN aired from March 3 to November 14, 2003, replacing Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan. Starring Vina Morales and Eula Valdez. It also starred Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion, who 12 years later would team up in numerous successful projects as a love team. The drama series was also competing with Habang Kapiling Ka of the rival network GMA Network after it premiered in November four months earlier.
| Darating ang Umaga | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Also known as | Till Morning Comes |
| Genre | Romance Drama Fantasy |
| Directed by | Rory Quintos Mae Czarina Cruz |
| Starring | Eula Valdez Vina Morales Ian Veneracion Patrick Garcia Jodi Sta. Maria |
| Opening theme | "Saan Darating Ang Umaga?" by Vina Morales |
| Composer | George Canseco |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 183 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Raymund Dizon |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production company | Star Creatives |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Original release | March 3 – November 14, 2003 |
Story
A medallion is crafted to bring fortune to the Banal Family and to their next generations of kin. Eventually, greed prevails and the medallion is broken into two, thereon carrying a curse in the entire Banal clan. The curse soon came in the form of a man named Don Lucio Riego de Dios. With his arrival in the lives of Milagros and Ramon, a cycle of endless and ruthless sufferings begin until these misfortunes are carried on to their daughters (Mira and Arriana) and to everyone they are bound to love. Their only chance to experience happiness and peace rests on the mending of the broken medallion. Don Lucio however, vows never to see the end of the curse on the Banals. It is Arriana's mission to save her family from oppression, but it entails a sacrifice that may be far greater than what Arriana is able to make.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Eula Valdez as Almira "Mira" Banal-Cordero
- Vina Morales as Arriana "Anya" Banal-Cordero
Supporting cast
- Ian Veneracion as Jaime Abelardo "Abel" Reverente
- Jodi Sta. Maria as Nicole del Fuego
- Patrick Garcia as Nathaniel Cordero-Reverente
- Danilo Barrios as Daniel / Rafael Cordero-Reverente
- Aiza Marquez as Ella
Recurring cast
- Dante Rivero as Don Lucio Riego de Dios
- Daria Ramirez as Milagros Banal-Cordero
- Glydel Mercado as Gertrudis Del Fuego
- Spanky Manikan as Ramon Cordero
- Aljon Jimenez as Dagon Del Fuego
- Sarji Ruiz as Timothy Del Fuego
- Bobby Andrews as Raymond de Dios
- James Cooper as Casper
- Maribeth Bichara as Venny
- Izza Ignacio as Tere
Trivia
- Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion first worked together in this drama, with Veneracion portraying Sta. Maria's father in law. In 2015, they reunited in Pangako Sa 'Yo that would catapult them into a popular love-team up. Also, Eula Valdez makes her comeback in the 2002 original primetime series of the same title since it ended in September last year six months ago.
- It was also re-aired twice in 2006 on Pinoy Central TV (now called Kapamilya Channel) and re-aired in 2007 in English.
- In 2003 it became a 50th Soap Opera Offering on ABS-CBN's 50th Year of Television.
- Vina Morales and Eula Valdez' first team up on Primetime Television as Siblings and Second in 2007's remake of Loida Virina's 80's Hit and long-running Soap "Flordeluna" which was retitled as "Maria Flordeluna".
- The theme song of the soap-opera was originally performed by Raymond Lauchengco became the theme song of the 1983 film with the same title. In 2008, the theme song of the soap-opera entitled Sine Novela: Saan Darating ang Umaga? became an afternoon drama of ABS-CBN's rival station, the GMA Network as well as Pyra: Babaeng Apoy in 2013. The theme song is recently used by another teleserye Budoy, aired on ABS-CBN.
- Ian Veneracion played the father of Patrick Garcia's character despite being only 6 years older than the former.