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Marian Rivera (born August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain) is a Filipina actress of Spanish-Filipino descent. She is currently a contract artist of GMA Network and is known for her roles in the said network’s shows like the telefantasya Super Twins and the Philippine-Malaysian drama Muli. Her biggest break came when she won the title role of Marimar, which is a remake of the famous telenovela of the same name.

MariMar is a Philippine drama airing on GMA Network starring Marian Rivera, in the title role,^[1] and Dingdong Dantes. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela with the same title starring Thalia which was aired in 1994. It starts on August 13, 2007 as part of GMA Network weeknights primetime presentation, under the direction of movie directors Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre. On this remake, much liberty had been taken to provide back story to the characters, tweaking and twisting some plot elements to avoid it being too predictable, and adapting it to Philippine setting.

• This is the second part of the three part International remake of GMA Network. The first one was Lupin, which was loosely based on the anime Lupin III and French novel Arsène Lupin. The third one is going to be the remake of Metal HeroUchuu Keiji Shaider, Shaider.

• Marian Rivera bested other actresses who auditioned for the role. Among those who tried out for the role were Katrina Halili, Bianca King, Nadine Samonte, Jennylyn Mercado, Iza Calzado, Jewel Mische, Glaiza de Castro, Rica Peralejo, Angelica Panganiban and Karylle, Dingdong Dantes’s real-life girlfriend.

• Bing Loyzaga was earlier tapped to play the main villain ‘Angelika’. She was given the role of Tia Esperenza.

• Angel Locsin’s refusal to accept the lead role sparked the feud between the actress and her home studio GMA Network. Angel and her manager ‘Becky Aguila’ left the network and signed up to rival ABS-CBN.

• A search for MariMar’s trusted canine friend, Fulgoso, was launched on GMA’s morning program “Sis”.

• MariMar was Ines Rodena’s original story. Rodena was a popular Spanish writer who also wrote many successful Spanish telenovelas including “María Mercedes”, “Valentina”, and “Marina”, among others.

• In 1996, when MariMar became a huge hit in the Philippines, 2,552 babies born that year were named after the hugely popular Mexican telenovela.

• Dingdong Dantes wears an arial blue shirt in episode 5 of the series. This is strikingly similar in color to one of the jackets that the original Sergio, Eduardo Capetillo repeatedly wore in the original.

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