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Ang Munting Paraiso

{{Short description|Family Drama}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Ang Munting Paraiso-titlecard.jpg

| caption = Title card

| genre = Drama

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = ABS-CBN Studios

| director = Ricky Davao†{{cite news |last1=Torre |first1=Nestor U. |title=Difficult Family Problems Tackled On Ang Munting Paraiso' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slU1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA31 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 8, 2000 |language=en}}
Malu L. Sevilla

| executive_producer = Ellen Rodriguez

| starring = Coney Reyes{{cite news |last1=Daswani |first1=Varsha S. |title=Off Cam Mom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVg1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA126 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=May 14, 2000 |language=en}}
Ronaldo Valdez

| country = Philippines

| language = Tagalog

| network = ABS-CBN

| first_aired = {{start date|1999|3|6}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2002|6|1}}

| num_episodes = 159

| list_episodes =

| opentheme = "Ang Munting Paraiso"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhIy0G5r6B0&feature=youtu.be|title=Ang Munting Paraiso Opening Theme Song w/ Instrumental (1999) [FULL]|website=YouTube }}

| related =

| composer = Homer Flores
Jose Bartolome

| endtheme = "Ang Munting Paraiso"

}}

Ang Munting Paraiso ({{translation|the little paradise}}) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Ricky Davao† and Malu L. Sevilla, starring Coney Reyes in the title role. It aired on the network's Saturday afternoon line up from March 6, 1999 to June 1, 2002, replacing Coney Reyes on Camera and was replaced by Tanging Yaman: The Series.

Premise

The program, literary translates "Little Paradise", portrays the contemporary Filipino family based on the American television series 7th Heaven.{{cite book |last1=Keane |first1=Michael |last2=Moran |first2=Albert |title=Television Across Asia: TV Industries, Programme Formats and Globalisation |date=October 16, 2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-39260-5 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmIjJzB4VbsC&pg=PA167 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |language=en}} It is about the Dionisio family through which the creators aims to depict a role model for Filipino family.{{cite news |last1=Carballo |first1=Bibsy M. |title=Inculcating Positive Values Through A Family Drama Show On Television |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKU2AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA47 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 3, 2001 |language=en}}

Cast and characters

=Main cast=

  • Coney Reyes as Margarita "Margie" Dionisio{{cite news |title=Stars Spice Up New Shows |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P5QVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Manila Standard |date=March 9, 1999 |language=en}}
  • Ronaldo Valdez† as Dr. Martin Dionisio

=Supporting cast=

  • CJ Ramos as Diego "Digoy" Dionisio
  • Sarah Christophers as Carolina "Carol" Dionisio{{cite news |title=Do you still remember Sarah Christophers? This is her life now abroad! |url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2017/07/still-remember-sarah-christophers-life-now-abroad/ |access-date=March 26, 2022 |work=LionhearTV |date=July 19, 2017}}
  • Jericho Rosales as Alberto "Albert" Dionisio
  • Anne Villegas as Gunding Dionisio
  • Camilla Villamil as Erika "Ikay" Dionisio
  • Sheila Marie Rodriguez as Beatrice "Bea" Dionisio
  • Kristine Hermosa as Rowena, Alberto's love interest{{cite news |last1=Anarcon |first1=James Patrick |title=Remember when Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales first teamed up in this project? |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/149872/remember-when-kristine-hermosa-and-jericho-rosales-first-teamed-up-in-this-project-a724-20200307 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |work=PEP.ph |date=March 7, 2020 |language=en}}
  • Norman Hernandez as Homer
  • Karlyn Bayot as Jamie

=Guest cast=

References

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See also

Category:ABS-CBN drama series

Category:1999 Philippine television series debuts

Category:2002 Philippine television series endings

Category:1990s Philippine television series

Category:2000s Philippine television series

Category:Filipino-language television shows

Category:Television shows set in the Philippines

Category:Philippine television series based on American television series