Obra (TV series)
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| Genre | Melodrama |
| Created by | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Developed by | Jun Lana |
| Directed by | various |
| Starring | various |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Location(s) | Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Running time | 45-60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Original release | August 11 – November 28, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | SRO Cinemaserye |
| Related shows |
Magpakailanman SRO Cinemaserye |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.
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.
JC de Vera was the second star.
Sunshine Dizon was the third star.
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.
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.
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