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Eula Valdes joins cast of The Half Sisters
Viewers of GMA Network’s The Half Sisters, the Philippines’s number one daytime show today, will have all the more reason to stay glued to their favorite Afternoon prime series as veteran actress Eula Valdes joins the cast, bringing an interesting twist to the story.
Eula will play the role of Ysabela Zuñiga, the rich haciendera who saves Benjie (Jomari Yllana) from an accident that left him suffering from post traumatic experience. She will do anything to fight her love for Benjie whatever it takes.
Eula says she is very thrilled to join the cast of the network’s top-rating series and to work again with Director Mark Reyes.“Excited ako to work with Direk Mark Reyes again whom I worked with the first time I transferred to GMA via Kamandag years ago. And of course I’m delighted to be part of the #1 daytime soap nationwide.”
She is likewise very delighted to reunite with Jean Garcia and share the screen with her good friend in the program. They last worked together in the network’s Pinoy version of the Koreanovela All About Eve in 2009. “Of course, I’m also looking forward to work with my original loveteam Jean Garci. Yun ang lokohan namin before na kami ang magka-loveteam.”
Reyes couldn’t be more proud of the program’s success since its pilot airing last year. He is very happy for the Filipinos’ overwhelming support for his program which explores the phenomenon about hetero-paternal superfecundation.
“A good script and a great cast. That is the formula of The Half Sisters. From its unique premise to its unpredictable plot twists and sympathetic characters in complicated story arcs, is what makes the show the number one daytime drama. And things get more exciting as Ms Eula Valdes as Ysabela Zuñiga joins the already stellar cast led by Jean Garcia, Jomari Yllana, Gloria Romero, Barbie Forteza, Thea Tolentino, Derrick Monasterio and Andre Paras. The iconic rivalry of Jean and Eula will once again be enjoyed by local audiences in the next chapter of the consistent top-rating afternoon prime show of GMA.”
Meanwhile, The Half Sisters is still the uncontested number 1 daytime drama soap nationwide, according to data of the industry's widely trusted ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
The series remains the program of choice of viewers not only in Mega Manila and Urban Luzon, but across National Urban Philippines. It is a certified hit compared to its counterpart programs in ABS-CBN: It’s Showtime, Kapamilya Blockbusters and the recently-launched Flordeliza.
Based on household ratings data recorded in NUTAM for January 1-23, 2015 (January 18-23 based on overnight data), The Half Sisters scored a rating of 17.5 percent, leading ABS-CBN’s It’s Showtime’s 11.5 percent by 6 points, Kapamilya Blockbusters’s 10.5 percent by 7 points and Flordeliza’s 8.5 percent by 9 points.
In Urban Luzon, which comprises 77 of national urban television households, The Half Sisters marked another winning performance over its counterpart programs in ABS-CBN. It registered a rating of 20.1 percent, 9.9 points higher than It’s Showtime’s 10.2 percent, 11.1 points higher that Kapamilya Blockbuster’s 9 percent and 13.3 points higher than Flordeliza’s 6.8 percent.
The Afternoon Prime series likewise led in Mega Manila, which represents 59 percent of urban TV households in the country, after generating a rating of 20.8 percent, while It’s Showtime trailed behind by 11.5 points with only 9.3 percent, Kapamilya Blockbusters dropped by 13.2 points with only 7.6 percent and Flordeliza trailed behind by 15 points with only 5.8 percent.
Aside from Jean, Jomari and Eula, The Half Sisters is topbilled by Barbie Forteza, and Thea Tolentino, Derrick Monasterio and Andre Paras and Gloria Romero, Mel Martinez, Vaness del Moral and Ryan Eigenmann.
Expect more revelations and twists as the drama continues in The Half Sisters weekdays after Eat Bulaga on GMA Afternoon Prime. (30)