{"id":117491,"date":"2017-09-13T00:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T04:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=117491"},"modified":"2017-09-13T00:45:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T04:45:19","slug":"gma-pinoy-tv-goes-supernaturally-fantastic-in-newest-series-super-maam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/13\/gma-pinoy-tv-goes-supernaturally-fantastic-in-newest-series-super-maam\/","title":{"rendered":"GMA Pinoy TV goes supernaturally fantastic in newest series Super Ma\u2019am"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GMA Network proudly unveils its newest series, Super Ma\u2019am, top billed by no other than Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera-Dantes. (Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This\u00a0September 18<\/span><\/strong>, GMA Network proudly unveils its newest series,\u00a0Super Ma\u2019am<\/strong>, top billed by no other than Kapuso Primetime Queen\u00a0Marian Rivera-Dantes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As she makes her comeback on\u00a0GMA Pinoy TV<\/strong>, Marian breathes life to\u00a0Minerva Henerala<\/em>, the odd but soft-hearted and dedicated high school teacher who loves her students despite their naughtiness inside the classroom. Years ago she lost her mother and sister to a tragic archaeological accident. At the same site, she had a close encounter with mythical glowing winged-creatures and shape shifters calledTamawo<\/em>, and she grew up believing that they exist among humans.<\/p>\n

As the years go by, the Tamawo have made their way into the city and abducts children to feed on their youthful energy. Now it is up to Minerva\u2019s alter-ego\u2014Super Ma\u2019am<\/em>\u2014to become a Tamawo slayer and save the human world. \u00a0Best teacher na, fantastic pa!<\/em><\/p>\n

This series features the return of seasoned actress\u00a0Ms. Helen Gamboa<\/strong>\u00a0to GMA. She breathes life to the character of\u00a0Lolita Honorio<\/em>, Minerva\u2019s grandmother who also encountered and believes in the Tamawo. She will also be Super Ma’am’s guide in her journey.<\/p>\n

Playing opposite Marian is the newest Kapuso heartthrob\u00a0Matthias Rhoads<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Trevor Jones<\/em>, an American archaeologist and writer who will fall in love with Super Ma\u2019am.<\/p>\n

Making Super Ma\u2019am\u2019s life a little more challenging and interesting are\u00a0Joyce Ching<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Dalikmata<\/em>, a powerful elemental being who transforms into a human and will eventually fall for Ace;\u00a0Kristoffer Martin\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0Ace<\/em>, a Tamawo employed by Greta to do personal security work for her and Avenir;\u00a0Kevin Santos<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Casper<\/em>, a quirky media personality who reports weird happenings in the metro;\u00a0Isabelle de Leon<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Rafa<\/em>, the sexy and beautiful Tamawo who accompanies Avenir in her trainings;\u00a0\u00a0Andrew Gan<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Keno<\/em>, Greta\u2019s henchman; and\u00a0Jackie Lou Blanco<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Greta Segovia<\/em>, the main villainess and the radical and powerful Tamawo disguised as the rich benefactor of the school.<\/p>\n

Adding colour to Teacher Minerva\u2019s life are \u00a0her students and co-teachers:\u00a0Jillian Ward<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Michelle<\/em>, a genius 13-year old student of Minerva;\u00a0Enrico Cuenca<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Jake<\/em>, the geeky Math teacher;\u00a0Ash Ortega<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Kristy<\/em>, the kikay student of Minerva;\u00a0Marika Sasaki<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Dina<\/em>, the best friend of Kristy;\u00a0Vincent Magbanua<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Eric<\/em>, one of Minerva\u2019s mischievous students;\u00a0Ralph Noriega<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Onin<\/em>, also one of Minerva\u2019s unruly students;\u00a0\u00a0Meg Imperial<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Jessica<\/em>, the assistant principal at the school Minerva teaches at and is immensely jealous of her;\u00a0Ashley Rivera<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Teacher Rose<\/em>, one of Minerva\u2019s co-teachers who is the secret ally of Jessica;\u00a0Jerald Napoles<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Esteban<\/em>, the talkative janitor at Minerva\u2019s school that secretly loves Minerva;\u00a0Shyr Valdez<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Lailani<\/em>, the strict principal at Minerva and Jessica\u2019s school.<\/p>\n

Completing the cast are Minerva\u2019s family: \u00a0Al Tantay<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Chaplin Henerala<\/em>, Minerva\u2019s loving and caring father;\u00a0Julius Miguel\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0Bixby Henerala<\/em>, Minerva\u2019s younger brother and who lacks the willingness to study; and\u00a0Kim Domingo<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Mabelle Henerala\/Avenir Segovia<\/em>, Minerva\u2019s lost sister raised by Greta to be a beauty queen and will be interested in Trevor.<\/p>\n

Joining them to play an equally important role is\u00a0Ms. Carmina Villarroel\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0Ceres<\/em>, the great\u00a0Tagachu<\/em>\u00a0who is heir to the powerful\u00a0buntot pagi<\/em>\u00a0which gives her power to transform into a young Tamawo slayer. This buntot pagi will be passed on to her mentee and the chosen one Minerva to help her transform to become Super Ma\u2019am the Tamawo Slayer.<\/p>\n

Along with the special participation of\u00a0Ms. Dina Bonnevie<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Raquel Henerala<\/em>, a well-known archaeologist and Minerva\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

Playing a very special role in the series is Philippine Comedy Queen\u00a0Ms. Aiai delas Alas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from the extraordinary mythical creatures, Super Ma\u2019am is a series that heralds the invaluable role of teachers as second parents of children in our society. Minerva is a role model not only in nurturing every child\u2019s potential, but also in showcasing and proving that there is a good teacher in all of us.<\/p>\n

Under the helm of esteemed director\u00a0LA Madridejos<\/strong>, catch\u00a0Super Ma\u2019am\u00a0<\/strong>beginning\u00a0September 18<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0on GMA\u2019s flagship international channel,\u00a0GMA Pinoy TV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This\u00a0September 18, GMA Network proudly unveils its newest series,\u00a0Super Ma\u2019am, top billed by no other than Kapuso Primetime Queen\u00a0Marian Rivera-Dantes. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":117492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[11679,23707,23706],"class_list":["post-117491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-gma-pinoy-tv","tag-marian-rivera-dantes","tag-super-maam","mauthors-gma-network-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}