| Creator: | ABS-CBN Studios |
| Based On: | Mula sa Puso |
| Director: | Wenn V. Deramas |
| Opentheme: | "Mula Sa Puso" by Jovit Baldivino |
| Composer: | Vehnee Saturno |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Language: | Filipino |
| Num Episodes: | 98 |
| Runtime: | 30-45 minutes |
| Network: | ABS-CBN |
| Company: | Dreamscape Entertainment Television |
Mula sa Puso (International title: From the Heart) is a 2011 Philippine television series starring Lauren Young,[1] JM De Guzman and Enrique Gil. It is a modern remake of the original 1997 TV series that starred Claudine Barretto, Rico Yan and Diether Ocampo airing on ABS-CBN. The show was directed by Wenn V. Deramas, who also penned both the original version and its film adaptation.[2] This is the second soap opera remake of the network after its initial success and high ratings of the 2010–2011 remake, Mara Clara. The show's original airing was at 6:00pm in 1997-1999 and was used again broadcasting from March 28 to August 12, 2011 replacing The Price is Right in its previous timeslot and was replaced by Maria la del Barrio.
See main article: Mula sa Puso. Mula sa Puso is a remake of the 1997 television series of the same title. The original version starred Claudine Barretto as Via, Rico Yan as Gabriel and Diether Ocampo as Michael. Two years after the series had its finale in 1999, it was adapted into a film where the whole cast reprised their roles except Ricardo Cepeda and Snooky Serna who played Abdon and Criselda. In March 2011, ABS-CBN announced that they had decided to remake the television series after the success of Mara Clara.[3] The remake will star Lauren Young as Via, JM De Guzman as Gabriel, and Enrique Gil as Michael. Ariel Rivera and Eula Valdez, who were both part of the 1997 series and the 1999 film, joined the cast playing different roles this time. Wenn V. Deramas who directed the 1997 series and the 1999 film stepped in to direct the remake. The series adaptation is part of Kapamilya Gold, ABS-CBN's promotion for its upcoming series such as Nasaan Ka Elisa?, Maria la del Barrio and Hiyas.
Via (Lauren Young) has been treated like a princess by her father, Don Fernando (Ariel Rivera), a millionaire. On Via's eighteenth birthday, her hand was given to her childhood friend Michael (Enrique Gil) for marriage, although she does not have feelings for him like he does for her. Amid this drama, a revelation will begin when Via's aunt, Selina (Eula Valdez) plots her personal retribution on her brother, at the expense of Via. In the process, Via will meet Gabriel (JM de Guzman) who will save her from her heartache and become her hero in disguise. She will also cross paths with her real identity of her real mother Magda (Dawn Zulueta) who happens to be Gabriel's adoptive mother.
| Original version (TV version)< | -- The original version is ONLY the TV version --> | Remake version |
|---|---|---|
| Criselda died of cancer. | Criselda was killed by Selina after the former refused to include the latter in her will. | |
| Selina ordered Mariel, Elena and Elaine to be tortured and raped. | The rape-related storylines were not included. | |
| Gabriel's biological father is revealed to be a rich man named Don Ricardo. | Rocco is Gabriel's biological father. | |
| Via took the identity of Ella Peralta after the bus explosion incident. | Ella Peralta's identity was not included, as the bus explosion happened during the finale. | |
| Jennifer was Ysmael and Connie's daughter. | Connie and Jennifer's characters were not present. | |
| Trina, Via's best friend, was in love with Michael. | Trina's character was not included. | |
| Gilbert was Ysmael's eldest (but illegitimate) child. | Gilbert was Selina and Ysmael's son. | |
| Gilbert was Via's bodyguard. He was ordered to gather information about her, and report back to Selina. | Gilbert had a crush on Via, but was never ordered by Selina to spy on Via. | |
| In the middle of the series, Selina had lymphoma cancer. | Selina did not have cancer. | |
| Carmen, Rafael, and Berta were characters saved and found Via disoriented in a church after the bus explosion. | Carmen, Rafael and Berta's characters were not included. | |
| Selina is Don Fernando's half-sister from their father's mistress. | Selina is Don Fernando's adoptive sister. | |
| Don Fernando and Selina's parents were not included. | Selina's biological mother was included, as well as Don Fernando's parents, Blanca and Don Fernando Pereira Sr.. | |
| Gabriel had a half-brother named Leo. | Gabriel did not have any biological siblings. | |
| Warren, Corazon and Benjamin's son, was Gabriel's half-brother. | Gabriel and Warren were taken under Magda's wing after she found them homeless and on the streets. | |
| Corazon, Benjamin, TonTon, and Eduard were Warren's family members. | Warren didn't have any biological family. | |
| Manuel, Magda's brother, was a serial killer | Magda did not have a brother. | |
| Magda did not have a mother. | Minerva is Magda's mother. | |
| Ysmael was killed by Selina after he tried to help Via and Magda escape from his wife's evil plans. | Ysmael remained alive throughout the series, and is seen in the double wedding of Via and Gabriel and Magda and Fernando. | |
| Via and Magda were kidnapped by Selina for ₱50M. | Gabriel, Via, Magda, and Don Fernando were all held hostages by Selina for the entire wealth of the Pereira family. | |
| Lando was Mariel's rapist. | Lando was Mariel and Neal's friend. | |
| Wendy is a member of Gabriel's group of friends, and has a crush on him. | While Wendy does have a crush on Gabriel, Kate was Via's main rival for Gabriel's heart. | |
| Tindeng, who knew the many secrets of Selina (her boss), was attempted to be murdered by the latter. | This storyline was not included. | |
| Nicole was killed by Manuel after she and her half-sister, Jennifer, tried to escape from him | Nicole was unintentionally killed in the bus explosion. | |
| Michael's father, Attorney Miranda, betrayed Don Fernando financially by stealing money from their company. | This storyline was not included. | |
| After she and Via tried to escape from Selina, Magda was shot in the back by the latter. | Fernando was stabbed and tortured by Selina. | |
| Jowie was Warren's love interest. | Nicole was Warren's love interest. | |
| Selina ordered the kidnapping of Via's daughter, Magdalena. | Via did not have a daughter. | |
| Selina manipulated Criselda into thinking that taking Via away from Magda was the only way Fernando would love her again. | Criselda decided to adopt Via because Selina was planning to kill Via and Magda. | |
| Bagyo saved Selina from the car explosion after Via purposely crashed her car into a carinderia. | This storyline was not included. | |
| Selina suffered a burned face after the car explosion. | The burned face was caused by Selina entering the burning bus hoping to save Nicole, her daughter. | |
| During the bus explosion, Selina let out a loud, terrifying, and bone-chilling evil laugh after thinking Via was killed in the explosion. | Selina's evil laugh was removed because her daughter Nicole was a casualty of the explosion. However, her laugh was heard in the trailer and happens whenever she plans and executes her evil schemes and other crimes. | |
| Michael was killed by Bagyo after he saved Via and her daughter from getting shot. | Michael remained alive throughout the series. | |
| Michael married Trina after she revealed to him that she was supposedly pregnant, and eventually fell in love with her. | Michael remained single throughout the series. | |
| Gabriel and Warren both saved Via. | Via was only saved by Gabriel. | |
| After the car explosion, Selina underwent plastic surgery after getting ₱1M from Fernando. | Selina did not undergo plastic surgery. | |
| Selina was killed after she got run over and dragged by a speeding flatbed truck after falling from the building. | This happened when Selina was distracted while arguing with and threatening her neighbors. The forced impact from the dump truck to the ground caused her death. | |
| Shortly before her death, Selina and Via had a duel in an abandoned construction site. | This did not happen in the remake. | |
| Shirley, a woman who was in love with Rafael and was jealous of Via (Ella) was one of Via's rivals. | Shirley was not included. | |
| Gabriel's father, Ricardo, was accidentally shot by Leo. | Rocco was shot by Selina after protecting Gabriel. | |
| Leo is Gabriel's half-brother. | Gabriel's only biological family is his father, Rocco. | |
| During the bus explosion scene, Magda was screaming and bawling after she thought Via was dead. | Magda, accompanied by Gabriel, were also devastated by the explosion. | |
| Warren was left by his mother, Corazon, in the care of Magda while he was a child. | Magda found Gabriel and Warren on the streets and adopted them. | |