Rosalinda (Philippine TV series)

Rosalinda is a 2009 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 1999 Mexican television series of the same title. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes and Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Carla Abellana in the title role and Geoff Eigenmann. It premiered on July 6, 2009, on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Totoy Bato. The series concluded on November 27, 2009, with a total of 105 episodes. It was replaced by Full House in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

 * Lead cast
 * Carla Abellana as Rosalinda Perez-Altamirano / Rosalinda Del Castillo-Altamirano / Paloma Dorantes
 * Geoff Eigenmann as Fernando Jose Salvador Altamirano


 * Supporting cast
 * Katrina Halili as Fedra Perez
 * Jomari Yllana as Alessandro Durantes
 * Sheryl Cruz as Valeria del Castillo-Altamirano
 * Jackie Lou Blanco as Veronica Salvador Altamirano
 * Ariel Rivera as Alfredo Del Castillo
 * Glydel Mercado as Soledad Romero
 * Jessa Zaragoza as Evangelina Kintanar-del Castillo
 * Ryza Cenon as Abril Del Castillo
 * Gary Estrada as Javier Perez
 * Mart Escudero as Beto Perez
 * Krystal Reyes as Lucy Perez
 * Gian Magdangal as Gerardo De Navarette
 * Roderick Paulate as Florencio
 * Sheena Halili as Becky
 * Mike Tan as Rico
 * Marco Alcaraz as Anibal
 * Carlene Aguilar as Rodora
 * Yul Servo as Roberto
 * Sherilyn Reyes as Dulce
 * Marky Lopez as Julio
 * Ayen Munji-Laurel as Berta Alvarez / Delia
 * Sheree Bautista as Natalia


 * Guest cast
 * Carlos Morales as Jose Fernando Altamirano
 * Jennifer Sevilla as Dolores Romero Perez
 * Mymy Davao as Clarita
 * Isabel Oli as Austerica Carvajal
 * Bernard Palanca as Allan
 * Ana Capri as a client of a mental hospital
 * Charlie Davao as Victor Durantes
 * Bebs Hollmann as Pamela
 * Chelsea Eugenio as younger Rosalinda
 * Francheska Salcedo as younger Fedra

Background
Rosalinda is a Mexican telenovela that was aired in 1999 on Televisa with singer-actress Thalía in the title role and Fernando Carrillo as Fernando Jose. The series had 80 forty-five-minute episodes, It was originally created by Delia Fiallo. The Mexican series was aired in the Philippines in 2000, dubbing in Tagalog language. After airing its first episode, its ratings began to rise and Rosalinda became the most popular telenovela in the Philippines after Marimar. Re-runs of Rosalinda were aired on GMA Network in 2008 to 2009.

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Rosalinda earned a 26.3% rating. While the final episode scored a 27% rating.