Nagbabagang Luha (Smoldering Tears) is a 2021 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 1988 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Glaiza de Castro and Claire Castro. It premiered on August 2, 2021 on the network's GMA Afternoon Prime line up. The series concluded on October 23, 2021 with a total of 72 episodes. It was replaced by Las Hermanas in its timeslot.
Premise[]
A controversial life of Maita, and how her own lone sibling, Cielo and the man she loves, Alex, cause extreme smoldering tears of misery in a shocking, unthinkable, and unforgivable manner.
Cast and characters[]
Main cast[]
- Glaiza de Castro as Maria Theresa "Maita" Ignacio-Montaire
- Claire Castro as Cielo Narissa Ignacio
Supporting cast[]
- Rayver Cruz as Alexander "Alex" Montaire
- Mike Tan as Aidan "Bien" de Dios-Ignacio
- Gina Alajar as Calida Montaire
- Allan Paule as Rafael "Paeng" Ignacio
- Myrtle Sarrosa as Judy Enriquez
- Archie Adamos as Levi de Dios
- Royce Cabrera as Sherwin Enriquez
- Karenina Haniel as Monina de Castro
- Ralph Noriega as Joryl
- Bryan Benedict as Lander
Guest cast[]
- Jaclyn Jose as Mercy Ignacio
Episodes[]
| No.overall | No. in
season |
Title | Social media hashtag | Original release date | AGB Nielsen Ratings
(NUTAM People) |
Timeslot
rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "World Premiere" | #NagbabagangLuha | August 2, 2021 | 6.2% | #1 |
| 2 | 2 | "Exposed" | #NLExposed | August 3, 2021 | 5.5% | #1 |
| 3 | 3 | "Calida vs. Alex" | #NLCalidaVsAlex | August 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | "Temptation" | #NLTemptation | August 5, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 5 | 5 | "Save Cielo" | #NLSaveCielo | August 6, 2021 | 7.3% | #1 |
| 6 | 6 | "Gone Girl" | #NLGoneGirl | August 7, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sugod" (transl. Attack) | #NLSugod | August 9, 2021 | 5.6% | #1 |
| 8 | 8 | "Goodbye, Cielo" | #NLGoodbyeCielo | August 10, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Engagement" | #NLTheEngagement | August 11, 2021 | 6.0% | #1 |
| 10 | 10 | "She is Alive" | #NLSheIsAlive | August 12, 2021 | 6.6% | #1 |
| 11 | 11 | "Spoiled Sister" | #NLSpoiledSister | August 13, 2021 | 6.3% | #1 |
| 12 | 12 | "Jealousy" | #NLJealousy | August 14, 2021 | 6.0% | #1 |
| 13 | 13 | "Nagbabagang Bintang" (transl. Smoldering Blame) | #NagbabagangBintang | August 16, 2021 | 6.2% | #1 |
| 14 | 14 | "Nagbabagang Galit" (transl. Smoldering Anger) | #NagbabagangGalit | August 17, 2021 | 5.5% | #1 |
| 15 | 15 | "Nagbabagang Tukso" (transl. Smoldering Temptation) | #NagbabagangTukso | August 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 16 | 16 | "Nagbabagang Pagdududa" (transl. Smoldering Doubt) | #NagbabagangPagdududa | August 19, 2021 | 5.6% | #1 |
| 17 | 17 | "Nagbabagang Hiwalayan" (transl. Smoldering Separation) | #NagbabagangHiwalayan | August 20, 2021 | 5.8% | #1 |
| 18 | 18 | "Nagbabagang Goodbye" (transl. Smoldering Goodbye) | #NagbabagangGoodbye | August 21, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 19 | 19 | "Lagot Ka, Bien" (transl. You're Caught, Bien) | #NLLagotKaBien | August 23, 2021 | 4.6% | #1 |
| 20 | 20 | "Nagbabagang Halik" (transl. Smoldering Kiss) | #NagbabagangHalik | August 24, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 21 | 21 | "Akin Ka Na Lang" (transl. Be Mine) | #NLAkinKaNaLang | August 25, 2021 | 6.0% | #1 |
| 22 | 22 | "Temptation" | #NLTemptation | August 26, 2021 | 6.2% | #1 |
| 23 | 23 | "Aksidente" (transl. Accident) | #NLAksidente | August 27, 2021 | 6.3% | #1 |
| 24 | 24 | "Nagbabagang Awayan" (transl. Smoldering Fight) | #NagbabagangAwayan | August 28, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 25 | 25 | "Friendzone" | #NLFriendzone | August 30, 2021 | 5.5% | #1 |
| 26 | 26 | "Wrong Decisions" | #NLWrongDecisions | August 31, 2021 | 5.8% | #1 |
| 27 | 27 | "Secret Wedding" | #NLSecretWedding | September 1, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 28 | 28 | "Monster-in-law" | #NLMonsterInLaw | September 2, 2021 | 6.0% | #1 |
| 29 | 29 | "Blackmail" | #NLBlackmail | September 3, 2021 | 5.9% | #1 |
| 30 | 30 | "Nagbabagang Obsession" (transl. Smoldering Obsession) | #NagbabagangObsession | September 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 31 | 31 | "I Love You, Alex" | #NLILoveYouAlex | September 6, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 32 | 32 | "Pasaway" (transl. Stubborn) | #NLPasaway | September 7, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 33 | 33 | "Nagbabagang Bintang" (transl. Smoldering Blame) | #NagbabagangBintang | September 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 34 | 34 | "Nagbabagang Ebidensya" (transl. Smoldering Evidence) | #NagbabagangEbidensya | September 9, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 35 | 35 | "Positive" | #NLPositive | September 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 36 | 36 | "Bisto" (transl. Caught) | #NLBisto | September 11, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 37 | 37 | "Big Reveal" | #NLBigReveal | September 13, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 38 | 38 | "New Secret" | #NLNewSecret | September 14, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 39 | 39 | "Maita or Cielo" | #NLMaitaOrCielo | September 15, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 40 | 40 | "Surprise Visit" | #NLSurpriseVisit | September 16, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 41 | 41 | "Alex vs. Maita" | #NLAlexVsMaita | September 17, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 42 | 42 | "Uwi Ka Na" (transl. Go Home) | #NLUwiKaNa | September 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 43 | 43 | "Huli Ka, Alex" (transl. You're Caught, Alex) | #NLHuliKaAlex | September 20, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 44 | 44 | "Accusations" | #NLAccusations | September 21, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 45 | 45 | "Confirmed" | #NLConfirmed | September 22, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 46 | 46 | "Cheating Husband" | #NLCheatingHusband | September 23, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 47 | 47 | "Betrayal" | #NLBetrayal | September 24, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 48 | 48 | "Secret is Out" | #NLSecretIsOut | September 25, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 49 | 49 | "Game Over" | #NLGameOver | September 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 50 | 50 | "Nagbabagang Galit" (transl. Smoldering Anger) | #NagbabagangGalit | September 28, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 51 | 51 | "Nagbabagang Demanda" (transl. Smoldering Demand) | #NagbabagangDemanda | September 29, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 52 | 52 | "Calida to the Rescue" | #NLCalidaToTheRescue | September 30, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 53 | 53 | "Trespasser" | #NLTrespasser | October 1, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 54 | 54 | "False Positive" | #NLFalsePositive | October 2, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 55 | 55 | "Fake Cielo" | #NLFakeCielo | October 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 56 | 56 | "Framed" | #NLFramed | October 5, 2021 | 7.4% | #1 |
| 57 | 57 | "Calida vs. Maita" | #NLCalidaVsMaita | October 6, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 58 | 58 | "Maita is Back" | #NLMaitaIsBack | October 7, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 59 | 59 | "Revelation" | #NLRevelation | October 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 60 | 60 | "Sampalin si Cielo" (transl. Slap Cielo) | #NLSampalinSiCielo | October 9, 2021 | 7.4% | #1 |
| 61 | 61 | "No to Cielo" | #NLNoToCielo | October 11, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 62 | 62 | "The Decision" | #NLTheDecision | October 12, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 63 | 63 | "The Confession" | #NLTheConfession | October 13, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 64 | 64 | "Last Goodbye" | #NLLastGoodbye | October 14, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 65 | 65 | "Ganti ni Cielo" (transl. Cielo's Revenge) | #NLGantiNiCielo | October 15, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 66 | 66 | "Resbak ni Sherwin" (transl. Sherwin's Revenge) | #NLResbakNiSherwin | October 16, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 67 | 67 | "Operation: Catch Cielo" | #NLOperationCatchCielo | October 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 68 | 68 | "Aksidente" (transl. Accident) | #NLAksidente | October 19, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 69 | 69 | "Ipalilibing Kita" (transl. You'll Be Buried) | #NLIpalilibingKita | October 20, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 70 | 70 | "Mom to the Rescue" | #NLMomToTheRescue | October 21, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 71 | 71 | "One Last Surprise" | #NLOneLastSurprise | October 22, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 72 | 72 | "Nagbabagang Finale" (transl. Smoldering Finale) | #NagbabagangFinale | October 23, 2021 | 7.0% | #1 |
Ratings[]
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Nagbabagang Luha earned a 6.2% rating, The final episode scored a 7.5% rating.
