Muling Buksan ang Puso
Title card
Also known as	If Only
Genre	Melodrama Romantic drama
Created by	Ma. Regina Amigo Rondel P. Lindayag
Written by	Rondel P. Lindayag Ma. Regina Amigo Mariami Tanangco-Domingo
Directed by	Nuel C. Naval Manny Q. Palo Jojo A. Saguin Don M. Cuaresma
Creative director	Johnny Delos Santos
Starring	Julia Montes Enrique Gil Enchong Dee
Theme music composer	George Canseco
Opening theme	"Muling Buksan ang Puso" by Erik Santos "Muling Buksan ang Puso" by Lani Misalucha
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Roldeo T. Endrinal
Producers	Jennifer B. Soliman Julie Anne R. Benitez
Running time	30-45 minutes Monday to Friday at 21:15 (PST)
Production company	Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	July 8 (2013-07-08) – October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)

Muling Buksan ang Puso (International title: If Only / transl. Open The Heart Again) is a 2013 Philippine melodrama television series, directed by Nuel C. Naval and Manny Q. Palo, starring an ensemble cast spanning three generations led by Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, and Enchong Dee in a story about the beauty and the dark side of love. The series aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from July 8 to October 4, 2013, replacing Apoy sa Dagat and was replaced by Maria Mercedes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Cast and characters

Production

Initially, Muling Buksan ang Puso was originally planned to be premiered back-to-back with Got to Believe on July 8, 2013, replacing Apoy Sa Dagat and Missing You. But due to the request of Koreanovela fans and the postponement of Got to Believe in favor of Korean drama That Winter, the Wind Blows, it was first premiered in the 8:30-9:15pm timeslot instead, taking over the timeslot previously occupied by Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala. On August 26, 2013, the series later moved to the original 9:15-10:00pm timeslot to give way for Got to Believe.^[6][7]

Casting changes

Amalia Fuentes was initially part of the cast to play Elvira,^[8] but due to misconception of her role, she later dropped it^[9] and she was replaced by Pilar Pilapil. After dropping her role on the said TV series, she had a special participation role in the critically acclaimed TV series Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala top billed by Judy Ann Santos.^[10]

Soundtrack

The main theme song is called "Muling Buksan ang Puso" and has three versions, two are sung as a solo by singers Lani Misalucha and Erik Santos, while the third as a duet. The song was originally sung by Basil Valdez for a 1985 Serialized Comic to film, starring Vilma Santos and Lorna Tolentino. Other singers also provided revivals of many Philippine hit songs for the soundtrack. Charice sang a cover of the song "Yakap", originally by Filipino-Spanish singer Júnior. Angeline Quinto covered the song "Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?", by Sharon Cuneta. Juris provided a revival of "Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan?" popularized by Kuh Ledesma. Jed Madela sings "Sinasamba Kita", by Rey Valera. The soundtrack album was released by Star Music on July 31, 2013.^[11]

Reception

Muling Buksan ang Puso has captivated more viewers nationwide after it hit its all-time high national TV ratings of 30.4% on July 24, 2013 based on data from Kantar Media Philippines covering urban and rural homes nationwide.^[12] During its 8:30pm airing, it peaked 32.7% on August 2, 2013. On its 9:15pm timeslot, it peaked 25.7% on its finale episode on October 4, 2013. The series also ranked 10th in the Top 15 programs from January to December 2013 based on year round data from Kantar Media Philippines with an average rating of 30.4%.^[13]

Muling Buksan ang Puso and casts were nominated at the PMPC Star Awards for TV, an annual award giving body recognizing the outstanding programming produced by the several TV networks in the Philippines every year.^[18]

Accolades

International broadcast

•  Malaysia (Broadcast channel: Astro Bella)
• Kenya (Broadcast channel: NTV) 1 October to 16 November 2018

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of telenovelas of ABS-CBN

References

External links

• Muling Buksan ang Puso at IMDb