Marimar was a Mexican TV telenovela that was first aired in 1994 on Televisa with singer-actress Thalía in the title role.

On this remake, much liberty had been taken to provide back story to the characters, tweaking and twisting some plot elements to avoid it being too predictable, and adapting it to Philippine setting.Ĥ Episode guide (i’ll put in a separate entry next time) It starts on Augas part of GMA Network weeknights primetime presentation, under the direction of movie directors Joyce E. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela with the same title starring Thalia which was aired in 1994. MariMar is a Philippine drama airing on GMA Network starring Marian Rivera, in the title role, and Dingdong Dantes.