Rio Del Mar (TV series)

*Rio Del Mar*
Rio Del Mar
Genre	Drama
Written by	Bibeth Orteza; Devine Babat; Suzette Doctolero; Che Marcelo;
Directed by	Mel Chionglo; Jeffrey Jeturian; Gina Alajar;
Starring	Vivian Velez
Theme music composer	Joey de Leon
Opening theme	"Rio del Mar" by Aiza Seguerra
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	541
Production
Executive producers	Antonio P. Tuviera; Malou Choa-Fagar;
Producer	Antonio P. Tuviera
Production location	Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Television and Production Exponents Inc.
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	February 15, 1999 –; March 9, 2001

Rio del Mar is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mel Chionglo, Jeffrey Jeturian and Gina Alajar, it stars Vivian Velez. It premiered on February 15, 1999. The series concluded on March 9, 2001 with a total of 541 episodes. It was replaced by Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol in its timeslot.

Premise

The Vivarez family is a perfect picture of an ideal and happy family. But things change when Roberto, the head of the family, dies in an accident. Bianca, his widow, is facing the difficult tasks of taking care of her children alone and providing for them a better future.