Original film

The original film was released in March 27, 1990, by Vision Films (predecessor of Star Cinema). It starred Hilda Koronel, Richard Gomez, Jay Ilagan, and Cherie Gil. It was directed by Mel Chionglo and written by Ricky Lee.^[3]

The film is digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab and it was released in 2015.

Production

After the success of Sineserye Presents, ABS-CBN decided to make a new afternoon drama for daytime. Nagsimula Sa Puso was a 1990 film which earned Richard Gomez his first FAMAS awards and nominations. Richard Gomez played the role of a young college student in a heated affair with his college professor played by Hilda Koronel, who attempts revenge after being stricken with grief and resentment by his professor's mother, and takes revenge on his professor's now settled family only to obtain her for himself.

Throughout its press conference, Maja Salvador takes the lead as Hilda Koronel's character Celina Hernandez, a role in which Maja took time to analyze carefully when offered the project, she decided to give the green light and allowed herself to play the role because she wanted to experience a role out of character and taken seriously because of many projects in which she played teeny-bopper roles. After she mostly played adult roles only on anthology episodes of MMK variously, she decided to take the lead and do a love scene with film and TV actor Coco Martin who was recently in the TV series in the same year Tayong Dalawa before Nagsimula Sa Puso's debut on October 12, 2009, which also caused Maja to work anxiously. The series also revolved on serious actors such as Gloria Diaz (actress and beauty queen), Jaclyn Jose (film actress and drama TV series versatile actress) and Buboy Garovillo (veteran TV host, actor and member of the APO Hiking Society) and newcomer Nikki Gil and Joseph Bitangcol and actress and film director Laurice Guilllen in a special role.

Main cast

• Maja Salvador as Celina Fernandez
• Coco Martin as Carlo Pagdanganan
• Nikki Gil as Julie Bernardo
• Jason Abalos as Jim Ortega

Supporting cast

• Jaclyn Jose as Minda Fernandez
• Buboy Garovillo as Tony Ortega
• Gloria Diaz as Pinky Ortega
• Irma Adlawan as Liza Bernardo
• Ronnie Lazaro as Mario Bernardo
• Joseph Bitangcol as Eugene Ventado
• Maliksi Morales as Jimbo Ortega
• Niña Jose as Charie
• Bea Nicolas as Ana
• Kakai Bautista as Missy

Guest cast

• Laurice Guillen as Teresa Pagdanganan
• Boom Labrusca as Oliver
• Frenchie Dy as Franchesca
• Jordan Castillo as Roger
• Kris Martinez as Jon-Jon
• Max Reyes as Dino
• Acey Aquino as Sharlyn

Trivia

• After recognizing Coco Martin's Talent ABS-CBN Management and Director of Hit Primetime Dramas Iisa Pa Lamang (2008) and Tayong Dalawa (2009), Ruel Santos Bayani gave him a big break to direct Nagsimula Sa Puso.
• The theme song is "Kung Alam Mo Lang" by Jed Madela, later re-interpreted by Maricris Garcia as the theme song of the titled Kakambal ni Eliana on GMA Network in 2013.