"Hiwaga sa Bahay na Bato" (1962-63)/ Written and Directed by Jose Miranda Cruz/ Stars Dalton de Castro, Flora Cristobal, Eva Darren, Teddy Santos, Noel Nolasco, Estela Grande, Lita delos Reyes, Baby Bernardo, Ernesto Fajardo, Lina Chico and Ben David
We had our first television set sometime in 1961 or 62, a black-and-white RCA Victor (there's no color TV that time). I remember rotating the knob and tuning to Channel 3, watching old tagalog classics or Channel 7, with Uncle Bob’s Lucky 7 or reruns of Popeye animated cartoons. At this time, ABS-CBN Channel 3 premiered the first TV soap opera titled Hiwaga sa Bahay na Bato. It was aired from Monday to Saturday, 6:30 to 7:00 pm. That was in the latter part of 1962 and as a little boy, I was horrified seeing a monstrous and disfigured hunchback who lived beneath the stone house unknown to the owner, a filthy rich hacendero (played by Dalton de Castro). The hunchback was played by a radio talent, Ben David, who later became popular for being overacting or "OA." He was known portraying Judas or Hudas in Lenten plays and would burst with phrases like “O…Hindi…” or “ngingit ng mga pangit”
Ben David’s love interest was the very young Eva Darren, who up to now is appearing in TV soaps (now called telenovelas or teleseryes). I considered Darren one of the pioneers as far as TV soap operas are concerned.
Hiwaga ran for about 4 to 5 months, from September 1962 to January 1963. It was one of the most successful early soap operas and made unheralded Director Jose Miranda Cruz a household name. Cruz went on to do more soap operas--- Prinsipeng Tulisan, Hanggang May Buhay, Larawan ng Pag-ibig, among others.
Ben David’s love interest was the very young Eva Darren, who up to now is appearing in TV soaps (now called telenovelas or teleseryes). I considered Darren one of the pioneers as far as TV soap operas are concerned.
Hiwaga ran for about 4 to 5 months, from September 1962 to January 1963. It was one of the most successful early soap operas and made unheralded Director Jose Miranda Cruz a household name. Cruz went on to do more soap operas--- Prinsipeng Tulisan, Hanggang May Buhay, Larawan ng Pag-ibig, among others.
Courtesy of ABS-CBN
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Simon:
Didn't Miranda-Cruz also did the radio and TV drama GABI NG LAGIM with Ben David? I guess it was near mid 1960s?
As a child, I remember watching a Gabi ng Lagim on TV and the set was very crude, the crosses and the graves in the cemetery were obviously made of card boards. Just a few years later, the set were done more realistically when Architects began working as set designers. In fact, in the early 1970s a TV station built its own TV town for the the daily soap MALYERBA (a contraction of two Spanish words: Mala & hierba), directed by Tony Santos Sr.
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Classic Filipino horror mystery suspense supernatural melodrama TV series aired on ABS-CBN from 1963-64 for one season became a compilation TV show and cult favorite in the Philippines.
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A remake of the classic 1960's horror mystery suspense supernatural melodrama TV series with new actors actresses new setting new characters and new look filming underway will take place to be set in Burgos,Currimao, Bangui,Pagudpud Ilocos Norte & Basco Batanes Philippines by early spring of 2026 by ABS-CBN Network next year coming soon.🇵🇭🤓😀⭐😇👼🙏🌈🎗🎞🎥📽📹🎭📺📻🌎🌏🌍
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Ben David (deceased). Rest in Peace Amen.🙏👼😇⭐😀🤓🇵🇭🌈🌎🌏🌍📻📺🎭📹📽🎥🎞🎬🎭
Eva Darren (b.1946 Philippines) Filipina actress in television films and media in the Philippines.🎭🎬🎞🎥📽📹📺📻🌎🌏🌍🌈🇵🇭🤓😀⭐😇👼🙏🎗
The newest cast of Daigdig sa Bahay ng Bato will be JC De Vera Paulo Avelino Mylene Dizon Maris Racal Rosanna Roces Nonie Buencamino Marissa Delgado Noel Trinidad Janice De Belen Alex Medina Marvin Agustin Rowell Santiago & all star cast future television directors and producers Onat Diaz & Leo Katigbak.🇵🇭🌈🌎🌏🌍📻📺📹🎥🎞🎬🎭🎗🙏👼😇⭐😀🤓
Mystery of the Stone House international title of Hiwaga sa Bahay ng Bato by the foreign media in the Philippines.
Famous catchphrase used by the late veteran Filipino actor comedian and radio host Ben David.
Original title as The World of the Stone House also known as Mystery of the Stone House the first Kapamilya television serial from 1963-64 for one season long before the videotape players/VHS/Betamax DVD/Bluray HBO/Max Discovery Channel A & E TBS TNT CNN News Channel & more.
Long before Regal Shockers Okatokat Que Horror Spirits Guwapings & other favorite horror mystery suspense supernatural melodrama stories in popular media in the Philippines.🇵🇭📽🎬🎞🎥🎭📻📺📹🙏👼⭐🌈🌎🌏🌍😇🎗😀🤓
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