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Maricel Soriano reminds fans why she’s the ‘Diamond Star’ in ‘MMK’ return

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<p>Fans haven&#x27;t seen Maricel Soriano act on &quot;Maalaala Mo Kaya&quot; for more than a decade, but after Saturday&#x27;s heart-wrenching episode, they were simply left clamoring for more from the award-winning actress. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1449642" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>The compliments from fans should mean a lot for Soriano, who said that she only returned to the drama anthology because she was so moved by the script — and it&#x27;s safe to say that a lot of those who caught her performance felt the same. </p><p>For the episode, she played a poor woman who treated an illegitimate child she raised as her own. She found herself at a crossroad when her son discovered that her real mom is alive and started asking if he could meet her, convinced that she could provide him a better life. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZYohq4B2kf/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Maricel Soriano (@maricelsoriano)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-09-23T13:17:00+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Sep 23, 2017 at 6:17am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Her son, portrayed by JC de Vera, however, would soon learn that her biological mom isn&#x27;t as selfless nor caring as Soriano&#x27;s character, in an episode that taught viewers the true and ideal meaning of the word &quot;mother.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1449640" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>Check out the reaction from fans, as well as from some celebrities, below: </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">And the one and only Diamond Star Maricel Soriano is back!!! Ang saya ng mga seswang! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMK?src=hash">#MMK</a></p>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/911565554099425281">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Umpisa pa lng nakakaiyak na agad tong MMK! Panira ng mascara mga seswang! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a></p>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/911570609485758471">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Totoo ba talaga yun na may batas ang simbahan na illegitimate children cannot be priests? Kalurks! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a></p>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/911577487540289537">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">a mothers love is the purest love there ever will be in the world. love them, because u will never get another. 😭❤ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— Vener Zygmond (@vener_zygmond) <a href="https://twitter.com/vener_zygmond/status/911584423904083968">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brilliant Maricel Soriano ! She should be given more projects. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— TJ Baguio (@tj_baguio) <a href="https://twitter.com/tj_baguio/status/911568362441908225">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maricel is a real icon. Her acting is reminiscent of the Charito Solis!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/maricelsoriano?src=hash">#maricelsoriano</a></p>— Butch (@thisisbutch) <a href="https://twitter.com/thisisbutch/status/911579475699101696">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So glad that Maricel Soriano is gladly welcomed by fans like me. Welcome Diamond Star!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— Albin John Lalaguna (@iamsilvermage) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsilvermage/status/911569205840850944">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">dude that&#x27;s THE Maricel Soriano. first scene pa lang, TATAK agad<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a></p>— sandruh (@_sandrastouch) <a href="https://twitter.com/_sandrastouch/status/911567060865392640">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">you can&#x27;t contest her title. she proved it in this MMK episode.<br/><br/>Ms. Maricel Soriano<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a></p>— sandruh (@_sandrastouch) <a href="https://twitter.com/_sandrastouch/status/911586460356112384">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">How about a teleserye for Miss Maricel Soriano? Please? ❤ <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV">@StarCreativesTV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— iam_g (@gggggaaaaa12) <a href="https://twitter.com/gggggaaaaa12/status/911627586622631938">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Due to demands please give Ms.MARICEL SORIANO another mmk episode.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a><br/><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— Anna Navarro (@Anavarro1170) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anavarro1170/status/911579720583540736">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The artistry &amp; brilliance of the one and only diamond star Maricel Soriano lives on! ❤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— #HASHTAGS_TRACKER (@HASHTAG_EDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/HASHTAG_EDGE/status/911567130042048514">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A very heartwhelming story. Applause to Ms. Maricel Soriano and JC De Vera 😢😍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a></p>— ☆AJA (@Imajalcantara23) <a href="https://twitter.com/Imajalcantara23/status/911579108122824704">September 23, 2017</a><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The best and the most versatile actress is back <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MaricelSoriano</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMomBeyondBlood?src=hash">#MMKMomBeyondBlood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMKMaricelSoriano?src=hash">#MMKMaricelSoriano</a></p>— Ada (@Ada_19c) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ada_19c/status/911565075126906881">September 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>