Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa

Philippine TV series

Drama
Crime
Action
Suspense

Created byABS-CBN Studios
Keiko AquinoDeveloped byABS-CBN StudiosDirected by

Dan Villegas
Andoy Ranay
Darnel Joy Villaflor
Jerry Lopez Sineneng

Starring

Jodi Sta. Maria
Bela Padilla
Ketchup Eusebio
Tony Labrusca
Kit Thompson
Sandino Martin
Ivana Alawi

Country of originPhilippinesOriginal languageFilipinoNo. of episodes75 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerJemila JimenezProducerArnel T. NacarioEditors

Aries Pascual
Jake Maderazo
Ceazarah Terrado-Vidallo
Marieta Manlutac
Joshua Ducasen
Dennis Austria
Godwin Lucena
Jessica Rae Viñas

Running time26–35 minutesProduction companyDreamscape Entertainment TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkABS-CBNReleaseApril 29 (2019-04-29) –
August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)

Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa (International title: Mea Culpa / transl. Who is the Offender: My Fault) is a 2019 Philippine television drama crime series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Dan Villegas, Andoy Ranay, Darnel Joy Villaflor and Jerry Lopez Sineneng, it stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Bela Padilla, Ketchup Eusebio, Tony Labrusca, Kit Thompson, Sandino Martin, and Ivana Alawi. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on TFC from April 29 to August 9, 2019, replacing Halik and was replaced by The Killer Bride.

Premise

One unfateful night, Juris (Bela Padilla), along with five other lawyers, Drei (Tony Labrusca), Bogs (Ketchup Eusebio), Greco (Kit Thompson), Gaylord (Sandino Martin), and Lolita (Ivana Alawi), accidentally ran over a woman named Barbara (Rubi Rubi) who stole a baby from the hospital. They decided to bury Barbara's body afterwards. Juris took care of the child as her own, under the thought that they killed the child's mother. The real mother, Fina (Jodi Sta. Maria), emerges and is desperate to win her child back. Follow the story of the six lawyers, who would be torn in doing the right thing or disobeying the law they swore to promote.

Cast and characters

Main

Jodi Sta. Maria^[2]^[3] as Filipina "Fina" S. Baniaga
Bela Padilla^[2]^[3] as Julie Iris "Juris" Miranda / Julie Iris Agoncillo-Montelibano
Ketchup Eusebio^[2]^[3] as Ambrosio "Bogs" Bitangcol / Armand Bitangcol
Tony Labrusca^[2]^[3] as Andrei Joseph "Drei" Montelibano
Kit Thompson^[2]^[3] as Gregorio "Greco" Catapang, Jr.
Sandino Martin^[2]^[3] as Gaylord Mamaril
Ivana Alawi^[2]^[3] as Lolita del Rio

Supporting

Janice de Belen^[2]^[3] as Amor Capuyan
Agot Isidro^[3] as Dolores Miranda
Ayen Munji-Laurel as Matilda Montelibano
Boboy Garovillo^[3] as Emilio "Emil" Agoncillo
Jay Manalo as Luciano "Lucio" del Rio
Maria Isabel Lopez as Maria Isabel "Maribel" Baniaga
Allan Paule as Gregorio "Gorio" Catapang, Sr.
Carla Martinez as Celia de Vera
Leo Rialp as Estelito "Titong" de Vera
Alvin Anson as Yandro Torres
Menggie Cobarrubias as Lordivino Mamaril
Via Veloso as Alice Catapang
Chiqui del Carmen as Abigail Mamaril
Iyannah Sumalpong as Joy S. Baniaga/Leyna Montelibano
Ziljan Ventenilla as Noah S. Baniaga

Guests

Bernard Palanca as Rommel Baniaga
Joko Diaz as Ernesto Miranda
CX Navarro as Rafa Catapang
Noel Rayos as Dante Gallego
Precious Espinosa as Christy Villanueva
Karla Pambid as Atty. Greta Pilapil
MM Gigante as Sibuyas
William Lorenzo as Pedring Soliman
Benedict Campos as Juancho Dela Cruz
Rubi Rubi as Barbara Villanueva

Production

Development

In September 2018, the drama series was originally titled as Mea Culpa.^[4] On the ABS-CBN trade launch in November 2018, the drama series was titled as Mea Culpa: Sino ang Maysala?.^[5]^[6] On March 18, 2019, the title was reversed into Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa.^[7]^[8]

Casting

JC Santos was hired to star in this project^[4] but later on withdrew.^[9]

Broadcast

Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa premiered on April 29, 2019.^[10]^[11]

Reruns

The show began airing reruns on ALLTV since August 5 to October 22, 2023 replacing the rerun of Ngayon at Kailanman and replaced the rerun of Sana Dalawa ang Puso.

Mea Culpa: The Hidden Files

A director's cut version of the series, Mea Culpa: The Hidden Files was released on iWantTFC.^[12]

Ratings

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(9:15PM PST)
Pilot Episode	Finale Episode	Peak	Average
22.2% May 6, 2019^[13]	25.1% August 9, 2019^[14]	25.1% August 9, 2019^[14]	17.4%

Accolades

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Results
2019	33rd PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Primetime Drama Series	Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa	Nominated^[15]

References

^ "Mea Culpa".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Jodi vs Bela in Sino Ang May Sala teaser". ABS-CBN News. March 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "WATCH: Jodi vs 6 lawyers in Sino Ang May Sala trailer". ABS-CBN News. April 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bela Padilla, JC Santos to star in teleserye". ABS-CBN News. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
^ Mea Culpa Trailer: Coming in 2019 on ABS-CBN!. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment.
^ "LIST: All the shows, movies announced at ABS-CBN's 'Family is Love' trade event". ABS-CBN News. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Sino Ang Maysala Teaser 1 | Coming Soon on ABS-CBN!. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment.
^ Sino Ang Maysala Teaser 2 | Coming Soon on ABS-CBN!. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment.
^ Baby E. (May 7, 2019). "JC tinanggihan sina Jodi at Bela". Pang-Masa. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ Sino Ang May Sala Full Trailer: Coming Soon on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. April 3, 2019.
^ Sino Ang Maysala Suspense Trailer: This Monday, April 29 on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. April 26, 2019.
^ "iWant versus TV: Bela and her friends in "Mea Culpa"". ABS-CBN Entertainment. ABS-CBN. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ "National TV Ratings (April 29, 2019 - Monday)". ABS-CBN Corporate. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "National TV Ratings (August 9-12, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporate. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (September 22, 2019). "33rd Star Awards for Television names TV Queens; PMPC bares nominees". Pep.ph. Retrieved September 23, 2019.