| Genre: | Romance, Drama, Suspense |
| Runtime: | 30-45 minutes |
| Starring: | Cristine Reyes as Eva Fonda |
| Theme Music Composer: | Didith Reyes |
| Composer: | Pablo Vergara |
| Opentheme: | "Bakit Ako Mahihiya?" by Jessa Zaragoza |
| Director: | Jon Red Frasco Mortiz |
| Country: | Philippines |
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| Network: | ABS-CBN |
| Num Episodes: | 50 |
Eva Fonda is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast on ABS-CBN. The series is based of the 1976 Philippine film of the same title.[1] Directed by Jon Red and Frasco Mortiz, it stars Cristine Reyes. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from December 1, 2008 to February 6, 2009, and was replaced by May Bukas Pa. The series made history in 2009 as it became the first Filipino show to win in Seoul International Drama Awards.
Eva de Jesus (Cristine Reyes) comes from a poor but a loving family in a small Philippine fishing village. After losing her father at an early age, she and her mother Edeng (Sylvia Sanchez) have been making ends meet on their own. De Jesus wishes to finish school and settle down with her boyfriend Joel Dakila (Jason Abalos). She is perpetually targeted by the town's men because of their perception of her as beautiful and innocent.
When town rich kid Val Mendez (Baron Geisler) returns from Manila, he seeks out and rapes de Jesus; causing her life to circle the drain. Her boyfriend leaves her, and her family is devastated. In her quest to seek justice, she accidentally stabs Mendez's father, Don Ismael (Mark Gil). Whilst imprisoned, her sister dies from a freak accident. De Jesus escapes imprisonment and flees to Manila. Whilst there, she saves beauty agency manager Patricia "Tita Patty" Rosal (BB Gandanghari) from an assailant; grateful, Rosal offers her work as a model.
De Jesus's modelling career rises quickly, and Rosal informs her a Japanese company has hired them. She and de Jesus fly to Japan, where they meet company president Toshiro Fonda (Lito Legaspi). Fonda secretly plans to marry de Jesus; de Jesus accepts and their marriage is solemnised; however, a week after their wedding, Toshiro dies from heart complications.
Eva, now surnamed Fonda, returns to the Philippines, only to be preyed on by Mendez again. Mendez has kidnapped Dakila and another friend, Rosanna "Osang" Paredes (Princess Ryan), and confined them in a dilapidated building.
AGB Neilsen Philippines reported that Eva Fonda premiered with 26.8% ratings based on the overnight ratings among Mega Manila households.[2]
| 2009 | Seoul International Drama Awards[3] [4] | Special Prize | |
| Best Drama Series (shared with the cast) | |||
| Best Primetime Drama Series |