Award-winning indie stars Mary Joy Apostol and Meryll Soriano play a mother and daughter plagued by a curse on this Saturday’s (February 23) “MMK.”

Bernadette (Mary Joy) was born with dark, rough skin, bulging eyes and a facial deformity. Her mother, Jona (Meryll) believes it is a curse on their family, but will still try her best to accept the child.

Due to her mother’s hesitation to accept her, Bernadette will feel unloved, and try to seek affection from other people. Until one day she gets pregnant but will be left hanging by the man whom she thought had truly loved her.

Who will help Bernadette in her time of need? Where will she be able to find the love she is desperately searching for?

The episode stars Mary Joy, who was named Best Actress at the first ASEAN Film Awards for “Birdshot”, and Meryll, who won Best Actress for “Donor” at the 2010 Brussles International Independent Film Festival.

Also in this episode are Teejay Marquez, Patrick Sugui, and Yesha Camile. It is under the direction of Eduardo Roy Jr. and written by Bing Castro-Villannueva.

Don’t miss the longest-running drama anthology in Asia, “MMK,” every Saturday on ABS-CBN.