Award-winning actor Ariel Rivera will make viewers cry this Saturday (August 24) in the upcoming family drama episode of "Maalaala Mo Kaya."

Ariel will play the role of Eddy, a father who has two families–one in Albay, while the second resides in Bacolod. How could a father forget about his first family with his children all hoping that he would help them out from poverty? Together with Ariel in the upcoming “MMK” episode are Sheryl Cruz, Trina Legaspi, Marco Gumabao, John Wayne Sace, Karen Reyes, JB Agustin, Joseph Bitangcol, Alfred Labatos, Marissa Sanchez, Matthew Mendoza, Jong Cuenco, Louella de Cordova, Celine Lim, Jed Montero, Erin Ocampo, Arnold Reyes, and new Kapamilya star Ynna Asistio. The story was researched by Alexandra Mae Martin, written by Benjamin Benson Logronio and Arah Jell Badayos, and directed by Raz De la Torre. Don’t miss another touching family drama in the longest-running drama anthology in Asia, “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (MMK), Saturday nighs, after “Wansapanataym” on ABS-CBN. For more updates, log on to www.mmk.abs-cbn.com, follow MMKOfficial on Twitter, and “like” www.facebook.com/­MMKOfficial.