Machete (TV series)
Machete is a 2011 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a Philippine fictional character of the same name by Pablo S. Gomez. Directed by Don Michael Perez and Gina Alajar, it stars Aljur Abrenica in the title role. It premiered on January 24, 2011 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Jillian: Namamasko Po. The series concluded on March 18, 2011 with a total of 40 episodes. It was replaced by Captain Barbell in its timeslot.
| Machete | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Machete (1990) by Pablo S. Gomez |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | |
| Creative director | Jun Lana |
| Starring | Aljur Abrenica |
| Theme music composer | Jobart Bartolome |
| Opening theme | "Ikaw Nga Ba?" by Aljur Abrenica |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nieva M. Sabit |
| Editors |
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| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30–45 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | January 24 – March 19, 2011[1] |
Cast and characters
Bela Padilla portrays Aginaya.
Ryza Cenon portrays Marla Lucero.
- Main cast
- Aljur Abrenica as Machete / Dakila Romero[2]
- Bela Padilla as Aginaya / Rosella
- Ryza Cenon as Marla Lucero / fake Aginaya / new Bugana
- Supporting cast
- Ryan Eigenmann as Karum
- Polo Ravales as Zander
- Chariz Solomon as Candy de Jesus
- Anita Linda as older Aginaya
- Zoren Legaspi as Malyari
- John Arcilla as Alfonso
- Gina Alajar as Elena
- Rio Locsin as Divina Lucero
- Nonie Buencamino as Carlos
- Karen delos Reyes as Bugana
- Rocky Gutierrez as Lucco
- Gwen Zamora as Serena Johns
- Stephanie Henares as Valerie Santillan
- Guest cast
- Daniella Amable as young Rosella
- Sheena Lorenzo as young Marla
- Chef Philipps as Edward John
- Carmina Villarroel as Linda Ledesma
- Joyce Ching as Dessa Ledesma
- Paolo Contis as Homer
- Robert Villar as Val Ledesma
- Daniel Matsunaga as Baal[3]
- Kris Bernal as Jessa Ledesma / Jessa Romero
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of Machete earned a 12.8% rating.[4] While the final episode scored a 13.2% rating.[5]
References
- http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=662205&publicationSubCategoryId=70
- http://www.pep.ph/celeb/health-beauty/23556/aljur-abrenica-prepares-his-body-for-machete-role/
- http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/7824/daniel-matsunaga-will-battle-with-aljur-abrenica-for-machete39s-finale-this-friday#39;s-%3C-em%3Efinale-this-Friday
- Santiago, Erwin (January 25, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People Ratings (Jan. 21-24): Machete makes its mark on primetime, debuts at No. 2". Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- Santiago, Erwin (March 22, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People Ratings (March 18-21): Mara Clara still leads primetime; Eat Bulaga! rules daytime". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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