Encantadia (2005 TV series)
| Encantadia | |
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| Genre |
Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance |
| Created by | Suzette Doctolero |
| Starring |
Sunshine Dizon Iza Calzado Karylle Diana Zubiri Dingdong Dantes Jennylyn Mercado Yasmien Kurdi Mark Herras and others |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Enchanta |
| No. of episodes | 160 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | May 2 – December 9, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Etheria |
| Related shows |
Mulawin Encantadia |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Encantadia is a Filipino fantasy television series (locally known as telefantasya) produced by GMA Network. It is the first installment of the Encantadia series. The pilot episode was aired on May 10, 2005. Its last episode was aired on December 9 of the same year to give way to its second book, Etheria. The series garnered both popular and critical recognition at home and abroad, including winning the 2005 Teleserye (Television Series) of the Year at the Los Angeles-based Gawad Amerika Awards.
Reruns of Encantadia were aired on Fox Filipino and worldwide via GMA Life TV.
The requel of the series is currently being aired.
Encantadia is a term coined from the Filipino words "enkanto", "enkanta", "enkantada", or "enkantado" (which was in turn derived from the Spanish term encant(ad){o/a}) which means enchanted beings endowed with supernatural powers.
In the show, Encantadia is a vast enchanted realm comprising four divided kingdoms where different mythical entities thrive. These four kingdoms—Adamya, Sapiro, Lireo, and Hathoria—bear the four precious stones that holds the land's balance. The tranquility and future of Encantadia rests on the four gemstones of water, earth, air and fire; each being carefully kept by the bearers from each kingdom. But when the Hathors, from the kingdom of Hathoria, threaten to accumulate all the gems from the other bearers, hostility and the great Lirean war sweep over the realm. It is a battle of three kingdoms against one.
The story unfolds in Lireo, the kingdom where Ynang Reyna (Queen Mother) Minea lives with her daughters Amihan, Alena, Danaya, and Pirena. The four Sangg'res are tasked to be the new keepers of the brilliantes. Their skills in war and their powers as the royalty of the diwatas are believed to be the strength of Lireo. As long as the gemstones are kept properly, the balance of nature in Encantadia remains. But this story tells viewers that powers can also break precious relationships as Pirena had plotted the downfall of her own sister Amihan, who won the competition for the Lirean crown, and the other Sangg'res Danaya and Alena took Amihan's side.This resulted into the War of the four Gems
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