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. The series concluded on March 18, 2011 with a total of 40 episodes.

Machete
Title card
Genre	Fantasy drama
Based on	Machete (1990) by Pablo S. Gomez
Written by	Renato Custodio Jr. Denoy Navarro-Dunio Tina Velasco Marlon Miguel
Directed by	Don Michael Perez Gina Alajar
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	Benedict Lavastida Robert Reyes Eddie Esmedia
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	January 24 (2011-01-24) – March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)

Cast and characters

Cast

Aljur Abrenica

Bela Padilla

Ryza Cenon

Lead cast

• Aljur Abrenica as Machete / Dakila Romero^[1]

Supporting cast

• Bela Padilla as Aginaya / Rosella^[2]
• Ryza Cenon as Marla Lucero / fake Aginaya / Bugana
• 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 younger Rosella
• Sheena Lorenzo as younger 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

Production

Principal photography commenced on December 28, 2010.^[4]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of Machete earned a 12.8% rating.^[5] The final episode scored a 13.2% rating.^[6]