Saturday, October 22, 2016

Jennylyn Mercado: Milagros

Jennylyn Mercado

"I play the role of Milagros. I'm an encantada who grows up in the world of mortals. Cinderella-like ang kwento ko. The character of Allan Paule adopts me. I grow up with a scheming stepmother (Ira Adlawan) and stepsister (Gail Valencia).

"Anthony (Mark Herras) is my childhood sweetheart. We get separated when we are young, but meet again when I decide to work as a maid in their household. We make a vow to love each other forever. "I discover my ability to control the wind while growing up. There's this one time when I get so angry at a playmate that she is blown away."

Mark Herras: Anthony

Mark Herras

"I play the role of Anthony here. I am Jennylyn's (character) childhood best friend. Then I go to the States to study. When I come back, I'm all grown up and I don't remember her, even when she becomes one of our housemaids. Milagros, on the other hand, remembers me. I am a mortal here. That's why I wear ordinary clothes."

Friday, May 06, 2005

Karylle: Alena

Karylle

"I am Alena. I am one of four daughters of Inang Reyna (Dawn Zulueta). I have the power to control water and the ability to hypnotize. I am the only daughter who has no desire to become queen of Lireo.

"I'm a warrior, just like my other sisters. I'm skilled in fighting, using a long sphere. I'm independent and I don't need a man to defend me. I'm not interested in finding my knight in shining armor."

Dingdong Dantes: Ybarro

Dingdong Dantes

"My character's name is Ybarro. I'm a warrior. Warriors are like the royal subjects here. We live outside the palace.

"I don't have special powers here but I am Encantadia's bravest and strongest warrior. Karylle is my love interest here but there is also a love triangle between Karylle, Iza and myself.

"I have four layers of costume here. Unlike the royals, I only have one costume. I play another character named Ibrahim... but I am not allowed to talk about him."

Iza Calzado: Amihan

Iza Calzado

"I portray the character Amihan. I have the power to command the wind, and the ability to float in the air. I am also skillful with the sword. My father (Richard Gomez) trains me well.

"I'm second to Pirena, who is the eldest among the four daughters. The scheming Pirena plays an important role in my life. She will attempt to claim what is rightfully mine. Amihan has a good heart. She is very patient. She believes that Pirena will eventually change her ways."

Diana Zubiri: Danaya

Diana Zubiri

"I play Danaya. I am the youngest of the four children of Inang Reyna (Dawn Zulueta). I am the youngest but I'm the most fearless. But I'm not really a kontrabida.

"I'm now wearing my warrior costume. I also have a royal gown. Putting on costumes is kind of hard. Part of the preparations was for us to learn martial arts. Since my character bears the power of the earth, the weapon given to me is arnis. The others have swords."

Sunshine Dizon: Pirena

Sunshine Dizon

"I play the role of Pirena and I hold the crystal of fire. Pirena is not really bad. She is just brainwashed by Gurna, her guardian. You'll understand, as the story goes along, the reason why Pirena becomes evil.

"This (points to her warrior costume) is just one of my three costumes. I also have a gown and a cloak. Instead of the usual fitting, I had to undergo body casting for this one. Pati ulo ko binuhusan. That freaked me out. It takes time to wear just this one costume. This looks like it's only one piece but there are actually 10 separate pieces, the footwear alone consists of four pieces.

"Our costumes were created by Benny Batuctoy and are made of fiberglass."

Nancy Castiglione: Muyak

Nancy Castiglione

"I play Muyak. I was first seen in the soap series 'Mulawin,' but here I look different. I am a little fairy. I think my character has been patterned after Tinkerbell.

"While I'm in Encantadia, I'm always around Inang Reyna and Alena (Karylle's character). I'm Alena's guardian.

"One day, I see Pirena stealing Amihan's daughter; she brings the baby to the mortal world. So since my character is also like a curious George, I also go into the vortex. When Amihan finds out that Pirena has gone to the mortal world, she closes the vortex. In the mortal world, I'm invisible to everyone except the baby, who is Milagros. So I'm stuck with Jennylyn's character who grows up in the mortal world. I'm the only one who really knows for now about the secret. Ako yung susi."

Dawn Zulueta: Inang Reyna

Dawn Zulueta

"Inang Reyna is the heiress to the throne of Encantadia. She has four daughters, who are actually the lead characters in the series. "Inang Reyna's role is really to mediate in the squabble between the four daughters. Some of them want to be queen.

"The encantadas have basic powers but they each have specialties. They inherited these from Inang Reyna and their fathers.

"As Inang Reyna, I have several powers, one of which is the ability to change my figure and form."

Girlie Sevilla: Gurna

Girlie Sevilla

"I'm Gurna, an ordinary diwata. I am Inang Reyna's lady-in-waiting. But I'm faithful to Pirena only because she's my ward. My character is actually the one responsible for bringing out the bad side of Pirena. I am also a spy of the evil forces of Hathoria here in Encantadia."

Era Madrigal: Gigi

Era Madrigal

"I am Gigi. I'm Milagros' best friend. She runs to me whenever she's depressed. We're neighbors. We're both poor and live by the railway."

Gail Valencia: Dina

Gail Valencia

"I play the role of Dina, Milagros' wicked younger sister. I'm always mean to her because I blame her for the death of our father. I call her names and ask her to do all the household chores at home."

Pinky Amador: Carmen

Pinky Amador

"I am Anthony's mother, Carmen. I am very strict because I raised him by myself. I'm a single parent. Anthony and Milagros are childhood sweethearts here. When Mark comes back from the US, as fate would have it, they get back together. I make Milagros' life miserable, too. I don't want my son to end up with her because she's poor."

Polo Ravales: HItaro

Polo Ravales

"I'm the warrior Hitaro. I work hand in hand with Ybarro. We protect the kingdom of Lireo from the Hathors who all want to conquer us. "There's a love triangle between Ybarro, Alena and my character. I'm secretly in love with Alena."

Yasmien Kurdi: Mira

Yasmien Kurdi 

"Mira is the name of my character here. I am Ate Sunshine's daughter whom she swaps with Jennylyn, the real daughter of Ate Iza. Ate Sunshine does that so that I will inherit the throne. I don't know if Mira is supposed to be bad. I think she is only brainwashed to be bad."

Jay Aquitania: Banjo

Jay Aquitania

"I'm Banjo. I'm one of Jennylyn's best friends. I'm involved in a love triangle with Jennylyn and Mark. I don't have a costume since I play the role of a mortal. I was not given an encantado role because GMA 7 does not want my my character here to be compared with my character in 'Mulawin.'"