Komiks Presents: Dragonna

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Komiks Presents: Dragonna
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Also known asDragonna
Genre Superhero
Created by ABS-CBN Corporation
Directed byDon Don Santos
Starring Shaina Magdayao
Alessandra De Rossi
Jake Cuenca
Opening theme"Umiinit, Umaapoy, Lumiliyab" by Panky Trinidad
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network ABS-CBN
Original releaseDecember 20, 2008 (2008-12-20) 
February 7, 2009 (2009-02-07)
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Dragonna is a Philippine superhero television series broadcast on ABS-CBN, based on the comic book character Dragonna created by Mars Ravelo. Shaina Magdayao plays the titular superheroine with Jake Cuenca as her love interest. The series is about a teenage girl who discovers that she has pyrokinetic abilities and decides to use this newly found ability for a greater good. She releases this ability every time she loses her temper. [1]

Contents

Two superheroes meet as the heroine Dragonna bids goodbye in her last fight and the bombastic Flash Bomba begins his adventure. [2]

Synopsis

Tomboyish Olive (Shaina Magdayao) comes from a race of Tagon or Taong Dragon with a blood of a dragon thru her family. Olive will discover that she has the power to create fire. Olive dons her costume: Dragonna. Rona's real name is Olive and acquired her own identity to transform into a female taong dragon. Can Edgar actually carry out his plan without falling in love with the feisty girl but will he fall in love with Rona?

The three firemen namely Narcisso (Bayani Agbayani), Elmo (Long Mejia) and Junior (Arnold Reyes) will discover that water will prevent Rona's "hot" temper because of the argument that Rona and Edgar (Jake Cuenca) got into. Olive/Rona turned into a superheroine called; "Dragonna", to meet up with her brother Rafael.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

See also

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References

  1. Dragonna Story Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved via www.abs-cbn.com December 16, 2008.
  2. Dragonna bows out and Flash Bomba makes his debut retrieved via www.abs-cbn.com February 6, 2009.