Machete (TV series)

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Machete
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Title card
Genre Fantasy drama
Based onMachete (1990)
by Pablo S. Gomez
Written by
  • Renato Custodio Jr.
  • Denoy Navarro-Dunio
  • Tina Velasco
  • Marlon Miguel
Directed by
Creative director Jun Lana
Starring Aljur Abrenica
Theme music composerJobart Bartolome
Opening theme"Ikaw Nga Ba?" by Aljur Abrenica
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerNieva M. Sabit
Editors
  • Benedict Lavastida
  • Robert Reyes
  • Eddie Esmedia
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time30–45 minutes
Production companyGMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJanuary 24 (2011-01-24) 
March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)

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.

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Cast and characters

Cast
Aljur Abrenica at SM City Gensan (P. Jones pic) - Flickr (cropped).jpg
Aljur Abrenica
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Bela Padilla
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Ryza Cenon
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Guest cast

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] While the final episode scored a 13.2% rating. [6]

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References

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