''Alakdana'' (international title: ''The Lady Scorpion'') is a 2011

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

fantasy series broadcast by

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. Directed by

Mac Alejandre McArthur C. Alejandre (born December 8, 1972) is a Filipino film and television director, as well as the head of TV5's artist management division "Talent5" (TV5 Talent Center). Filmography Featured films Television *'' Ikaw na Sana'' (1997� ...

, it stars

Louise delos Reyes Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress. She starred on various television series such as ''Alakdana'' (2011), ''One True Love (2012 TV series), One True Love'' (2012), '' ...

in the title role. It premiered on January 24, 2011 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up. The series concluded on May 13, 2011 with a total of 78 episodes. The series is streaming online on

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Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Adana San Miguel Madrigal ;Supporting cast *

Jean Garcia Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim (born August 22, 1969), better known as Jean Garcia (), is a Filipino actress. She is known as Madam Claudia Buenavista in the original version of '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'' and as Miss Minchin in the 1995 live-action r ...

as Teresa San Miguel *

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and film producer. He has starred in multiple hit television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), '' Bridges of Love'' (2015), and '' The General's D ...

as Billy Yaneza *

Alden Richards Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr. (born January 2, 1992), known professionally as Alden Richards, is a Filipino actor, entrepreneur television personality, and singer. Known for his leading man roles in romantic and historical drama in television an ...

as Jomari "Joma" Perez * Matthew Mendoza as Vergel Madrigal * Jobelle Salvador as Zoila Madrigal * Jhoana Marie Tan as Veronica Madrigal * Ritchie Paul Gutierrez as Gabriel Geronimo * Perla Bautista as Ising Perez * Racquel Montesa as Olga Gaston * Ian de Leon as Rico Romero *

Karla Estrada Carla Elago Ford (born November 21, 1974), better known as Karla Estrada (), is a Filipino actress, singer, television host, and comedian. She is best known for hosting the talk shows ''Magandang Buhay'' and '' Face 2 Face'' for ABS-CBN and ...

as Greta Yaneza *

Gwen Zamora Rafaela Gwenah Zamora Likson-Semerád (born August 10, 1990), known professionally as Gwen Zamora, is a Filipina-French actress, model and former dancer in the Philippines. She was previously under GMA Network for six years until switching manag ...

as Rachel Dinagul / Krista Eisenhower * Jan Manual as Vic * Eunice Lagusad as Weng ;Guest cast * Mariel Pamintuan as younger Adana * Randy Frosca as younger Joma * Shermaine Santiago as Shiela Romero * Menggie Cobarrubias as Vergel's father * Baby O'Brien as Vergel's mother *

Carmen Soriano Carmen Soriano (born July 6, 1940) is a Filipino actress and singer. Early life Soriano's father was Fernando Soriano. Soriano's mother was Luz Concepcion, an English teacher. Soriano is the eldest daughter and she is the 4th of six siblings ...

as Zoila's mother

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Alakdana'' earned an 8.1% rating. The final episode scored a 16.6% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.

Accolades

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* * 2011 Philippine television series debuts 2011 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine fantasy television series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-fantasy-tv-prog-stub