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fantasy series broadcast by

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. Directed by

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and

Eric Quizon Enrico "Eric" Smith Quizon (born January 20, 1967) is a Filipino actor, director, producer, writer and comedian. He is the 10th child of the late comedian-actor, Dolphy. He is also a co-owner of Café Famous in Greenbelt, Makati. In late 2022 ...

, it stars

Angel Locsin Angelica Locsin Colmenares (born April 23, 1985) is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various accolad ...

and

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born May 12, 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor. He is known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the first ever gay-themed series on Philippine TV, '' My Husband's Lover'', Juan C ...

. It premiered on March 20, 2006 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on September 29, 2006 with a total of 138 episodes. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

Sabina is the eldest child of Garam and Ayessa, who both fled from Saladin to escape from Balkan, a dark magician. Sabina’s life is shattered when her parents and siblings are abducted and brought to Saladin. She will eventually find her way to Saladin with the help of Eloida and Argo, who will train her into becoming a magician.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Sabina *

as Argo ;Supporting cast * Carmina Villarroel as Ayessa / Linda * Zoren Legaspi as Garam / Manuel *

Rainier Castillo Rainier Joseph Diaz Castillo, better known simply as Rainier Castillo (born October 21, 1985), is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and dancer. His father lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for his "killer smile" and one-trick p ...

as Jimboy / Erastus *

Ryza Cenon Rhiza Ann Cenon Simbulan (born December 21, 1987), known professionally as Ryza Cenon, is a Filipino actress, dancer, model and painter. In 2004, she became the Ultimate Female Survivor of the second season of '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. ...

as Sara / Pria *

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as Markadan *

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 Eloida *

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress. She began her career after finishing as a finalist on the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' (2003). She was the first Filipina to be named by '' FHM Philippines'' as ...

as Juno * Eddie Gutierrez as Balkanin *

Jaime Fabregas Jaime Francisco García Fábregas (; born February 28, 1950) is a Filipino actor and musical scorer. Early life Jaime Francisco García Fábregas was born in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines to his parents Pedro Fábregas and Isabel Gar ...

as Aduro * Nanding Josef as Malko * Spanky Manikan as Carab * Gabe Mercado as Dibin *

Valerie Concepcion Valerie Norona Galang-Sunga (born December 21, 1987), known professionally as Valerie Concepcion (), is a Filipino actress, television host, and endorser. She is known for her role as Nora Ferrer in the soap opera '' Sinasamba Kita'' but later tr ...

as Naryan *

Sheena Halili Sheena Yvette Castro Halili-Manzanero (born January 16, 1987) is a Filipino actress, host, and businesswoman. She is best known for her portrayals as a sidekick to protagonists or antagonists in hit television series. Career Halili entered P ...

as Lyness * Jade Lopez as Amyla * Nicole Anderson as Lyjah * Ehra Madrigal as Vynah * Nikki Lirag as Salye *

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a Filipino film and television actress and director. One of the most awarded actresses in Philippine cinema, she has won the Philippine movie grand slam, r ...

as Adana * Polo Ravales as Ebrio * Bearwin Meily as Bodyal *

Jake Cuenca Juan Carlos Cuenca (; born December 30, 1987), popularly known as Jake Cuenca, is a Filipino actor. He also played for United Football League Division 2 sides Team Socceroo FC. Career At the age of nine, Cuenca was discovered by talent scout ...

as Terman * Gene Padilla as Magil * Mel Kimura as Besay ;Guest cast *

Ella Cruz Gabriela Annjane "Ella" Umali Cruz (; born August 17, 1996) is a Filipino actress. She played the title character in the 2012 fantasy drama ''Aryana (TV series), Aryana''. Career She started her career on GMA Network in 2006, her first proje ...

as younger Sabina * Miguel Villarreal Aguila as younger Argo * Renz Juan as younger Juno / Janus *

Miguel Tanfelix Miguel Torrejos Tanfelix (born September 21, 1998) is a Filipino actor. Tanfelix played young Pagaspas in the fantasy series '' Mulawin'' (2004); he gained prominence after playing the role of Niño Inocente, a mentally challenged boy in the s ...

as younger Jimboy * Sandy Talag as younger Sara * Jodell Stasic as younger Ebrio * Darryl Lelis as younger Termam * Dwight Gaston as Orbal * Viviene Dela Cruz as Sulah *

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Mikaela María Antonia "Mikee" de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski (born February 26, 1974) is a Filipino people, Filipino sports official, equestrianism, equestrian, model, former actress and television host. She was a gold medalist at the 2002 A ...

as Tamara * Mura * Oyo Boy Sotto as Hamir * Toby Alejar as Larius * Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Losaya

References

External links

* * 2006 Philippine television series debuts 2006 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine fantasy television series Television shows about magic {{Philippines-fantasy-tv-prog-stub