Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla | |
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Agimat Title Card
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Starring | varies by episode |
Country of origin | Philippines |
No. of episodes | 86 episodes |
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Running time | 1 hour |
Production company(s) | Dreamscape Entertainment Television |
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Original network | ABS-CBN |
Original release | August 15, 2009 – March 18, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Komiks (2006-2009) |
ABS-CBN presents Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla (The Amulet: The Chronicles of Ramon Revilla) is a series based on the movies of Ramon Revilla Sr. of the 1990s and 2000s, which features the Filipino cultural belief in the powers of an agimat or amulet. The milieu of the characters and stories are primarily set in Cavite province where the belief in amulets remains strong to this day.
The Agimat series will comprise four titles. Tiagong Akyat is played by Gerald Anderson wherein he has superhuman strength, speed, and the ability to climb high walls through his amulet that makes him invincible. Tonyong Bayawak is played by Coco Martin and has the abilities and characteristics of the bayawak (monitor lizard). Elias Paniki is played by Jake Cuenca who will have the quest to destroy all witches and warlocks. Pepeng Agimat is played by Jolo Revilla, who will fulfill the mission of killing of the aswangs or vampires.
But during Season 2, it is now transform into an afternoon mini-series as part of Haponstatic block, now "Kapamilya Gold". Bianong Bulag is played by Jason Abalos a blind young man gets hold of an amulet that makes him a deadly sharpshooter a special power he uses to help those in need. Kapitan Inggo is played again by Jolo Revilla which has the power to ward off bullets and conquer his enemies.
The series aired on ABS-CBN, locally available in the Philippines. The network announced that the Agimat series was unofficially cancelled due to poor ratings on March 18, 2011.
NOTE: Aside from Saturday night (August 15, 2009 as Tiagong Akyat-August 21, 2010 as Elias Paniki), Season 2 was already moved to January 24, 2011 but unofficially ended on March 18 for the cancellation of the series.