Alakdana

Alakdana
Alakdana title screen
Also known as	The Lady Scorpion
Genre	Fantasy Romance Drama Horror
Created by	GMA Entertainment TV Group
Directed by	Mac Alejandre
Starring	Louise delos Reyes Paulo Avelino Alden Richards
Theme music composer	Vehnee Saturno
Opening theme	"Sa Pangarap Ko" sung by Frencheska Farr
Composer(s)	Vehnee Saturno
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	78 episodes (Final)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30–45 minutes (approx. 25 minutes w/o commercials)
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Picture format	480i NTSC
Original release	January 24 – May 13, 2011
Chronology
Followed by	Ang Yaman ni Lola (August 23, 2010-January 21, 2011)

Alakdana (English: The Lady Scorpion) is an original fantasy-horror drama series aired by GMA Network. It is topbilled by tween star Louise delos Reyes as Adana. Her leading men for this project are Paulo Avelino, Richie Paul Gutierrez and newcomer Alden Richards. Members of its cast include Jean Garcia, Matthew Mendoza, Jobelle Salvador, Jhoana Marie Tan, Perla Bautista, Racquel Montesa, and Ian de Leon. It will be directed by Mac Alejandre and premieres this January 24, 2011 on GMA′s Dramarama sa Hapon (now Afternoon Prime) block replacing Ang Yaman ni Lola. The show premiered on January 26, 2011 on GMA Pinoy TV, 2 days after its original premiere. The show ended on May 13 and replaced by Blusang Itim.

The story centers on a girl named Adana. Adana is plagued with a scorpion tail. Thus, making her life very uneasy and woeful. Despite of the plague, Adana grows up to be a kind-hearted, down to earth and God-fearing child. Adana, with a fear of having her big secret revealed, will be hiding her identity as a girl born with an unusual scorpion tail.