Ilumina (TV series)
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Developed by | Dode Cruz |
| Directed by |
Mark A. Reyes Topel Lee |
| Creative director(s) | Jun Lana |
| Starring |
Rhian Ramos Aljur Abrenica Jackie Rice Paulo Avelino |
| Opening theme | "Tadhana" by Up Dharma Down |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
| No. of episodes | 80 episodes |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Producer(s) | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Location(s) | Philippines |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC |
| Original release | August 2 – November 19, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ilumina is a fantasy-themed Philippine drama series about witchcraft, demonic possession,and sorcery directed by Mark A. Reyes and distributed by GMA Network. It premiered on August 2, 2010 replacing Diva.
Long time ago there was a war between the sorcerers and sorceresses as they contest who among them was the strongest. Elizaria (Sam Pinto) came, defeated them all, and she became the most powerful sorceress, bringing peace to their world. Then came a prophecy that there would be another war. Elizaria knew this and she created the Ilumina or "Ang Aklat Ng Salamangka" (The Sorcerer's Book), containing all the secrets she knew and every power she had. The sorcerers cannot settle among themselves over who would keep the Ilumina and so they fought for it. The second war began and divided the sorcerers into two factions, Black and White. The Black sorcerers first acquired the Ilumina, becoming the most powerful, until Elena (Rochelle Pangilinan), Sasha (Cara Eriguel) and the other white sorcerers took back the book. The war continued on long after that, becoming more deadly over the years.
Years later, a woodsman named Romano Sebastian (Cesar Montano), was in the forest when one of his traps suddenly activates. He was surprised to find a woman inside and helps her out. Her name was Melina Azardon (Jean Garcia) and she has fallen in love with him.
Melina searched for Romano in the town and found him at the church getting married to Elsa Sebastian (Ara Mina). Melina felt betrayed and enraged. Unbeknown to them, Melina was a black sorceress. She noticed that Elsa is pregnant, so she took revenge by cursing Elsa's twins, turning them into conjoined twins, or "kambal tuko". Romano knew it was Melina's doing so he rallied the townspeople to hunt down Melina in the forest and set her on flames as a witch. As Melina is surrounded by the flames, she threatened Romano and Elsa that she will return, and at that moment, her spirit controls one of the twins. Hiding in the bushes, Melina's twin sister Elvira Azardon(Jean Garcia) witnessed this tragic event tearfully. Every night thereafter, the evil spirit of Melina continues to terrorize the family of Romana and Krisanta.
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