Pirena

Pirena
Encantadia character
Glaiza de Castro portrays Sangre Pirena
First appearance	Encantadia (2005 TV series)
Last appearance	Encantadia (2016 TV series)
Created by	Suzette Doctolero
Portrayed by	Sunshine Dizon (2005-06) Glaiza de Castro (2016-17)
Information
Nickname(s)	Pirena
Species	Hathor Diwata (Enkanto fairy)
Gender	Female
Family	Hagorn (father) Mine-a (mother) Amihan(Half-sister) Alena (Half-sister) Danaya(Half youngest sister)
Children	Mira

Pirena/Sang'gre Pirena is a character and the protagonist-antagonist of the Encantadia series, written by Suzette Doctolero. The Encantadia franchise, consisting of four series Encantadia (2005), Etheria (2005-06), Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas (2006), and Encantadia (2016), is primarily focused on Pirena's quest to get the throne of the Lireo from her sister Amihan. Pirena is portrayed by actress Sunshine Dizon on the first 3 series, and in the spin-off movie Mulawin: The Movie, while Glaiza de Castro portayed the character in the 2016 series of the same name.

In Encantadia, Pirena is the daughter of Mine-a, the Queen of Lireo and Hagorn, prince of Hathoria. She grew up believing that as the eldest among the four Sang'gres, she is the rightful as a successor to her mother. She had full of hatred when Amihan, her sister who grew up in the mortal world went back to Encantadia, wherein she was consistently manipulated by her dama(nanny) Gurna, a half Lirean and half Hathorian spy. She lost in a battle organized by her mother, leading to Amihan's succession of the throne. She defected from Lireo, stole the fire gem and formed allies with the Hathoria Kingdom leading to Amihan's downfall.

Encantadia writer, Suzette Doctolero coined the name "Pirena" from english word, "fire" as Pirena is the keeper of Gem of Fire. In the series, four gems of nature referred as Brilyante (Gems) control balance in their world: the air, fire, water and earth.

Pirena is the oldest of the four daughters of Mine-a. Her father's identity was kept secret from her until Hagorn, her father confessed the truth from whom her powers of shapeshifting and swiftness in battle are believed to have been inherited. Naturally proud and gifted with a keen intelligence, Pirena believes that Amihan stole the throne of Lireo as well as the affections of their mother Mine-a from her. Pirena looks upon her hand-maiden Gurna as a confidant. Though outwardly cold, Pirena is actually a kind person however, her kindness was often consumed by the brainwashing of Gurna. Impulsive and willful, Pirena is very transparent with her emotions. She is the most frank and brutally honest of the sisters, sometimes inconsiderate of the effect of her words to those around her. Because they share so many of the same personality traits, she always ends up quarreling with Danaya. Since she was young, she has the ambition to become the next queen of Lireo. This ambition of hers blinds her from seeing what is right and what is wrong and treating her sisters as merely rivals who stand no chance against her.Pirena's weapon are two daggers that can be comibined into one: the longer sword is called "baga"(flame) and the shorter one is called "siklab"(spark).