"Mulawin" (2004) TV series 2004-????

Creator:

Don Michael Perez

Release Date:

2004 (Philippines)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Owl | Grandmother | Parrot | Bird | Tree

Cast

Richard Gutierrez	...	Aguiluz / Aguilar (2004)
Angel Locsin	...	Alwina
Dennis Trillo	...	Gabriel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alicia Alonzo	...	Rosing (2004)
Jay Aquitania	...	Mulagat (2004)
Amy Austria	...	Lourdes
James Blanco	...	Aramis (2004)
Jaja Bolivar	...	Biba (2004)
Sam Bumatay	...	Young Lawiswis (2004)
Bettina Carlos	...	Florona (2004)
Rainier Castillo	...	Pagaspas / Gus (2004)
Julia Clarete	...	Georgia (2004)
Geneva Cruz	...	Haraya (2004)
Sheryl Cruz	...	Linang (2004)
Isabella De Leon	...	Mayi (2004)
Karen delos Reyes	...	Savana
Michael De Mesa	...	Ravenum (2004)
Eagle	...	Dak-dak (2004)
Gary Estrada	...	Rasmus
BJ Forbes	...	Niwalum (2004)
Kristel Fulgar	...	Young Alwina (2004)
Tanya Garcia	...	Paloma
Eddie Gutierrez	...	Dakila
Nancy Jane	...	Muyak (as Nancy Castiglione)
Michael Roy Jornales	...	Kuskos (2004)
Bianca King	...	Aviona
Denise Laurel	...	Lawiswis / Wis (2004)
Shamel Leask	...	Young Aviona (2004) (as Shammel Leask)
Zoren Legaspi	...	Bagwis
Ehra Madrigal	...	Dalaginding (2004) (as Geralyn Gasper)
Bearwin Meily	...	Kuwak (2004)
Ara Mina	...	Veronica / Vultra (2004)
Katarina Perez	...	Marikit (2004)
Kurt Perez	...	Young Aguiluz (2004)
Pia Pilapil	...	Lucila Montenegro (2004)
Princess Punzalan	...	Maningning (2004)
Bryan Revilla	...	Lino (2004)
Cristine Reyes	...	Estrella (2004) (as Christine Reyes)
Kiel Rodriguez	...	Terong (2004)
Tricia Roman	...	Pamela (2004)
Paul Salas	...	Young Gabriel (2004) (as Paul Andre Salas)
Lloyd Samartino	...	Lucio Montenegro (2004)
Marissa Sanchez	...	Tuka
Shermaine Santiago	...	Oyayi (2004)
Romnick Sarmenta	...	Habagat
Miguel Tanfelix	...	Young Pagaspas (2004)
Giselle Toengi	...	Ynang Reyna
Carmina Villaroel	...	Ina (2004)

Country:

Philippines

Language:

English | Filipino | Tagalog

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Luzon, Philippines

Company:

GMA-7

Trivia:

Mulawin premiered on August 2, 2004 and garnered 33% in local TV ratings and it is still beaten at that time. Its ratings went below 30%, its highest is 48.6%, its lowest is 23% and its final episode garnered 47.0%. It's overall ratings was an impressive 35.5%, GMA's highest overall rating in that time. This was GMA Network's highest rating for its show, until it was beaten by "Darna" (2005) and later by "Encantadia" (2005).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sablay ka na... pasaway ka pa (2005)

Soundtrack:

Ikaw nga

still a long way to go

'Mulawin' is actually an attempt to bring fantasy to daily prime time Philippine TV. think DC's Hawkman and Flash Gordon's bird people and you'll get the picture. 'Mulawin' stars Richard Gutierrez as Aguiluz, the simple Mulawin who is destined to become the savior of his race. The story basically revolves around battle sequences between the Mulawin race and the Ravena, the 'evil' version of the Mulawin race, so to speak.

The makers of 'Mulawin' boasts of its driving plot line and fantastical special effects, and this is where the weaknesses begins. Firstly, the story of 'Mulawin' was promising during it's initial run. As time went along, the driving storyline became soap-operatic, with the occasional fight scenes in between.

Secondly, the effects used in 'Mulawin' is very dated, and anyone who knows and loves effects-filled programs and movies can easily spot the difference... Digital enhancements are pretty obvious, and I'm pretty sure anyone who has a computer and the appropriate software at home can create Mulawin-like scenes with their home videos.

The clincher of it all is that 'Mulawin' is a top-rater in it's time slot, and the shortcomings of the program does not matter to the fans anyway. However, speaking in all honesty, 'Mulawin' is a satisfactory attempt at a soap opera fantasy genre (if there is such a genre). However, there is still a very big room for improvement.