Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao

infobox Television
show_name = Komiks Presents:
Pedro Penduko at ang mgaEngkantao


format = Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Action
Horror
Comedy
runtime = 1 hour & 15 min.
creator = ABS-CBN Entertainment Dept.
starring = (see cast)
country = flagicon|Philippines Philippines
network = ABS-CBN
endtheme = "Tuloy Parin", by Sponge Cola
first_aired = May 5, 2007
preceded_by = Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko
last_aired = october 27, 2007
num_episodes = 26 Episodes
imdb_id = 1021665
website =

"Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao" ("lit. Pedro Penduko and the Enchanted People") was the 5th season of
Komiks. [ [http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-04-14&sec=3&aid=15008 "Tuloy pa rin ang aventures ni Pedro Penduko!"] "Journal", AccessedApril 14, 2007.] It is the second, installment of the Pedro Penduko komiks series. In this story, Pedro will not be the only one who will fight the evil Kalagua. He would be with the five chosen "Engkantao". [ [http://beta.abs-cbn.com/tabid/104/Article/5045/Default.aspx "Pedro Penduko Embarks on a New Journey!"] "ABS-CBN.com", Accessed May 3,2007.]

The show left a cliffhanger. There is a rumor that Pedro Penduko will comeback 2008.

Plot

High School is finally over for Pedro (Matt Evans), and with it, he'sabout to leave Tulay Buhangin for college. Pedro and Lola Maria (GloriaRomero) find their way to his Lolo Pedro's boarding house at the
University Belt, where Pedro is hoping to lead a normal life as anormal student. Except that, a normal life is not really anoption for Pedro.In the first place, Lolo Pablo (Cris Daluz) isn't your average grandfather -he gets visions of spirits. And his latest vision is a frightening one- the demon Kalagua has escaped from her prison and is determined tofind the chosen Engkantao - a half human, half engkanto hybrid - whosepower can bring her to Floreshka. Once in Floreshka, he intends todestroy the kingdom and all engkantos protecting the human race - andbegin the last apocalypse.

Pedro in the City

In Pedro's arrival, he experienced culture shock. He was amazed by thethings in the city. Then, Lola Maria was captured by an unknown manwith an evil spirit within him, Pedro then recused her using his newpowers. This incident happened in Cubao, Quezon City. In theother hand, a different accident happened in Makati City. It was ina hotel, where Kalagua put an evil spirit on a photographer and one ofthe Engkantaos, Josef, helped stop the evil spirit. Another incidenttook place in Tondo, Manila, where an evil monster came out of thegarbage dump, and attacked the people. Marie, an Engkantao, was thereto help. In Monumento, Caloocan City, Dianne, also anEngkantao, fought the statues, that were brought alive by Kalagua. Alsoanother incident happened in Luneta Grandstand, Manila, whena group of criminals captured people. The fifth Engkantao, Edward,helped them. Quezon City Memorial Circle, is where thelast incident happened. Moy, the last Engkantao, used his powers tokill the snakes, that were attacking the people. These incidentshappened in the same time, but different places. Those places, tracedtogether, forms a Star of David shape, the symbol of the chosenEngkantaos. After the attacks, Kalagua, tries to find the chosenEngkantao, through the body od Dr. Eva.Will banding together help the young heroes - or will it make it easierfor Kalagua to find them?

Engkantao

Engkantao came from the tagalog word "Engkanto" which meanssupernatural beings and "Tao" which means human. Engkantaos werepeople who are half Engkanto and half human.Kalagua, the villain of the story, is taking her revenge and the onlyway to do this is to combine her spirit with engkantaos.And only the six chosen engkantaos can defeat her. The six chosenengkantaos would know if they were the chosen one, if they have a
star birthmark on their body.

Cast and Characters

Main Cast and Characters

*"Matt Evans" as "Pedro Penduko" - an Engkantao of Floreshkan breed, and has the ability to emit colorful energy balls and ESP. This brave yet fun-loving hero wants a normal life, and looks forward to it in college. Little does he know that bigger surprises await for him this time!
*"Oyo Boy Sotto" as "Josef " - the half-Dalaketnon Josef. Dalaketnons are known to be rather beautiful elitists, and Josef is of no exception. A bit of a coño, he's blessed with telekinesis as well as corporeal duplication--meaning he could generate tangible, living copies of himself indefinitely, and his hair and eyes turn white whenever his power manifests. His nose bleeds as a negative effect of his power.
*"Maja Salvador" as "Marie" - a shy probinsiyana, who is half sigben and half human. Sigbens have the ability to become invisible, so they all look different from each other. Some look like dogs, cats and even goats! Not only Marie is gifted with the power of invisibility, she has the ability to shrink, and the ability to grow ears and a tail whenever she is angry. However, she can get memory lapses if she uses too much of her power. Furthermore, her invisibility does not hide sounds, making it possible to track her while invisible using this way
*"Denise Laurel" as "Dianne" - a half-Wak Wak who knows how to kick butt. She has wings so she can fly, as well as crawl on walls coupled with unbelievable agility! As a drawback of using too much power, she loses sight, while her power manifests by making her grow bat-like wings and steel claws. As Wakwaks have a bad reputation, Dianne strives to prove to people that they can be nice as well, although she feels guilty that her ancestors had a bad history with humans.
*"Arron Villaflor" as "Edward" - half-kataw and half human who has the ability to manipulate water. Kataws are considered as mermen, and so Edward can grow fins, scales and web-like hands whenever his power manifests. Because he has the power to manipulate water, Edward dehydrates as a drawback of using a lot of his power. He came from a dark past, as his brother got into an accident because of his powers. A such, he blames himself for his brother's death and vows never to use his powers again.
*"Makisig Morales" as "Moy" - Half santelmo and half human. Santelmos are able to wield fire, and Moy has the ability to generate fire and large fireballs. Feeling different from other kids, he bonds with grown-ups instead, and never fails to lose his sunny disposition. His power also has a drawback, as he gets a high fever because of it. Unlike the other members of his group, Moy is the only person who still doesn't know that he is half-santelmo. This is because Moy's mother already abandoned him when he was still a baby.
*"Angelika dela Cruz" as "Dr. Eva Tabinas/Kalagua/Salupa " - the well-loved guidance counselor at Pedro's university. She seemingly has the perfect life, as everything's going well with her career and family. The students love her dearly, as she can easily relate to them. Her world changes when Kalagua decides to take her body as a host.
*"Melissa Ricks" as "Hiyas" - the former engkantada princess who chose to live as an ordinary human, in order to be with the love of her life, Pedro Penduko. She doesn't have powers, and will try to live a normal life in the university, with the halfSigben Marie as her best friend.
*"Jake Cuenca" as "Napoleon"- Dalaketnon ruler Napoleon, who chooses to be human and ends up as Pedro's bestfriend, in order to look for the love of his life, Semona.
*"Gloria Romero" as "Lola Maria" - Pedro Penduko's grandmother, She came with Pedro when he came to the city. She was the one who managed the boarding house business of Lolo Pablo while he's still in the hospital.
*"Agot Isidro" as "Reyna Bukang Liwayway" - Pedro's mother, who together with his father Juan, rules the kingdom of Floreshka. Like Lolo Pedro, she senses the presence of an evil spirit roaming earth, and will check up on her son every once in a while.
*"Michelle Madrigal" as "Semona" - Napoleon's ex-girlfriend. She was a mere human, and was prohibited to have a relationship with a Dalaketnon. Helpless, she was unable to fight for their love, and became bitter in the end. She will be Kalagua's bridge in wreaking havoc on earth.
*"Kitkat" as "Maalindog" - who now becomes Hiyas' pet flower. Her current appearance doesn't daunt her from being loud, and at times ends up as a referee between Mayumi and Hiyas.
*"Nina Jose" as "Marikit" - the lambana changed to Mayumi by Bukang Liwayway because Mayumi was spoiling Hiyas.
*"Eda Nolan" as "Mayumi" - who works as Hiyas' conscience, companion and source of magic on earth whenever Hiyas is in trouble. Hiyas and Pedro are the only ones who can see her.
* "Aaron Agassi" as "Arthur" - one of the borders, in Lolo Pablo's house.
*"Alwyn Uytingco" as "Topher" - also one of the borders.
*"Beverly Salviejo" as "Kelly" - Landlady in Marie and Hiyas's boarding house.
*"Sharlene San Pedro" as "Monique" - Moy's girl best friend who is quite boyish. It was later revealed that she was also a half-santelmo and half - human engkantao like her bestfriend Moy but she can project blue flame.

Guest Characters by Episode

Episode 1: "Amalanhig"

*"Jamilla Obispo" as "Kalagua's Spirit" - The main villain of the story. Dubbed as the "ultimate evil", she is a Babaylan who was being punished to death without any reason, and now she seeks revenge by combining her spirit with other Engkantaos. Because she is only a mere spirit, Kalagua uses Dr. Eva Tabina's body as a vessel while she works on her plans.
*"Cris Daluz" as "Lolo Pablo Penduko" - the only person who knows that Kalagua was going to take her revenge, that's why his mission is to search for the six chosen Engkantaos.
*"Benjie Felipe" - one of the villains, a photographer who attacked Josef.

*"John Estrada" as "Dr. Lazaro" - the first victim of Kalagua, he is half-amalanhig and half-human, that's why Kalagua managed to combine with him.
*"Joyce So"

Episode 2: "Alan"

*"Victor Basa" as "Ben" - An engkantao who is half-Alan. He seeks revenge against Dianne, his former boss, after she fired him from his job.
*"Frank Garcia" as "Coach Carlos" - Edward's Coach in the swimming team.

Episode 3: "Bal-Bal"

*"Simon Ibarra" as Arthur's Father
*"Gilette Sandico" as Arthur's Mother
*"Gino Paul de Guzman" as "Austria" - A secret worker for the Bal-Bals who is working in the hospital as security guard so that he can steal dead bodies.
*"Cassandra Ponti" as "Baleria" - half-Bal-Bal, she was one of the leaders who was stealing dead bodies in the hospital and eat them.
*"JR Valentin" as "Balmonte" - one of the half-Bal-Bal who eats dead bodies.

Episode 4: "Mambabarang"

*"Helga Krapf" as "Mitzi" - An engkantao who is half-mambabarang. She is the one responsible for putting a curse on Hiyas after finding out that Hiyas replaced her as the muse of the MVP basketballteam.
*"Rodjun Cruz" as "Rickey" - Mitzi's ex-boyfriend and the captain of the MVP basketball team. Rickey became a victim of the mambabarang after he removed Mitzi as the muse of the basketballteam.

Episode 5: "Manananggal"

*"Janus del Prado" as "Doy" - A half-manananggal and half human. He was Marlene's boyfriend. Kalagua made his body a host to defeat the 6 chosen ones.
*"Erich Gonzales" as "Marlene" - A waitress in Dianne's Coffee Shop and Doy's girlfriend.
*"James Blanco" - Josef's co-owner of the club.

Episode 6: "Berberoka"

*"Hazel Ann Mendoza" as "Melinda" - An engkantao who is half-berberoka. Because she is half-berberoka, it is in her nature that she must drink large amounts of water. In this case, Melinda's source of water is the city's water supply.
*"Eva Darren" as" Lola Azon" - Melinda's grandmother. To keep Melinda from consuming all of the city's water supply, Lola Azon ties her to keep in her bed.

Episode 7: "Aswang"

*"Gardo Versoza" as "Nanding" - a half-aswang and half human. He really doesn't want to kill people but he just need something fed his family, and his only way to do this was to kill.
*"Lovely Rivero" as "Joy" - Nanding's wife. She doesn't know anything about the truth of his husband identity.

Episode 8: "Siyokoy"

*"Enchong Dee" as "Mark" - a half-siyokoy that is on the same swimming team as Edward. Since he is only half-siyokoy he has to see his reflection every time he's in the water. When he gets into the water his reflection transforms into a siykoy ready to kill.

Episode 9: "Anggitay"

*"Jenny Miller" as "Belle" - a half-Anggitay and half-human schoolmate of Pedro, who was also became a host of Kalagua.

Episode 10: "Nuno sa Punso"

*"John Prats" as "Bruno" - a half-human and half-nuno sa punso. He was Marie's old schoolmate and her parter in JS Prom. He has a love interest with Marie, but gets shut down when he finds out she doesn't love him.
*"Jojit Lorenzo" as "Amang Nuno" - Bruno's father.

"'Episode 11: "Pugot"

*"Rafael Rosell IV" as "Tony/Antonio Acael"- a half-Pugot, who's taking his revenge to a boy gang who killed his girlfriend.
*"Sergio Garcia" as - one of the gangs.
*"Marvin Raymundo" as - one of the gangs.

Episode 12: "Sigben"

*"Nonnie Buencamino" as "Amo" - The original half sigben, the kids were not actually sigbens, he was just infecting them.
*"Robert Villar" as "Nognog" - one of the kids who became a sigben.

Episode 13: "Ikugan"

*"Ketchup Eusebio" as "Watashi" - a half Ikugan. Marie's classmate who tried to kill his teacher who is maltreating him.
*"Anna Capri" - the class professor whom Watashi kidnapped and tortured.

Episode 14: "Santelmo"

*"Mickey Ferriols" as Monique's mother - she was pregnant by the king of santelmos that's why Monique has the hottest fire of all half-santelmos. Her flame is colored blue.

Episode 15: "Tiyanak"

*"Bruce Quebral" as Policeman/Tiyanak - he has a tiyanak twin brother hiding on his back. he uses his twin brother to kill all the criminals he chases.

Episode 16: "Tiktik"

*"Jon Avila" as "Tiktik" - poses as a callboy to prey on gay men. He uses his long protruding tongue to strangle his victims.
*"James Blanco" as "Carlo" - Josef's friend. In this episode, it was revealed that he was actually gay. He was lucky that he was able to consistently escape the pursuit of the Tiktik.

"'Episode 17: "Saranggay"

*"Jason Abalos" as Jorgie - a half Saranggay. He is one of Topher's friends. He transforms to the Saranggay by using a jewel. One night Tohpher's girlfriend got her pusre stolen and she thinks that Jorgie is the guy.
*"Jill Yulo" as Jane - Topher's girlfriend

"'Episode 18: "Agta"

*"Yul Servo" as "Agta"

*"Desiree del Valle" as "Marie" - The girlfriend of the Agta

Episode 19: "Lambana"

*"Geoff Eigenmann" as "Bagong Pantas" - the new Pantas of Floreshka.

Episode 20: "Dalaketnon"

"Gerald Anderson" as "Thaleo"

Episode 21: The End

Production Credits

Directors: Dondon Santos, Erick Salud
Headwriter: Agnes Gagelonia-Uligan
Episode Writers: Aloy Adlawan, Galo Ador, Keiko Aquino, AgnesGagilonia-Uligan, Joel Mercado
Production Manager: Julie Ann Benitez
Production Designer: Chris Ecker De Guzman, PDGP
Executive In-Charge of Production: Roldeo Endrinal
Executive Producers: Rocky Ubana and Kylie R. Manalo
Musical Score and Sound Design: Idonnah and Rommel Villarico

Trivia

* The plot of the story is from the comic series of Francisco V. Coching.
* This is the 3rd show of Oyo Boy Sotto, since he left GMA Network.
* Some of the cast reprised their characters from the first series.
* Here, Hiyas and Napoleon's characters are fully human.
* Pedro never uses his Mutya anymore in this second installment as he already has an ability of collecting energy and releasing it due to his being a Floreshkan. It was also revealed here that the power of the mutya was passed on to him.
* Sponge Cola who sang the theme song of the previous series, also sang the theme song here which is "Tuloy Pa Rin".

References

See also

*Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko
*List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN

External links

* [http://now.abs-cbn.com/shows-tod.aspx?showid=290 Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao]