A few days before the pilot airing of GMA’s much anticipated primetime series, Encantadia further stirs the public’s excitement by mounting successful Kapuso Mall Shows in Visayas and Mindanao.
The cast of Encantadia, led by the Sang’gres themselves, went beyond the familiar turf of Manila and cast spell in Davao and Cebu. Fans met the much-talked about Kapuso celebrities Kylie Padilla, Gabbi Garcia, Sanya Lopez, and Glaiza de Castro, together with Rocco Nacino and Ruru Madrid.
On June 26, around 6,000 Davaoeños gathered at the Gaisano Mall in Tagum City to warmly welcome the Encantadia stars. On July 3, Cebu also caught up with the Encantadia fever, with 7,000 Cebuanos eagerly convening at the South Town Centre in Talisay City.
The actors who will play the keepers of the gems and warriors in the series were introduced one by one through an audio visual presentation that also showed a teaser of the ground-breaking telefantasya.
Each Kapuso star treated their fans to song and dance presentations.
In Davao, Kylie enthralled the fans when she sang “Wag na Wag Mong Sasabihin” by Kitchie Nadal. The new Amihan also made Cebuanos feel they were indeed special when the actress serenaded them with Paramore’s “Only Exception”.
Gabbi, who will play the soft-spoken Alena, mesmerized the crowd when she sang Up Dharma Down’s “Tadhana” during the mall shows.
Sanya thrilled the fans in Tagum City when she sang and danced to Fifth Hamony’s “Work from Home”. The Kapuso star that will be Danaya in the series, then tugged the hearts of the Cebu crowd when she sang Carol Banawa’s “Stay”.
Glaiza proved to be as feisty her character Pirena, singing Lorde’s “Royals” during the Davao mall show. She also surprised the Cebuano crowd when she sang the Bisaya hit song “Hahasula” by Kurt Fick.
Kapuso hunk Rocco, meanwhile, made the audience sing and dance with his performance that featured Jason Derulo’s “Talk Dirty”. Meanwhile, young actor Ruru left the crowd swooning when he sang One Direction’s “Perfect”.
Before the cast entertained their fans in Davao and Cebu, they also met the members of the local press together with Encantadia director Mark Reyes.
The media eagerly asked Direk Mark about his experience in directing what the network calls “the requel,” which the award-winning director happily shared. He also answered questions that pertain to the technical aspect of the series, allowing the press to take a closer look at the process of creating the multi-million peso project which boasts of massive set designs and amazing costumes.
GMA Senior Assistant Vice President and Head of Regional Business Development Division Oliver Amoroso said the successful Davao and Cebu mall shows is a clear indication of how excited the whole country is for Ecantadia.
“We hope our Kapusong Davaoeños, Tagumeños, and Cebuanos enjoyed the Kapuso Mall Shows as much as the cast did. We know the stars are very busy with their tapings but we made it a point to really bring them to the regions because we know their fans are very excited to meet them,” Amoroso said. “We would like to thank all the fans who went to Tagum City in Davao Del Norte and Talisay City in Cebu to welcome the cast of Encantadia,” he added.
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