Monday, September 13, 2010

Grazilda

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TV: Grazilda
Format: Fantasy, Romance

Grazilda is a Filipino fantasy series based on Drizella, the stepsister of Cinderella. It premiered on GMA Network on September 13, 2010 and on GMA Pinoy TV on September 15, 2010. The series features an alternative history of La petite Pantoufle de Verre (The Little Glass Slipper) in the point of view of Cinderella's stepsister, Grazilda (Glaiza de Castro). The creator has been completely ordered for the full season of the show.













On November 28, 2010, GMA Network and the show runner confirmed that the final episode of the show will be airing on January 7, 2011.

Synopsis

The story opens from a fairy tale land called Fantasia where the audience is introduced to the backstory of the family of Grazilda. Grazilda's mother, Matilda (Rio Locsin), falls in love with a man named Fernando (Joel Torre) who comes from the mortal world. The two elope and have two daughters, Fernanda and Anatalia. Fernando promises not to leave Matilda for the mortal world and past love, Veronne (Cherie Gil). This all changes however when the Fairy Godmother (Jolina Magdangal) banishes Fernando to the mortal world as this disrupted the peace in Fantasia.

Matilda is heartbroken and her parents tell her that Fernando left him. Angrily, Fernanda is effectively renamed Grazilda (Glaiza de Castro) and a few years later, Matilda marries the father of Cinderella in order to forget about Fernando. Grazilda hoped to have a father figure in her stepfather but Cinderella was the only one he took care of, bringing Grazilda to long for her own father and treasures a tape recorder with her father's lullaby.

Matilda, upon learning of the tape recorder, reprimands Grazilda as Cinderella was never to see anything related to Fernando and his world. This, along with Grazilda's jealousy over Cinderella, leads Grazilda to maltreat Cinderella.

Cinderella's father later dies and the family inherits the father's debts. Grazilda takes charge and sells all of her stepfather's old belongings including a painting of Cinderella's true mother, much to Cinderella's dismay and . Cinderella is also made into the family's chambermaid.













Grazilda hears about the prince's ball and hopes to attend despite not being wealthy or royalty. She gains the opportunity, however, after saving the prince's life from a sink trap where the prince invites her personally. She brings along her mother and Anatalia but refuses to bring along Cinderella. The Fairy Godmother sees to it however that the Prince be destined to Cinderella and not Grazilda.

At the ball, Grazilda is asked to be the prince's first dance. Grazilda is however whisked away by Matilda to be groomed. However, upon Cinderella's arrival, Prince Charming forgets about Grazilda and falls in love with Cinderella. On the strike of midnight, Cinderella leaves with the glass slipper sealing her fate to the Prince whereas Grazilda is left disheartened.
She tries to disrupt Cinderella and Prince Charming’s wedding, reminding the Prince of how she saved his life and the promise he had given but as keeper of the peace and destiny, Fairy Godmother banishes her to the mortal world.

In the mortal world, she meets her long-lost father, Fernando, and ends up dealing with his evil wife, Veronne and mean daughter, Cindy. She finds family in Jikjik, the grandmother of Eric and Eric, the man who becomes Grazilda's prince-charming.

Grazilda does demeaning works and is caught in the same situation as her sister Cinderella in Fantasia while Cinderella struggles herself as her new role in being a princess. Despite the cruelty of life bestowed upon her, Grazilda remains brave and steadfast with the help of none other than the Fairy Godmother. She also has to vie against Cindy for Eric's love.

Both Matilda and Anatalia would also have to undergo a hard life in Fantasia, grieving for the loss of Grazilda in their world. This all changes when Anatalia falls in love with Vicente and Matilda finds a way to follow her daughter to the mortal world through Fabiola (Sheryl Cruz).

Fabiola being empowered by playing Fairy Godmother to Matilda decides to challenge Fairy Godmother and take control of the kingdom. In the process, she kills Anatalia, takes Fairy Godmother captive and obtains sovereignty over the kingdom. In a twist of fate, Grazilda is brought back to Fantasia by Fairy Godmother to face her destiny to defeat Fabiola as it is only through a half-blood (borne by Matilda, a Fantasian, and Fernando, a mortal) that Fabiola's kind may be vanquished.

In preparation to fight Fabiola, she meets another Prince Charming in Kasmir, the brother of Fabiola. Falling for Grazilda and disheartened by his sister's act, Kasmir vows to help Grazilda and in stealing the magical baton, transports them to the mortal world yet again.
Who is Grazilda's real prince-charming, Eric or Kasmir? Who will Eric choose, Grazilda or Cindy? Will Grazilda defeat Fabiola and restore peace to Fantasia or will Fabiola prevail?

Created by GMA Entertainment TV Group
Directed by Dominic Zapata
Starring Glaiza de Castro
Geoff Eigenmann
Yasmien Kurdi
Sheryl Cruz
Jolina Magdangal
Cherie Gil
Dominic Roco
Rio Locsin
Joel Torre
Stef Prescott
Opening theme "Kapalaran" by Glaiza de Castro
Country of origin Philippines
Language(s) Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes 85 (Total)

source: wikipedia

For more information, feel free to visit the web site address posted below. thanks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grazilda

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