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'{{Infobox television | show_name = La Luna Sangre | image = La Luna Sangre-titlecard.jpg | caption = | genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Horror film|Horror]], [[Drama]], [[Romance film|Romance]], [[Action film|Action]], [[Suspense]], [[Supernatural]] | creator = | developer = Malou N. Santos <br> Des M. De Guzman | writer = Adam Cornelius Asin <br> Mary Pearl Urtola | director = {{Plainlist| * Jerry Lopez Sineneng * Richard I. Arellano * Frasco S. Mortiz * [[Rory B. Quintos]] * [[Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar]] * GB Sampedro (Second Unit) * Lester S. Pimentel (Action) * Wang Yanbin (Action) * [[Cathy Garcia-Molina]] (Pilot Week) }} | creative_director = | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Kathryn Bernardo]] * [[Daniel Padilla]] * [[Richard Gutierrez]] * [[Angel Locsin]] }} | opentheme = <!---Song featured in the opening/title sequence---> | composer = [[Louie Ocampo]]<br>[[Joey Albert]] | country = [[Philippines]] | language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]] | num_episodes = 185 | list_episodes = List of La Luna Sangre episodes | executive_producer = Fe Catherine DV Ancheta <br /> Marissa Kalaw <br /> Kristine P. Sioson | editor = Joshua Ducasen <br /> Mark Angos | runtime = 45&nbsp;minutes (Pilot) 20 - 30&nbsp;minutes | company = [[Star Cinema|Star Creatives]]<br>Gutz Productions | distributor = | network = [[ABS-CBN]] | picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]]) | first_aired = {{start date|2017|06|19}} | last_aired = <!-- {{end date|2018|03|02}} --> present | preceded_by = {{Plainlist| * ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' <small>(2008)</small> * ''[[Imortal]]'' <small>(2010)</small> | website = }} }} '''''La Luna Sangre''''' ({{literal translation|The Blood Moon}}) is a 2017 Philippine [[Horror film|horror]]-[[fantasy]] [[drama]] [[television series]]. Directed by Richard Arellano, Rory Quintos and Mae Cruz-Alviar, it stars [[Kathryn Bernardo]], [[Daniel Padilla]], [[Richard Gutierrez]] and [[Angel Locsin]]. It is the third installment of ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' and the sequel to ''[[Imortal]]''. The series premiered on [[ABS-CBN]]'s ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on [[The Filipino Channel]] on June 19, 2017 replacing ''[[My Dear Heart]]''. <ref>{{cite web|title=La Luna Sangre Trailer: coming in 2017 on Abs Cbn|url=https://youtube.com/watch.v=HkiAwxEFX-U |website=youtube|accessdate=3 December 2017}}</ref> The series is scheduled to end on March 2, 2018; a total of 185 episodes will have aired at the time of completion. ==Plot Summary== The [[prophecy]] of the Blood Moon is the heart of this fictional series. It is foreshadowed from the start that the end of the reign of the vampire with the cursed ink will come from the child of the most powerful [[vampire]] and the chosen [[wolf]]. The story picks up when Mateo ([[John Lloyd Cruz]]), Lia ([[Angel Locsin]]) and Malia Rodriguez ([[Kathryn Bernardo]]) are living their lives as powerless mortals in San Isidro, a fictional province of the [[Philippines]]. Sandrino ([[Richard Gutierrez]]), Magnus’ son, also known as Supremo, orders his forces to hunt the Rodriguez family to prevent the prophecy's fulfillment and ensure his ascendancy into power.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Torre|first1=Nestor|title=Charismatic Players make viewers care for the characters they portray|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/232595/charismatic-players-make-viewers-care-characters-portray|website=entertainment.inquirer.net|accessdate=30 December 2017}}</ref> Malia’s bloodline is a threat to Supremo even as a mortal child without powers.<ref>{{cite web|title=A quick guide to the world of La Luna Sangre|url=http://emea.kapamilya.com/community/news/la-luna-sangre-the-beginning|website=kapamilya.com|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Villano|first1=Alexa|title=Meet the cast of La Luna Sangre|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/172128-la-luna-sangre-cast-kathniel|website=Rappler.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref>Supremo kills Mateo and Lia, unaware that the 7 year old Malia is carried off to safety at a secret LLU base in [[Tanay, Rizal]]<ref>{{cite web|title=La Luna Sangre Set Visit @ Tanay|url=http://astig.ph/la-luna-sangre-set-visit-tanay/|website=astig.ph|publisher=AkoSiMARS|accessdate=27 September 2017}}</ref>by the werewolf Baristo ([[Joross Gamboa]]). ===Book One=== Malia is 21 years old when Supremo locates their camp and massacres everyone. Supremo and his vampires replace LLU’s business and political influence and assimilate into mainstream society in the metropolis. In the 14 years since the massacre, the peaceful cooperation of the three species established by the LLU organization is gone, werewolves are hiding and humans are in peril once again. Many LLU leaders flee the country. A few remnants find each other in [[Manila]], where Malia meets Tristan ([[Daniel Padilla]]), a young man seeking to avenge his father's death by vampires. Tristan joins a secret youth vigilante group called Moonchasers, who track and kill vampires and protect Supremo’s targeted victims. Jethro Kabigting ([[Dino Imperial]]), the seer, predicts the young couple are fated to be enemies. They grow closer, nonetheless, and Tristan discovers she is not human. They fall in love. Destroying the Supremo is Malia’s entire life’s work. Expected by everyone to fulfill the prophecy when she matures, she encounters defeat and disappointments time and again when her powers do not manifest. Undaunted, she persists, is killed and resurrects, and moves forward to fulfill the prophecy as the savior of the three species. Four characters precipitate Malia’s evolution from mortal to supernatural. Supremo is a lonely boy raised by an evil vampire who confers on him the enchantment of the cursed ink. Sandrino grows into an adult consumed with anger, but he weakens when he comes face to face with his brother. His desire to experience a real family gets his heart beating again. At the enchanted forest scene, Jacintha chooses not to kill Sandrino, pointing to the cursed ink as the real evil, foreshadowing her true mission. Jacintha Magsaysay, a dead ringer for Lia, is the precursor of Malia, whose mission is to facilitate the path for Malia to defeat the Cursed Ink. The political strategist who Gilbert Imperial hires to run his presidential campaign is a vampire and Hybrid secretly working with Samantha to undermine Supremo while they wait for Malia’s full powers to emerge.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Afinidad-Bernardo|first1=Denni Rose|title=Angel Locsin’s vampire transformation tops network ratings|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/10/25/1752363/angel-locsins-vampire-transformation-tops-network-ratings|website=Philstar.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> Samantha Imperial, ([[Maricar Reyes|Maricar Reyes-Poon]]) is [[Imortal|Magnus]]' vampire daughter. Sandrino and Tristan are her half-brothers. She provides powerful cover for the LLU and the Moonchasers during their missions against Supremo. Samantha sacrifices her life to protect Jacintha’s identity. Tristan is the Moonchasers’ strongest fighter, a mortal thrown in the midst of the war between vampires and werewolves. He discovers his origins which changes his perspective of the world. Tristan’s mortal mother, Rica, is a vampire hunter who falls in love and becomes pregnant by the vampire Magnus. When Magnus is killed, Rica takes refuge with Barang and her stepson Sandrino, but a Luna force led by Tonio Toralba finds them, captures Rica and kills Sandrino. While Barang turns Sandrino into a vampire and raises him towards evil and revenge, Tonio brings the pregnant Rica to the safety of his family and raises Tristan on the path of goodness and righteousness. The source of Supremo’s power is the cursed ink in his arm. Barang’s memories lead Jacintha to the enchanted forest where she retrieves the ancient book of spells and learns how to defeat the curse: a beating heart and the First Werewolf’s Fang. In his recent visions, Jethro sees Barang inadvertently imprint the cursed ink on Tristan too while in Rica’s womb. Everyone understands the significance of this detail and are conflicted about protecting or killing him. Sandrino warns Tristan of man’s deep hatred and distrust for their kind. Malia remains determined to change his fate, and her decision to protect Tristan at all cost creates doubt within the LLU. On the night of the Blood Moon, the LLU and Moonchasers overpower Sandrino’s forces. Amidst the fighting, Jacintha urges Malia to keep Tristan away but Tristan stubbornly refuses to be kept in the safe house. Jacintha kills Tristan who is bitten by Supremo. She stabs Supremo with the First Werewolf’s fang and watches him and the cursed ink disintegrate into ashes. She vanishes into thin air leaving Malia holding Tristan’s lifeless body. The mystery of Jacintha remains unexplained. ==Cast== {{main article|List of La Luna Sangre characters}} ===Malia Rodriguez=== Portrayed by [[Kathryn Bernardo]] (adult) and Erika Clemente (child), she is the New Chosen One who defeats the evil vampire marked with the cursed ink, hybrid offspring of Mateo and Lia, and Supremo’s enemy. The series follows her path to fulfilling her destiny as protector of the races. After Supremo kills her parents, Malia lives in Manila assuming two identities: Miyo Alcantara (male) and Toni Lumakad (female) to penetrate Supremo’s organization. Police assassinate Miyô but she resurrects from the dead with powers stronger than other vampires. She gathers the remnant survivors of the massacre and reorganizes the La Liga Unida. Malia is proclaimed LLU’s Head Guardian and gains her full powers to take on Supremo. Malia strives to protect the three races from the evil of Supremo and restore the peaceful coexistence of the species that her ancestors fought to establish. She does not give up on Tristan and wins him back to their side, successfully averting a war that would end their kind. ===Tristan Toralba=== Portrayed by [[Daniel Padilla]] (adult) and Justin James Quilantang (child). The story tracks his life journey as he pursues revenge against vampires who destroyed his family. He joins the Moonchasers, a vigilante group that protects humans against vampires. Moonchasers' headmaster, Prof. T describes him as a warrior and "special, but difficult to control.” Tristan is Magnus’ natural child with a mortal woman. He rejects Sandrino and the evil vampires when he learns of his true nature, and despite Sandrino’s warnings about man’s treacherous nature and their fear and hatred towards vampires, Tristan holds on to the belief that the humans will not betray him. After the battle, Sandrino raises Tristan from his death and awakens the cursed ink granting Tristan unparalleled strength. Tristan becomes the [[Imperator]] of the vampires. While Supremo plans their attack against Malia, Tristan secretly protects humans from increasing vampire attacks and plans to annihilate the supernatural species but is conflicted about Malia’s fate because he loves her. Tristan’s path is foreshadowed early in the series when his stepfather Tonio advises the six year old that his real battle would be waged in his heart. ===Sandrino Villalobo === Portrayed by [[Richard Gutierrez]] (adult) and Zyren Leigh Luansing (child), he has three aliases: Sandrino, Supremo and Gilbert Imperial. The story records Sandrino Villalobo’s tragic existence after a series of unfortunate incidents sends him on a trajectory towards evil. His father, the vampire Magnus rapes his mother, Maria Villalobo, to sire the chosen one. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Chua|first1=Rocky|title=What awaits the final episode of Imortal|url=http://www.tvseriescraze.com/2011/04/what-awaits-final-episode-of-imortal.html|website=tvseriescraze.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref>Despised by his mother, the mortal Sandrino suffers a violent childhood, his mother keeps him imprisoned. Deprived of food, starvation leads him to feed on live chickens and drink animal blood. In a fit of rage, he kills Maria when she attempts to push him off the balcony. He escapes into the forest with Barang, lonely until he meets Rica Sison, a Luna officer who loves and becomes pregnant by his father. She is the only person who shows him kindness and acceptance. When the Lunas capture Rica and kill Sandrino, Barang invokes the spell of the Cursed Ink, conferring upon him a protection from all weapons and transforms him into a vampire. Barang fuels his anger until the curse consumes his soul. He assumes the leadership of his race and becomes known as Supremo, the King of evil vampires and architect of a utopian world without werewolves where humans exist solely as their food source. He takes the name Gilbert Imperial, the name Rica wanted to give her child, meaning “a promise fulfilled.” Gilbert mingles in the mortal world as CEO of a conglomerate and sets the wheels in motion for a perfect world for vampires. On the night Jacintha stabs him with the first Werewolf’s fang and destroys the curse inside him, Sandrino loses his protection but does not die. He wants to continue his revenge on a world that rejects him with his brother beside him. Through the Ancient Book of Spells, he discovers that whoever possesses both marks gains infinite power. Convinced of Tristan’s disloyalty, he decides to kill his brother to gain the two marks, bent on filling the world with the darkness of his absolute rule. ===Lia Ortega Rodriguez and Jacintha Magsaysay=== Portrayed by [[Angel Locsin]], she plays two characters in this series. As Lia, the former “Chosen One” and Head Guardian in [[Imortal]] series, who ends the conflict between werewolves and vampires in the last war against Magnus and the Hybrids. Lia becomes a mortal woman when she and Mateo transfer their special powers and protection onto their infant daughter, Malia, who is stillborn. Her family's peaceful life in San Isidro is disrupted when Supremo discovers their whereabouts. She is killed by Supremo, along with her husband Mateo. Angel’s second character portrayal is Jacintha Magsaysay, who surfaces 14 years after Lia’s death, and is her [[doppelgänger]]. Gilbert Imperial hires her as his [[Political consulting|Political Strategist]] when he runs for President of the Philippines. Lucho confirms that Jacintha is a time traveler and is the precursor of Malia, whose mission is to facilitate the path for Malia to defeat Supremo.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rocky|first1=Runner|title=Angel Locsin as Jacintha is the lady in red in La Luna Sangre|url=http://www.tvseriescraze.com/2017/10/angel-locsin-as-jacintha-magsaysay-is.html|website=tvseriescraze.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref>On the night of the blood moon, she uses the First Werewolf’s fang to end the cursed ink inside Sandrino, stripping him of his invincibility and weakens him. She reluctantly kills Tristan before he turns into a vampire and then disappears into thin air, thus changing the course of future events. Angel plays Jacintha and she also reprises her role of Lia from [[Imortal]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aquino|first1=Angel Constantino|title=10 reasons why we love to watch La Luna Sangre|url=https://www.candymag.com/all-access/10-reasons-why-we-love-watching-la-luna-sangre-a15-20170813-lfrm2|date=13 August 2017|website=candymag.com|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> ==Reception== {{Infobox Kantar rating | timeslot = 8:30PM | pilot_rating = 33.9% | pilot_date = {{dts|2017|06|19}} | pilot_ref = <ref>{{cite news | url= http://abscbnpr.com/national-tv-ratings-june-19-2017-monday/ | title= NATIONAL TV RATINGS (JUNE 19, 2017 – MONDAY) | date= June 19, 2017 | work= ABSCBN PR | accessdate= October 3, 2017}}</ref> | finale_rating = TBD | finale_date = | finale_ref = | peak_rating = 38.5% | peak_date = {{dts|2017|12|5}} | peak_ref = <ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.facebook.com/abscbnpr/photos/a.488182294538665.106632.426675757355986/1714443475245868/?type=3&theater | title= NATIONAL TV RATINGS (December 5, 2017 – TUESDAY) | date= December 5, 2017 | work= ABSCBN PR Facebook | accessdate= December 7, 2017}}</ref> | average_rating = TBD | average_ref = <!---References for the average rating---> }} ==Production== The writers of the series are Adam Cornelius Asin who wrote for the 2015 iteration of ''[[Pangako Sa 'Yo (2015 TV series)|Pangako Sa'Yo]]'' and Mary Pearl Urtola who wrote for ''[[Dolce Amore]]''. ==Marketing== ''La Luna Sangre'' was first revealed during the network's trade launch on November 2016.<ref>Torre, Nestor U. (January 09, 2017). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170109143609/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/211789/bright-start-new-show-biz-year "Bright start for new show biz year:]. ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. Archived from [http://entertainment.inquirer.net/211789/bright-start-new-show-biz-year the original] on January 9, 2017</ref> After releasing another teaser trailer on late March 2017,<ref>{{cite web|title=La Luna Sangre Trailer: Coming in 2017 on ABS-CBN!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkiAwxEFX-U|website=Youtube|publisher=ABS-CBN Entertainment|date=31 March 2017}}</ref> the soap opera premiered on June 19, 2017. Since May 15, 2017, ABS-CBN has started uploading all the episodes of ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' and ''[[Imortal]]'' on the network's [[Youtube]] channel, as prior to the premiere of ''La Luna Sangre''. In October 4, 2017, [[iWant TV]] exclusively expands ''La Luna Sangre'' universe with "Youtopia" web series which centers on a group of friends whose friendships and trust in each other are tested, as they cross paths with the vampires of Sandrino’s army. The Youtopia's cast are [[Axel Torres]] (played as Ryan Magno), Edrei Tan (played as Charlie Magno), Kate Alejandrino (played as Nica Enriquez), Jal Galang (played as Benj Alvarado), Gabby Padilla (played as Viv Enriquez), Mary Joy Apostol (played as Alex Alvarado), and Larissa Alivio (played as Crystal Reyes). <ref>{{cite web|title=Get to know the cast of iWant TV’s “Youtopia”|url=http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/lalunasangre/show-updates/2017/10/15/03101517-get-to-know-the-cast-of-iwant-tvs-youtopia|website=ABS-CBN|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ABS-CBN’s iWant TV expands La Luna Sangre Universe with “Youtopia” web series|url=https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/lalunasangre/show-updates/2017/10/04/28100417-abs-cbns-iwant-tv-expands-la-luna-sangre-universe-with-youtopia-web-series|website=ABS-CBN|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref> ==Awards== * 31st PMPC Star Awards for TV's "Best Primetime Drama Series" * AnakTVAwards 2017 "Household Favorite Program" ==See also== * [[List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN]] * [[List of drama series of ABS-CBN]] * [[List of vampire television series]] ==References== {{Reflist|refs= }} {{Moonstone Universe}} {{ABS-CBN Shows (current and upcoming)}} {{ABS-CBN drama series}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Luna Sangre, La}} [[Category:ABS-CBN telenovelas]] [[Category:Philippine horror fiction television series]] [[Category:Philippine drama television series]] [[Category:Philippine television series]] [[Category:Fantaserye and telefantasya]] [[Category:Fantasy television series]] [[Category:Vampires in television]] [[Category:Werewolves in television]] [[Category:Philippine telenovelas]] [[Category:2017 Philippine television series debuts]] [[Category:Television series by Star Creatives]] [[Category:ABS-CBN television drama filmed in high definition]]'