February 4 (2007-02-04) – August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12)
Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (
transl. stories of grandma Basyang) is a 2007
Philippine television dramafantasy anthology series broadcast by
GMA Network. Starring
Manilyn Reynes in the title role and
Paul Salas,[1] it premiered on February 4, 2007. The series concluded on August 12, 2007 with a total of 26 episodes.
The show is a program designed specifically to appeal to children. It is a weekly anthology aimed at entertaining children through a retelling of Severino Reyes' classic folktales and seeks to rekindle their interest in the richness of Filipino literature. All the episodes featured live-action twist adaptations of
Pinoy folktales in costume by many well-known actors, teleplays by Gina Marissa Tagasa, Agnes de Guzman, Dinno Erece and Adrian Ho, and are directed by Argel Joseph and
Don Michael Perez.
Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang is a series of short stories written by "Lola Basyang", pen name of
Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine
Liwayway. The original magazine stories have been adapted several times for comics, television, film, and published in book form.
GMA Network bought the rights for the TV serialization of
Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.[3]
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