''Agila'' (International title: ''Eagle'') is a Philippine teledrama produced by

TAPE Inc. Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.) is a Philippine television production company established in 1978 and is a partner of GMA Network Inc. (after Radio Philippines Network and ABS-CBN Corporation). It was founded by former ABS ...

and broadcast from September 7, 1987 to February 7, 1992 aired on RPN and on

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

Cast

Val Sotto Valmar Castelo Sotto (born March 23, 1945), better known as Val Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer, composer, and comedian. He was one of the lead vocalists of the Filipino band VST & Company. He appeared as the lead actor in '' Agila'' aired f ...

as Gabriel Agila *

Delia Razon Delia Razon (born Lucy May Grytz; born August 8, 1931) is a Filipina actress born to a German father and a Spanish Filipina mother. She made her debut in 1949 in the LVN Pictures' ''Krus na Bituin''. Dona Narcisa de Leon discovered Lucy's talent ...

as Doña Maura Agila *

Helen Vela Helen Vela (October 31, 1946 – February 14, 1992) was a Filipina actress and radio/TV personality. Early life She was born on October 31, 1946, in Manila, Philippines. Career Vela started her career in broadcasting as a radio announcer. She a ...

† as Ester Morena * Laarni Enriquez as Olivia (in the first-part) **Vivian Foz as Olivia (in the second-part to the end) *

Aurora Sevilla Aurora Elvira Gayoso Sevilla is a former beauty queen and actress in the Philippines. She was crowned as Mutya Ng Pilipinas - World 1984. She represented the Philippines in the Miss World 1984 pageant in London. Sevilla was also named Ms. Pr ...

as Liweng *

Keempee de Leon Joseph Joachim Tugas de Leon (born January 8, 1973), better known as Keempee de Leon, is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and TV host. He is the son of Joey de Leon and Daria Ramirez. Career Keempee de Leon started his career in ...

as Bobet M. Agila – the eldest son of Gabriel & Ester * Jeffrey Sison * Rosalinda Olivarez as Minyang * Lawrence Olivarez as boy hapon *

RR Herrera RR Herrera is a Filipino actor, and was an award-winning child actor in the Philippines. He won the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Child Performer for ''Agila Ng Maynila'' (1988) and FAMAS Award Best Child Actor for the movie ''Rosenda'' (1989). ...

as Jun-jun – the son of Gabriel & Liweng * Arabelle Cadocio as Nina – the daughter of Gabriel & Olivia * Roger Aquino as Rod * Ana Feliciano as Mimosa *

Lito Legaspi Lito Legaspi (born Ludovico A. Legaspi, September 10, 1941 – September 8, 2019) was a Filipino actor both in movies and television in the Philippines. He was the father of actors Zoren Legaspi, Kier Legaspi, and Brando Legaspi. He won Gawad Uri ...

† * Yda Yaneza as Ludy *

Mely Tagasa Abimaela Palomo Tagasa (April 16, 1935 – March 24, 2018), better known as Mely Tagasa, was a Filipino actress, screenwriter and dubbing producer. She was widely known for playing Miss Tapia in the sitcoms ''Baltic & Co.'' ( GMA) and ''Iskul B ...

† as Lola Belen *

Roy Alvarez Leandro Delantar Alvarez (March 23, 1950 – February 11, 2014), better known by his screen name Roy Alvarez, was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter for film, television and theater in the Philippines. Biography He was born on March 2 ...

† as Lauro * Rey Sagum as Max *

Tom Olivar Ricardo Aranda Cellona, known by his stage name Tom Olivar (born April 26, 1963), is a film and television actor in the Philippines. Career He is one of the active character actors in Philippine films and TV series since the 1980s. He appeared ...

as Satur *

Sonny Parsons Parsons Agliam Nabiula Jr. (August 22, 1958 – May 10, 2020), known professionally as Sonny Parsons, was a Filipino actor, singer, director and politician in the Philippines. He was a member of Hagibis, an all-male sing-and-dance group in the l ...

† * Vanessa Escano as Teacher Agnes (in the second-part to the end) * Toby Alejar

Accolades

In 1988, ''Agila'' won the award for Best Afternoon Drama Series at the 2nd

PMPC Star Awards for Television PMPC Star Awards for Television is an annual award-giving body recognizing the outstanding programming produced by the several TV networks in the Philippines. It was founded by the Philippine Movie Press Club, an organization of tabloid repor ...

. In 1991, the series won the award for Best Drama Serial at the

5th PMPC Star Awards for Television The 5th PMPC Star Awards for Television were held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on October 26, 1991, and broadcast on IBC Channel 13. The awards night was hosted by Vilma Santos, Eric Quizon, Vic Sotto, Mari Kaimo and to be directed by ...

Broadcast history

It was broadcast and co-produced by RPN on September 7, 1987, as a replacement to another TAPE-produced drama '' Heredero''. It is aired at 1:30 pm right after TV show ''

Eat Bulaga! ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...

''. When RPN, along with its sister company

IBC IBC is an initialism that can stand for: Broadcasting *Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 13, Philippines * International Beacon Project, Worldwide network of radio propagation beacons *International Broadcast Centre *International ...

, was sequestrated in 1989, ''Agila'', with ''Eat Bulaga!'', ''

Coney Reyes on Camera ''Coney Reyes on Camera'' was a weekly drama anthology that aired from May 19, 1984 to December 26, 1998 on RPN and ABS-CBN. It was the longest running drama anthology of its time in Philippine TV history until ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' broke the reco ...

'' from RPN and ''

Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'' () is a Philippine television fantasy situational comedy series broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Charito Solis and Alice Dixson. ...

'' from IBC, was moved to

on February 20 and it started to be co-produced and broadcast that year. It made its final episode on February 7, 1992, for four years.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agila (Tv Series) 1980s Philippine television series 1990s Philippine television series 1987 Philippine television series debuts 1992 Philippine television series endings ABS-CBN drama series Filipino-language television shows ABS-CBN original programming Radio Philippines Network original programming Television series by TAPE Inc. Television shows set in the Philippines

Cast

Accolades

Broadcast history

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