MANILA, Philippines – GMA 7’s Ilustrado, the first-ever bayaniserye on Philippine primetime TV, has been sweeping awards both here and abroad. Bannered by Alden Richards (photo), who played the role of National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal and produced by GMA News and Public Affairs, the series utilized complex video graphics to recreate a 19th-century European milieu.
Ilustrado won the Silver Award for the Best Program Opening Sequence in the recently-concluded PromaxBDA Asia Awards 2015 held in Singapore. A few months ago, Ilustrado was also a finalist in the PromaxBDA Global Excellence Award in New York. Earlier this year, the historical drama series received a Certificate for Creative Excellence from the prestigious US International Film and Video Festival.
Ilustrado also earned the nod of Philippine award-giving bodies. Just recently, it won as Best Drama Mini-Series at the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television, with its lead star, Alden, awarded as Best Drama Actor.
Ilustrado was also recognized at the 37th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) as the Best Drama Series/Program last month. This is the third year in a row that GMA News and Public Affairs took home the Best Drama Series Award from the CMMA. Critically-acclaimed mini-series Bayan Ko and Titser won the said award in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
GMA Records is set to release the DVD edition of Ilustrado this month.