Before Marvel dominated, the Philippines already had teen heroes with body paint and big dreams.
Season 1 • Episode 52
LatestPintados is a Philippine television series produced by GMA Network and directed by Mark Reyes. This action-adventure series is about five ordinary teenagers chosen and trained to become superheroes that will save and protect the human from the rage of evil forces. This series is considered to be the very first and earliest fantasy series on Philippine television.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI superhero suits that aged like your tita's wedding photos.
Costume
Body paint and indigenous-inspired designs that predated modern Pinoy fantasy aesthetics.
Creator
Don Michael Perez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pintados literally invented the fantaserye format that GMA and ABS-CBN would dominate for decades—Encantadia, Mulawin, and countless others owe their existence to this 1999 gamble.
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