List of La Luna Sangre characters
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This is a list of characters from the 2017 Philippine action-horror-fantasy drama television series La Luna Sangre.
Malia Ortega Rodriguez / Emilio "Miyo" Alcantara / Toni Lumakad
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, the granddaughter of Noah, Lyka, Roman and Ceres 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. 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. She gains her full powers when she transforms into a hybrid combination of werewolf and vampire.
Tristan S. Torralba / Tristan "Imperador" Imperial
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. He has an aggressive and stubborn personality. Moonchasers' headmaster, Prof. T describes him as a warrior and "special, but difficult to control.”
Tristan is Magnus’ natural child with Rica Sison, 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 contrary to Sandrino's plans, he is determined 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 advises the six year old that his real battle would be waged in his heart. In the final battle, Tristan and Malia defeat Sandrino.
Sandrino "Supremo" Villalobo / Gilbert Imperial
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. He is the main antagonist of the series.
Sandrino's father, the vampire Magnus rapes his mother, Maria Villalobo, to sire the chosen one.[1] 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 the 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 meant for Tristan, 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, Supremo loses the cursed ink's protection but does not die. Through the Ancient Book of Spells, he discovers the infinite power both marks grant and gets it when he defeats Tristan. Possessing both marks creates two distinct personalities: the Supremo consumed with hatred, consequently overpowering Sandrino who still retained his humanity. The battle between Supremo and Sandrino is significant to the outcome of the story. In the finale, he was killed by Tristan and Malia and thanked Tristan for defeating the evil inside him.
Jacintha Magsaysay
Angel Locsin's third character portrayal in the Moonstone Trilogy is Jacintha Magsaysay. She is Malia herself, a time traveler from the future, precursor of Malia who came to the present time when her powers had not yet manifested. Jacintha’s mission is to facilitate the path for Malia to defeat Supremo.[2] Jacintha surfaces 14 years after the LLU massacre. Gilbert Imperial hires her as his Political Strategist when he runs for President of the Philippines. 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. Angel plays Jacintha and she also reprises her role of Lia from Imortal.[3]
Special participation
- Lia Raymundo Ortega-Rodriguez, portrayed by Angel Locsin, is the daughter of Noah and Lyka and the former “Chosen One” and Head Guardian of her pack 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.
- Mateo Rodriguez, portrayed by John Lloyd Cruz, is the strongest vampire in Imortal series. He is the biological son of Roman and Ceres, a vampire man and a mortal woman; the first mortal child born out of such a union because vampires cannot have children. Mateo is the only child living in Roman's vampire community. He later marries Lia Ortega and together they establish La Liga Unida. He becomes a mortal man when he and Lia transfer their powers to revive their stillborn infant daughter, Malia. His family's peaceful life in San Isidro ends when they are forced to flee from Supremo and his vampire minions. To save his family, he asks Gael to turn him into a vampire so he can fight squarely against Supremo in the battle of San Isidro. He thinks he is able to kill Supremo but it turns out to be an illusionary trick Supremo perfected since he was a child. He is eventually killed by Supremo, with Lia and an unknown young child who Lia switches with Baristo. He reprises his role from Imortal.[4]
- Samantha Imperial, portrayed by Maricar Reyes-Poon, is the co-founder of Moonchasers and Jacintha's tag team. She is Magnus' adopted daughter and Sandrino's and Tristan's half-sister. Her mother is bitten by Magnus while carrying Samantha in her womb. After failing to sire a vampire child who he believed would be the destined savior of the vampire race, he decides to raise Samantha and grooms her as their chosen savior. He turns her into a vampire at 21 years. She falls in love with Mateo but he loves Lia. Samantha turns her back on her father and their evil goals, and joins Lydia and Roman's community of righteous vampires who subsist on animal blood.[5] Samantha has a love-hate relationship with Lia but they become strong allies and mutually respect each other. She is bitten by Lucas at the last battle against Lucas and Magnus in Imortal, and commits suicide to prevent herself from turning into a hybrid. She is the only cremated vampire known. She repeatedly commits suicide because she views her immortality as a curse but resurrects each time. She cannot die because she has a specific mission to fulfill in saving humanity. She plays a significant part in her brother Sandrino's redemption, and works in tandem with Jacintha and Prof. T in fending off Supremo.[6] Together with Prof. T, she establishes the Moonchasers for the purpose of derailing Supremo's plans. She is extremely intelligent and calculative. She is aware of Tristan's role in the prophecy and does everything to keep him away from Sandrino. She reconnects with Barang and learns that Sandrino is her sibling. Despite their kinship, Samantha refuses Sandrino's offer to ally with him. Her secret alliance with Jacintha provides powerful cover for the Moonchasers and LLU members during their missions, providing distractions to keep Supremo away from Malia until she gains her powers. She is killed by her half-brother, Sandrino, after pretending to be the lady in red to protect Jacintha's identity. She dies without knowing that Tristan is also her half-brother. In the finale, Sandrino is killed by Tristan and Malia, avenging her death. She reprises her role from Imortal.
- Theodore Montemayor, portrayed by Albert Martinez, known as "Prof. T", is the headmaster of Moonchasers and a scientist. He graduated Biomedical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. His wife and daughter are killed by a vampire, and since then, vampire research becomes his life's work. He returns to the Philippines to organize an elite force of youth vigilantes who call themselves Moonchasers. As a scientist, he develops several anti-vampire weapons, such as the silver spear made of werewolf fang, a memory blocker spray that permanently removes traumatic memory encounters with vampires, a blood treatment serum that rapidly heals wounds infected by vampires, and a serum that temporarily protects mortals against vampire bites by converting their blood into a bitter tasting poison for vampires.
- Rica "Fall" Sison-Torralba, is portrayed by actress Tanya Garcia, is Tristan's mother and the wife of Tonio, it was revealed that she was raped by Magnus, she was saved by Tonio from Sandrino and Barang. Tonio married her even though she's already carrying the son of Magnus, they also had their own child named Apple. She became a vampire and never seen by her children.
- Barang, portrayed by Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino (Present) and Kalila Aguilos (Imortal series), is Magnus's seer who lies about her prophecy to manipulate events for her own self-serving goals.She has a big influence on Sandrino, the seer who casts the cursed ink on him, and turns him into a vampire to save his life. She shares Magnus’ vision of creating a perfect world rid of werewolves, with humans as their main food source, a world controlled and led by vampires.[7] She raises Sandrino on this evil vision, steers him away from love, and directs him towards his father's path of death and destruction. When she realizes Sandrino is falling for Jacintha, she rouses his suspicions about her and encourages him to kill more innocents to stop his beating heart. Bent on proving Jacintha's duplicity, she discovers that Samantha and Jacintha are allies. Jacintha kills her before she can tell Sandrino. In the final seconds before she dies, she recognizes her killer is not Lia.
- Atty. Elize is portrayed by Wilma Doesnt. Supremo's vampire Ally. She works for SMV Corporation as a corporate lawyer. She taught Diana about the vampire world. She died during the LLU Massacre.
- Malina is portrayed by Maika Rivera. Supremo's Ally. She died during the Massacre.
Supporting cast
- Jake Arguelles, portrayed by Tony Labrusca, is Malia's childhood best friend in LLU, Frederick and Veruska Arguelles' werewolf son, heir to head guardian post to succeed Malia. He is in love with Malia. He kills his mother, Veruska, when she becomes a hybrid. He now serves in the Waya Board.
- Beatrice "Betty" Torralba-Domingo, portrayed by Gelli de Belen, is Tonio's sister, Tristan's and Apple's aunt. She is the first successful human who survives a vampire's bite with the virus/serum protocol formulated by Prof T. However, the effects are temporary. She marries Doc and is killed by Supremo's allies on her wedding day.
- Veruska Arguelles, portrayed by Ina Raymundo, is Jake's werewolf mother who betrays Matteo and Lia and the LLU for her ambitions. Supremo turns her into a hybrid and releases her to kill other werewolves. She is captured by Jake and the LLU fail to figure out how to cure her hybrid condition. She asks for Malia's forgiveness before she dies. She was a member of the Waya Council.
- Frederick Arguelles, portrayed by Victor Neri, is Jake’s werewolf father and LLU’s Head Guardian and Waya Council president with Malia as his future successor. He stayed in hiding with his family and surviving LLU members from Sandrino and his rebel vampires. He is against his wife’s ambitions for their son. Near the end of the massacre, he dies protecting his family and fellow werewolves and vampires from death. His death was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino.
- Baristo Elizeo, portrayed by Joross Gamboa, is the werewolf who saves young Malia after her parents are killed by Supremo. He raises Malia as her surrogate father, and is a core member of the LLU leadership and sits in the Waya council. He is killed by Sandrino after he tried to avenge Lia and Mateo by attacking him. He dies trying to protect Tristan's grandparents. His death was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino.
- Gael Mercado, portrayed by Bryan Santos. In the Imortal series, he chooses to become a vampire as an alternative to cancer. He is originally loyal to Magnus, but he switches his alliance to Mateo and Lia and fights against Lucas’ hybrid allies at the finale of Imortal. In La Luna Sangre, he is among the core group of LLU senior leaders. In the new order, he is President and CEO of Waya Inc. He reprises his role from Imortal.
- Catleya Del Luna, portrayed by Sue Ramirez, a werewolf and Baristo and Lydia’s adoptive daughter. She is also an adoptive sister to Malia and the junior representative in LLU. She survived the massacre and stayed in keen sight with Malia, Gael, Baristo, Jake, and then eventually Veruska and Jethro. While battling Sandrino, she was captured and tortured. Due to her brutal injuries, she was sent to China for medical treatment. Her fate is left unknown though it was implied that Catleya healed and returned to the LLU.
- Lemuel Ruiz, portrayed by Khalil Ramos, is a Filipino-American DJ, who becomes a vampire as part of Supremo's plan to turn celebrities into vampire allies. Supremo's vampire servants think he cannot survive the transition from mortal to vampire, so they leave his body for dead. As a new vampire, he meets Malia who convinces him to choose the alternative of drinking animal blood instead of human blood. He becomes Malia's staunchest ally and LLU member and working in the Waya Corp. He is working on cure for vampirism.
- Lydia Samonte, portrayed by Nikki Valdez, a strong vampire, key LLU member, and Mateo’s former guardian who entered a relationship with Baristo and became an adoptive mother to Malia and Catleya. She was killed by Sandrino during the massacre’s ending by buying Malia time to escape with the survivors. Her death was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino. She reprised her role from Imortal.
- Jethro Kabigting, portrayed by Dino Imperial, a seer from Imortal series, Enrico "Tikboy" Kabigting's son and Trixie's nephew. His family are psychics who long serve the Waya Inc., an organization that governs all werewolves, coordinates with the mortals’ government, and protects mortals from vampires. He sees visions through psychometry and can communicate with other seers using telepathy. He is captured and imprisoned by Sandrino for fourteen years, and as a result, the LLU does not have crucial psychic guidance to battle Supremo. He escapes and reunites with Malia and the LLU. From the Ancient Book of Spells he learns that the cursed ink harnesses its power from a heart consumed with anger and hatred, rid of humanity. He reprises his role from Imortal.
- Clarisse Zaragoza, portrayed by Niña Dolino, a black werewolf and LLU/Waya Council member, she was the daughter of former veteran Waya member Lucille Zaragoza. She was originally an enemy to Lia though became Lia’s ally in the end. She was part of the original Waya Board. She sacrificed herself to protect Lia, Matteo, and Malia from Sandrino. Her death was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino. She reprised her role from Imortal.
- Erin, portrayed by Polo Ravales, a high ranking Luna officer and later the de facto leader, and part of the rebuilt LLU. He was deeply traumatized by the death of his Luna comrades that it made him believe that there isn't any good in both werewolves and vampires. This led to him to defy LLU and Malia's orders and defected from the group along with the remaining Luna soldiers. He was later captured and killed by Sandrino after attempting to kill his half-brother, Tristan, who was the prophesied enemy of Malia.
- Diana, portrayed by Sam Pinto, a human turned vampire who is Sandrino's lover and second-in command. She fought the werewolves and LLU vampires during the massacre. She took a job as a bartender in Sandrino's club called Heat Bar as a cover for her activities. She is killed in cold blood by Sandrino after he thought that she was betraying him.
- Luningning "Ningning" Ramos is portrayed by Kristel Fulgar (adult) and Elia Ilano (child), childhood friend of Malia in San Isidro, Nognog's best friend and girlfriend. She is a games and computer wizard. A celebrity in her own right as the eSports champion of DATU Asian Tournament (Final Round), she is recruited to work as celebrity endorser and ambassador for Youtopia. Later in the series, she reunites with Malia and becomes a spy for Malia in Gilbert's camp. Jacintha rescues her and she becomes part of Malia's staff in Waya Farms.
- Apple Torralba, portrayed by Maymay Entrata, the only natural child of Tonio and Rica Toralba. She is Tristan's half-sister, born after Rica joins the Toralbas as Tonio's wife. After Tristan's “death”, she inherits her brother's Trust Fund left by their mother, Rica, bringing the surviving Toralbas out of poverty with substantial funds to live on.
- Gabriel Torralba, portrayed by Noel Trinidad, is Tristan and Apple's grandfather. He knows that Tristan is not Tonio's child when the infant suffers a health crisis, but keeps the information secret out of respect for Tonio and Rica's wishes. He loves Tristan as his grandson. He is killed by Sandrino after being taken hostage by him. But in the finale, Sandrino is killed by Tristan and Malia, avenging his death.
- Pina Torralba, portrayed by Debraliz Valasote, is Tristan and Apple's grandmother. She is killed by Sandrino after being taken hostage by him. But in the finale, Sandrino is killed in the final battle by Tristan and Malia, avenging her death.
- Noel "Doc" Domingo, portrayed by Randy Santiago, is Tristan's surrogate father while growing up, and Betty's fiancé. They get married on the same day vampires kill her. He looks after the surviving Toralbas after the war and moves in with the Toralbas in their mansion. He is Collin's biological father.
- Summer Sison, portrayed by Desiree del Valle, Tristan and Apple's aunt, Rica's eldest sister, who Tristan grows up with after his father died. Tristan works as a driver and mechanic for her operations. She is assigned as trustee for Tristan's Trust Fund which he inherits from his mother Rica when he turns 21. The Trust is her sole agenda for keeping Tristan. She tries to deplete the trust fund by deducting made up debts.
- Miguel, portrayed by Michael Agassi, a vampire, one of LLU's right hand members under Frederick's leadership, and trainer for the young werewolves and vampires. He met his end during the massacre by Sandrino's lover and one of his vampires, Diana. His death was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino.
- Nora, portrayed by Mikylla Ramirez, a white wolf, Malia’s friend, and LLU member. She turned into a werewolf on her birthday. She was killed by vampires during the massacre and was avenged by Malia after she and Tristan killed Sandrino.
- Bogart , portrayed by Hyubs Azarcon, is Tristan's friend and co-mechanic, also living with the Toralbas in their mansion.
- Collin Domingo, portrayed by Edward Barber, is Apple's bodyguard and one of the housekeepers of the Torralbas in their new home. He is Doc's long lost son.
- Dolores "Dory" Lumakad, portrayed by Sylvia Sanchez, the mother of Miyo and the wife of Gilbert.