Grachi
| Grachi | |
|---|---|
Life Is Wonderfully Magical | |
| Genre | Fantasy Drama Romance |
| Created by | Mariela Romero |
| Written by | Catharina Ledeboer, Mariana Palos, Rosalba Pico Estrada, Diego Vago |
| Directed by | Luis Manzo, Arturo Manuitt |
| Starring | Isabella Castillo Andrés Mercado Sol Rodríguez |
| Opening theme | Grachi by Isabella Castillo (s. 1) Grachi Remix by Isabella Castillo (s. 2–3) |
| Ending theme | Grachi by Isabella Castillo (s. 1) Magia by Isabella Castillo, Kimberly Dos Ramos and Maria Gabriela de Faría (s. 2), Alma en Dos & Soñar No Cuesta Nada by Isabella Castillo (s. 3) |
| Composer | Santiago Dobles |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 205 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tatiana Rodriguez, JC Acosta |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
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| Network | |
| Release | May 2, 2011 – May 10, 2013 |
| Related | |
| Every Witch Way, WITS Academy | |
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Grachi is a Spanish-language American fantasy TV series produced by Nickelodeon Latin America created by Mariela Romero. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi and Andrés Mercado as Daniel; also featuring Danilo Carrera, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Mauricio Henao, Sol Rodríguez, Lance Dos Ramos, María Gabriela de Faría, Willy Martin & Jesús Neyra in supporting roles. The series was filmed in Miami, Florida, United States, becoming the first Nickelodeon Latin American series to be recorded out of Latin America, and also the first to be recorded on high definition. It premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on May 2, 2011. A second season began airing on February 27, 2012 & a third and last season began airing from March 4 to May 10, 2013.
It is considered one of the 50 most talked about and cataloged series in Latin America, winning more than 47 awards. It also holds the record of being Latin American Nickelodeon's highest debut (in general) gaining 10.7 million viewers on its premiere in Mexico alone, surpassing the 6.8 million viewers that had the before record holder Big Time Rush.
The series follows the adventures of a teenage girl who, while adjusting to a new town, new school, rivalry, love and the everyday problems of being a teenager, discovers she has magical powers.
The series was dubbed in English and it premiered on Nickelodeon Philippines on January 16, 2012, season 2 aired from May 6, 2013, to September 11, 2013. Season 3 never aired in the Philippines even though it was a huge success, due to Nickelodeon Asia deciding to start airing the 2014 American remake, Every Witch Way. In the United States, Canada & United Kingdom season 1 aired from February 3 to May 15, 2014, in English & Spanish with SAP option through Azteca America. Grachi was also broadcast in English in Africa, Oceania and some European & Middle East countries.
Grachi holds the record for being the first Latin American teen TV series to premiere in Africa in 2012.
In 2014 it was remade as Every Witch Way, and in 2015 as W.I.T.S Academy, both series were co-produced by Nickelodeon U.S. & Nickelodeon Latin America, recorded at the same studios where Grachi was filmed and both were premiered on every Nickelodeon channel through the world, just as Grachi did (but in the U.S.).
Grachi also holds the record for being Nickelodeon's most distributed Latin TV series around the world, and the most re-broadcast in Nickelodeon Latin America (seven times).