Amaya (Baybayin: ᜀᜋᜌ) is a Philippine television drama historical series broadcast by GMA Network.
[1] Amaya, born in the reign of Rajah Mangubat and as the daughter Datu Bugna, she is a "binukot" - a hidden princess and can't step on ground.
The show was hosted by Cesar Montano and Miguel Tanfelix, it presented behind the scenes of Amaya from the brainstorming of the management including interviews from Jun Lana and Doctolero, the creative minds behind the story with the guidance of historians from the University of the Philippines.
The show's creators relied heavily on classic Philippine history reference materials such as the Boxer Codex, an early pictographic account of Filipino culture and physical appearances around the time the Spaniards began colonizing the islands.
Apart from Filipino customs and traditions, the series also features native costumes and jewelry patterned after the popular designs of the era.