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 RodrÃÂguez, Lance Dos Ramos, MarÃÂa Gabriela de FarÃÂa, 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.
In the United States, Canada and United Kingdom it premiered on February 3, 2014 on Azteca America, with SAP option including an English dub, it's original latin american spanish audio and also closed captions in English. In the U.S. it had an average 9.7 million viewers per episode, becoming an immediate success.
Prior to it's debut in American television, Grachi was already a success after being available on Netflix America since July 12, 2012 and Nickelodeon also released all of Grachi DVD's in the U.S. exclusively sold at Amazon (including the first two seasons).
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. Season 2 of Grachi grew 4% more on ratings, gaining 11.1 million viewers on its first episode through Nickelodeon in Mexico.
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.
It premiered on Nickelodeon Philippines on January 16, 2012 (country where it's English dub first premiered), season 2 aired from May 6, 2013, to September 11, 2013. Season 3 never aired in the Philippines even though it's first two seasons were 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, it premiered in February 7, 2014 on 4KidsTV.
In 2014 after Grachi's international success, Nickelodeon United States decided to produce a remake. It was remade as Every Witch Way and it gained 4 seasons which were broadcast around the world too. And in 2015 Nickelodeon produced a spin-off of Grachi & Every Witch Way called W.I.T.S Academy, both, the remake and the spin-off were co-produced between Nickelodeon U.S. & Nickelodeon Latin America and recorded at the same studios where Grachi was filmed, 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, being premiered in every continent, and it's the most re-broadcast novela in Nickelodeon Latin America (seven times). It's also the only Nickelodeon Latin American telenovela to be broadcast in english on the United States and other English speaking countries, while only a couple other Nickelodeon telenovelas aired in the U.S. with closed captions.
The season centers on Grachi (Isabella Castillo), a witch and a new student in Escolarium. She deals with using her magic and trying to find out how to defeat the Principal (an evil witch who tries to steal the powers of Grachi so she can be the most powerful witch). Grachi also deals with her rival, Matilda (Kimberly Dos Ramos) with whom she fights for the love of Daniel (Andrés Mercado). At the end of the season, Matilda celebrates her 16th birthday at the night of the eclipse while the Principal (Martha Pabon) and Sibilo (William Valdes) plan to steal the powers of Matilda and Grachi. The two girls team up and fight the Principal, turning her into a dog, but losing their powers. Matilda finally realizes that Grachi and Daniel are meant to be together.
A new witch named MÃÂa arrives in town. Unfortunately, she falls in love with Daniel, Grachi's boyfriend. So she manipulates Grachi into a false friendship in order to win over Daniel (who is not insensitive to her charms).
Along with MÃÂa comes the Witches' Council, who remind Grachi of her responsibilities. But one of them has evil intentions towards Grachi and wants to win the heart of Francisco, who is Matilda's mother along with Ursula. Matilda, for her part, enters into an intermittent relationship with Diego and wants her powers back.
At the end of the season, Grachi dreams of a mysterious boy to whom she seems close: Axel.
Grachi's life is turned upside down the day she meets a young wizard: Axel Velez, who will become both her lover and her enemy. Grachi starts school at the wizards' college that Tony had told her about. There, Grachi learns much more about her role as a chosen one, while her heart is caught between her human and witch life, and her relationships with Daniel, her first love, and Axel, her newfound love.
The show was produced by Nickelodeon Latin America and written by Venezuelan author Mariela Romero. Nickelodeon's Vice President of Programming and Creative Strategy, Tatiana Rodriguez commented that:
The series uses advanced production technology and 3D effects under the management of FX and animation production house Pixelhangar. Executive producers were Solange Rivero & Yuldor Gutierrez for Season 1 and José Vicente Scheuren for Season 2 and 3
It is the first special broadcast on TV of the series. It premiered on Thursday, April 28, 2011, and was re-aired days later on Monday, May 2, 2011, before season one's first episode. The main characters introduce themselves to the audience, talking about themselves, their friends, their neighborhood and their school. It was released on DVD under the title "Un Especial de Grachi" (A Grachi Special) on August 1, 2011, in Mexico and July 14, 2012, in Argentina. A limited edition of the DVD exists that includes a microphone as a gift. It was also broadcast in Italy, Spain, the Philippines, France and Poland.
It is a lost episode showing deleted scenes from the series. It premiered months after the end of the first season, on August 19, 2011, on Nickelodeon. The episode focuses on the character Diego Forlán, the 'Churi Kanay' (elemental wizard) and his magical powers. It is the only episode in the entire series where the protagonist Isabella Castillo does not appear. On streaming services and on the DVD of Grachi's first season it is shown as the final episode '#75'.
It is a TV film focused on Matilda's sixteenth birthday, but it also reveals itself to be an undercover investigation by a journalist named Alejandro Carrión to prove the existence of witches. The film is a parody of the TV series My Super Sweet 16 and Quiero Mis Quinces from MTV, so Matilda is filmed by cameras during the planning of her birthday party. It premiered on August 25, 2011, on Nickelodeon Latin America and was released on DVD on November 11, 2011, in Mexico and July 14, 2012, in Argentina, a limited edition of the DVD was also released, including a microphone as a gift and a code for a 25% discount on other Grachi products and experiences. It was re-aired as part of a Halloween celebration on October 12, 2016, on Nickelodeon Latin America. It was also broadcast in Italy on the channel RaiGulp, and on Nickelodeon Portugal.
These are two documentaries about the tour the series' cast did in Bogotá, Colombia, where "NickCity" reporters Stephania Duque and Tatiana Fernandez follow the cast from their arrival at the airport, through various autograph signings, and as they sing for their fans. It contains interviews with the characters and fans of the series. It premiered on December 3 and 7, 2011, respectively, during the NickCity block on the Colombian TV channel Citytv.
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It is a TV special that only aired in the Philippines at the end of the last episode of Grachi's first season, where the main cast of the series reunites and talks about their favorite moments from all the episodes. It premiered on April 27, 2012, dubbed into English on Nickelodeon Philippines.
This TV film presents several musical acts performed by the main protagonists while they dance. The musicals presented are "Magia" (Magic), "La Estrella Soy Yo" (I Am the Star), "Somos Las Panteras" (We Are the Panthers), "Tiburones" (Sharks), "Amor de PelÃÂcula" (Movie Love), among others. This film premiered on the TV channel Nickelodeon Latin America on May 10, 2012, and was released on DVD on June 15, 2012. The DVD omits two musical numbers from the "Grachi: La Vida es Maravillosamente Mágica" album of the series, which are "ÿQué Sabes?" (What Do You Know?) and "Tú y Yo" (You and I), which were aired during its original premiere on Nickelodeon.
It is a special where Nickelodeon reunites the main cast from all seasons to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Grachi, which began production in 2010. It premiered on May 28, 2020, on the Instagram and Facebook profiles and the YouTube channel of Nickelodeon Latin America. It is hosted by the young influencer La Bala. The cast shares anecdotes from filming and international tours, plays games, sings, and talks about the possibility of a fourth season and a film.
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It is a special where Mexican popstar SofÃÂa Reyes, along with the cast of Grachi and other Latin Nickelodeon series such as Kally's Mashup, Club 57, and Yo Soy Franky, present several visual musicals during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODaO36eS1b8 In this special, the songs "Magia" (Magic), "Grachi", and "Amor de PelÃÂcula" (Movie Love) are presented.
The soundtrack of the first season was released in Latin America on June 7, 2011. The album includes 14 songs used in the series sang mostly by Isabella Castillo, some others of the cast and Latin artists. The simple theme of the series was released on April 1, 2011, with its accompanying video. The second single from the album, Tu Eres Para Mi, was released on July 21, 2011. Distributed by Universal Music and Warner Music. A live concert tour was created to promote the album in North America, South America and Europe. The album peaked No. 1 in Mexico and achieved a triple diamond certification for one million physical copies sold in that country, it also gained a double platinum certification in Brazil for 80.000 copies sold.
The second soundtrack was released on April 11, 2012, in Latin America and it contains the season 2 songs, this time all sang by the entire cast from the series. Distributed by Warner Music. A live concert tour was created to promote the album in North America, South America and Europe. The song "Lagrimas" won a Latin Grammy nomination. This album peaked No. 1 in 14 countries and won many diamond, platinum and gold certifications around the world. It has sold more than 3 million copies and it's Nickelodeon Latin America's most sold and successful album ever released.
The third soundtrack was released exclusively on a Nickelodeon website via streaming, this website was called "NickHits" each song was put on the site when it was shown on a new episode of Grachi, starting March 4, 2013 after "Me Enamoré" and "Alma en Dos" appeared on the third season's first episode. This is the only Grachi album which never had a CD release though 4 of it's songs were also included on Isabella Castillo's debut album "Soñar No Cuesta Nada" (which had a CD release).
On March 21, 2013, Warner Music signed Nickelodeon Latin American star Isabella Castillo. The album Soñar No Cuesta Nada was released on Latin America on April 23, 2013 and it contains 4 songs from the third season of Grachi. Nickelodeon, MTV, MTV Hits & VH1 promoted the album. This album peaked No. 14 in the Billboard Latin Hot 100. It also contains a new version of the Latin Grammy nominated song from Grachi season 2 "Lágrimas".
In the Philippines, Grachi started to air on January 16, 2012, on Nickelodeon, Monday to Friday at its original timeslot, 5:30 pm. Also, catch-up episodes aired every Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 pm. Season 1 ended on April 27, 2012. One year later, Season 1 catch-up episodes aired again on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and continued every Saturday and Sunday until Season 2 eventually aired on May 6, 2013, at its new timeslot, 7:30 pm. Unlike in Season 1, no catch-up episodes were aired on Saturday and Sunday. Grachi took a 2-week break from July 22, 2013, to August 2, 2013. The show started airing again on August 5 and ended on September 11, 2013, with the finale extending 20 more minutes.
It has been dubbed into more than 45 languages and broadcast in over 125 countries across all continents. Throughout Latin America, including Brazil, and in France and Italy it has been broadcast 7 times. In August 2025, it began re-airing for the twelfth time in Russia. In February 2026 it's thirteenth broadcast in Russia started through ÃÂðûõùôþÃÂúþÿ âÃÂ, being aired 5 times per day from Monday to Friday.