Niña Niño
Niña Niño is a Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by TV5. Directed by Thop Nazareno, it stars Maja Salvador and Noel Comia Jr. It premiered on April 5, 2021, on the network's Todo Max Primetime Singko line up replacing Paano ang Pangako?. The series concluded on May 19, 2022. It was replaced by Dear God in its timeslot.
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| Directed by | Thop Nazareno |
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| Opening theme | "Lapit" by Zephanie |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 202 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | Dolores, Quezon |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 45-60 minutes |
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| Original network | TV5 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 5, 2021 – May 19, 2022 |
Plot
In the first story, Niña (Maja Salvador) was a girl who does not believe in miracles. She thrived somebody's essentials to benefit her and her Lola Belen (Ruby Ruiz) who was born to Gloria (Lilet) then left for a reason due to poor living. After eight years, she returned to Brgy. Consolacion along with his second child Niño (Noel Comia Jr.). Gloria revealed she was beaten by her own husband and she is trying to get away. After sunset, Lola Belen went missing after long hunting despite that she had died in a collision. Meanwhile, in Belen's demise in the family, they are convinced to start acting as con-artist for their potential income to the siblings, after when Niño had a stomachache, Niña had caught by the tanods of the stealing property and both were run out quickly and they jump on a truck which brings them to Sitio Santa Ynez where they live a new life until an unexpected event changes everything.[1]
While Niña and Niño escaped through the remote area of Sta. Ynez, they had to find ways in receiving true faith for themselves and connected to healing rituals while they found Ka Iking, they had discovered happy thoughts for earning big income and return on the basic act. This little town was ruled by Kapitana Pinang (Dudz Teraña) who was very strict and interested in making more and more money. Later on, they met Isay (Moi Bien).
Cast and characters
- Main cast
- Maja Salvador[2] as Niña Domingo
- Noel Comia Jr.[2] as Niño Domingo
- Supporting cast
- Lilet as Gloria Domingo
- Arron Villaflor[2] as Bert
- Empoy Marquez[2] as Gardo
- Ian Pangilinan[2] as Pol
- Sachzna Laparan[2] as Janet
- Junyka Santarin[2] as Jen Jen
- Moi Bien[2] as Isay
- Dudz Teraña[2] as Pinang
- Rowi Du as Tanod Orly
- Denise Joaquin[2] as Delia
- JM Salvado as Kaloy
- Rener Concepcion[2] as Ka Iking
- Laydee Gasalao as Fe
- Pooh[2] as Andie
- Yayo Aguila as Yasmin
- Kat Galang as Mayumi
- Gio Alvarez as Tonio
- Miles Ocampo as Honey
- Mutya Orquia as Veronica
- Giselle Sanchez as Vanessa
- Michelle Vito as Michelle
- Joey Marquez as Daniel
- Izzy Canillo as Ethan
- Marissa Delgado as Governor Virginia
- Sunshine Cruz as Diana
- Ritz Azul as Jackie
- Raul Dillo as Mang Temyeng
- Kakai Bautista as Joyce
- Harvey Bautista as Marius
- Mon Confiado as Greg
- Nikko Natividad as Ulysses
- JC Santos as Alex
- Matet de Leon as Evelyn
- Jairus Aquino as Richard
- Igi Boy Flores as Andoy
- Rhap Aquino as Tanod nando
- Nanette Inventor as Thelma
- Precious Lara Quigaman as Doc Kim
- Angel Albino as Belinda
- Laydee Gasalao as Aling Fe
- Joem Bascon as Nelson
- Guest cast
- Ruby Ruiz as Belen Domingo
- Piolo Pascual[3] as Mayor Christopher Charles Juarez
Production
The full trailer for the series was released on March 19, 2021. The show airs every Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (PST). Originally, the show also aired on Wednesdays and Fridays prior to the start of the 2021 PBA season, in which, the show limited its airings to give way to the PBA Season,
From June 16 and 18, 2021 episodes of the show were pre-empted to give way for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers matches involving the Philippines men's national basketball team.
Also, the Wednesday and Friday episodes from July 16, 2021, onwards were pre-empted to give way to the 2021 PBA season. beginning with the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup. Despite the season ending, the show's Wednesday and Friday airings did not return, being filled by Cine Cinco Hollywood Edition.
The April 14, 2022, episode of the show were pre-empted to give way for the Maundy Thursday special programming in observance of Holy Week.
On May 9, 2022, the show was pre-empted to give way for the TV5's Bilang Pilipino 2022 coverage on the 2022 Philippine general election.
From its premiere until December 30, 2021, the program was also aired on Cignal TV's Colours via a delayed telecast at 8:00 p.m.
This series is currently streaming on Netflix.
Accolades
References
- ^ "Maja Salvador joins TV5 in new teleserye". BusinessMirror. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Maja Salvador banners prime series on TV5". Manila Standard Today. March 28, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Piolo Pascual joining TV5's Nina Nino a week after his ABS-CBN contract signing". Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ a b https://25j12o2yh5jz386f6x10j2nd-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/List-of-NW21-_-Categories_Finale-for-Release-30.09-v1010.pdf[bare URL PDF]
External links
- Niña Niño at IMDb