Niña Niño
Niña Niño is a Philippine television drama 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?.
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Directed by | Thop Nazareno |
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| Opening theme | "Lapit" by Zephanie |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
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| No. of episodes | 138 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Robert Galang |
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| Production locations | 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 – present |
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Plot
On the first story, Niña (Maja Salvador) was a girl who do not believe in miracles. She thrived somebody's essentials to benefit her and her Lola Belen (Ruby Ruiz) whom born by her mother named Gloria (Lilet) then leaved 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 a long hunting despite that she had died on collision. Meanwhile, in Belen's demise in the family, they are convince to start acted as con-artist for their potential income to the siblings, after that 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 thought for earning big income and return on basic act. This little town was ruled by Kapitana Pinang (Dudz Teraña) who was very strict and interested on 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
- Empoy Marquez[2] as Gardo
- Supporting cast
- Lilet as Gloria Domingo
- Arron Villaflor[2] as Bert
- 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
- 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 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 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.
The 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.
Accolades
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| Year | Award giving body | Category | Recipients & Nominees | Results | Source |
| 2021 | Asian Academy Creative Awards 2021 | Best Drama Series (National Winner) | Niña Niño | Won | [4] |
| Best Actress in A Leading Role (National Winner) | Maja Salvador | Won | [4] | ||
| Best Drama Series | Niña Niño | Pending | [5] | ||
| Best Actress in A Leading Role | Maja Salvador | Pending | [5] | ||
References
- "Maja Salvador joins TV5 in new teleserye". BusinessMirror. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- "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.
- https://25j12o2yh5jz386f6x10j2nd-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/List-of-NW21-_-Categories_Finale-for-Realease-30.09.pdf
- "2021 Award Ceremonies".
