Bituing Walang Ningning
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Bituing Walang Ningning is a Filipino
television serial
drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN
television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime. The station referred to the TV series as SineSerye, meaning Movie Serialized TV Series.
) created by Nerissa Cabral.
The original story was then made into a movie with the same title in 1985 by Viva Films
. The movie starred Sharon Cuneta
(as Dorina Pineda), Cherie Gil
(as Lavinia Arguelles), and Christopher de Leon
(as Nico Escobar). The movie was released on March 16, 1985. It was produced by Vic del Rosario, Jr.
and directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza.
The film is also the source of one of Philippine cinema's most recognized lines: "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat!" (Lavinia to Dorina), a line that was also used in the TV series & also second line (Dorina to Lavinia) "Amanos".
bought the rights from Nerissa Cabral to turn the film into a TV series. She agreed to do the remake with the conditions of Sarah Geronimo
portraying the role of Dorina Pineda and that the story will stay true to the fan-star relationship depicted in the original story.
One night, as Emilio was out job hunting, Rosa Mia starts to labor. With no one to help, she runs out in the pouring rain to get to the hospital. Fortunately, Emilio arrives and sees Rosa Mia struggling; but by then, it’s too late to go to the hospital and Rosa Mia gives birth to a baby girl out in the streets. They name the baby Emilia Rose.
Emilia Rose develops lung problems and this causes her to be sickly and be in and out of hospitals. Desperate because of rising hospital costs, Rosa Mia accepts a month-long singing engagement in Cebu, leaving Emilio to take care of the baby on his own. So when out on his new job as a security guard in another club, Emilio brings his baby with him.
But on one occasion, his boss sends him off to deliver a package in a different club. While on this errand, Emilio leaves the baby with an acquaintance because he can’t bring the baby inside with him. This is Adora, a rose vendor outside the clubs of Malate.
Adora agrees to take care of the baby for a few minutes, waiting outside the club for Emilio to return. Unknown to Adora, Emilio gets arrested inside the club because the package turns out to filled with drugs. Adora waits all night but Emilio never returns. Adora then brings the baby home with her.
The loss of Emilia Rose and Emilio’s subsequent imprisonment lead to bitterness and separation between Emilio and Rosa Mia. Adora on the other hand falls for the baby and decides to raise her as her own, calling her Adorina, Dorina for short.
Meanwhile, with the loss of her child, Rosa Mia pours herself in her singing until she gets discovered by Lauro Calma, a record producer. He develops Rosa Mia to be a star, asking her not to reveal to anyone that she’s married and had a child. Rosa Mia agrees. Soon Rosa Mia rises to fame, and becomes the Sensational Diva.
Meanwhile, another up and coming singer emerges in the scene. She is Lavinia. Her ambitious mother, Barbara, tells Lavinia to befriend Rosa Mia to speed up her popularity. Lonely and vulnerable, Rosa Mia takes Lavinia under her wing, seeking a replacement for the daughter she pines for even after so many years.
With Rosa Mia’s help, Lavinia also becomes very popular. But it’s not enough for Barbara. She wants Lavinia to be on top. So Barbara connives with Larry Calma, the son of Rosa Mia’s manager, Lauro.
Larry wants to prove himself to his father so he handles Lavinia and connives with Barbara to knock off Rosa Mia from the top spot, leaving Lavinia as the ultimate and most popular singer. Through intrigue and character assassination, they succeed. Rosa Mia falls from grace and loses her reputation and popularty so she turns her back from showbusiness and returns to singing in small clubs.
Soon, Dorina begins to idolize Lavinia. She goes to her every concert, show and personal appearances to catch a glimpse of her idol and offer her Sampaguita. But Dorina also loves to sing. With the help of Adora and her best friend Oman, Dorina joins singing contests until she eventually wins in a nationwide and televised singing contest. She gains the attention of all, including Nico Escobar, the boyfriend of Lavinia.
Bitter and angry, Nico plans to show Lavinia that her career should not be the most important priority in her life so he plans to develop another singer to compete with Lavinia and knock her out of the top spot.
Nico uses Dorina to accomplish this. With his friend Zossimo, Nico puts up Zoni Records to develop Dorina’s singing career.
This is Adora’s dilemma. Will she give Dorina to her real parents or fight to keep her till the end?
Lavinia is threatened by Dorina’s growing popularity. Lavinia will continue to fight to remain on top but this time, Dorina won’t take it sitting down. This will lead to a showdown between the two.
With her ever growing popularity, who is the right man for Dorina? Nico, who moulded her into a great star? Gary, who Dorina makes beautiful music with? Or Oman, the loyal and trustworthy best friend?
And what about Dorina herself? Will she find true happiness basking in the limelight of success?
with her family. RosaMia and Emilio are now back together and everythings is back to normal but even though Adora is
gone in the story there are life lessons learned in their lives and in the ending Nico forgives Lavina, and Oman and Dorina
are now together.
) for its pilot episode against its rival show Extra Challenge, which garnered 32% on the same day. The show continued to plunge down and soar up from the low to high 20's, and was pitted against many Telefantasyas, such as Captain Barbell
after Extra Challenge
ended. Although it was ABS-CBN
's highest rated show for almost all of its run in Mega Manila Area, it was constantly beaten by programs on GMA Network. However for its final episode, Bituing Walang Ningning shot up to 34.8% making it a stagering success against its GMA 7 counterpart Atlantika
which got 26% allowing Bituing to be no.1 for its final episode challenging GMA Network
's dominance in Mega Manila Area. In the nationwide ratings, released by AGB Nielsen Phils., Bituing Walang Ningning became the 2nd highest rating TV show for the year 2006, garnering a whopping 45.1%, with the a daily ratings of 40% and above.
In Mega Manila, its highest rating is 35.6%, the lowest was 25.3% with an average of 29.7%. While in Nationwide ratings, its highest rating was 48.3% while the lowest was 36.4%, and the average of 42.5%.
Source: AGBNMR Philippines
The tracks in the original soundtrack are:
The soundtrack was repackaged in July 2006 and re-released with two additional tracks:
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
television serial
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime. The station referred to the TV series as SineSerye, meaning Movie Serialized TV Series.
Origin
The story originally became popular in the Philippines as a serialized comic strip (KomiksKomiks
Comics in the Philippines were partially inspired by American mainstream comic strips and comic books during the early 20th century, particularly after World War II, the medium became widespread and popular throughout the country, though its popularity has subsided somewhat with the advent of...
) created by Nerissa Cabral.
The original story was then made into a movie with the same title in 1985 by Viva Films
VIVA Films
Viva Films is a Filipino film production company which started in 1981. This company is part of the Viva Entertainment Group.-Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion loveteam:...
. The movie starred Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan, better known as Sharon Cuneta, is a popular and multi-awarded Filipino singer, actress and TV host dubbed as Megastar of Philippine Entertainment, fondly called Mega by fans and people from the entertainment industry....
(as Dorina Pineda), Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil is a Filipino actress of Swiss German American, Spanish, and Filipino descent.-Biography:Cherie Gil is the daughter of Filipino actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil and sister to actors Mark Gil and Michael De Mesa .She was formerly married to Rony Rogoff, an internationally-renowned...
(as Lavinia Arguelles), and Christopher de Leon
Christopher De Leon
-2007 Elections:In 2007, he decided to run as Vice Governor of Batangas. This claims that if her former on screen partner, Vilma Santos won the governorship, then he might win as Vice Governor. He became the running mate of former police officer Nestor Sanares...
(as Nico Escobar). The movie was released on March 16, 1985. It was produced by Vic del Rosario, Jr.
VIVA Entertainment
VIVA Entertainment, Inc., also known as Viva Entertainment Group is a Philippine entertainment company. Its history started in 1981 when Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. founded Viva Films.-Divisions:*Viva Productions, Inc...
and directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza.
The film is also the source of one of Philippine cinema's most recognized lines: "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat!" (Lavinia to Dorina), a line that was also used in the TV series & also second line (Dorina to Lavinia) "Amanos".
Television Series
In 2006, ABS-CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
bought the rights from Nerissa Cabral to turn the film into a TV series. She agreed to do the remake with the conditions of Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Gerónimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
portraying the role of Dorina Pineda and that the story will stay true to the fan-star relationship depicted in the original story.
Sypnosis
Emilio and Rosa Mia are a loving couple expecting their first child. Rosa Mia is an aspiring singer, working at cheap bars to earn a living while Emilio is security guard where Rosa Mia works. When the bar owner learns of their relationship and Rosa Mia’s pregnancy, talk show host fires them from the club leaving them jobless and destitute. But although poor, they remain optimistic about their future together.One night, as Emilio was out job hunting, Rosa Mia starts to labor. With no one to help, she runs out in the pouring rain to get to the hospital. Fortunately, Emilio arrives and sees Rosa Mia struggling; but by then, it’s too late to go to the hospital and Rosa Mia gives birth to a baby girl out in the streets. They name the baby Emilia Rose.
Emilia Rose develops lung problems and this causes her to be sickly and be in and out of hospitals. Desperate because of rising hospital costs, Rosa Mia accepts a month-long singing engagement in Cebu, leaving Emilio to take care of the baby on his own. So when out on his new job as a security guard in another club, Emilio brings his baby with him.
But on one occasion, his boss sends him off to deliver a package in a different club. While on this errand, Emilio leaves the baby with an acquaintance because he can’t bring the baby inside with him. This is Adora, a rose vendor outside the clubs of Malate.
Adora agrees to take care of the baby for a few minutes, waiting outside the club for Emilio to return. Unknown to Adora, Emilio gets arrested inside the club because the package turns out to filled with drugs. Adora waits all night but Emilio never returns. Adora then brings the baby home with her.
The loss of Emilia Rose and Emilio’s subsequent imprisonment lead to bitterness and separation between Emilio and Rosa Mia. Adora on the other hand falls for the baby and decides to raise her as her own, calling her Adorina, Dorina for short.
Meanwhile, with the loss of her child, Rosa Mia pours herself in her singing until she gets discovered by Lauro Calma, a record producer. He develops Rosa Mia to be a star, asking her not to reveal to anyone that she’s married and had a child. Rosa Mia agrees. Soon Rosa Mia rises to fame, and becomes the Sensational Diva.
Dorina & Lavinia
Dorina grows up to be happy child with Adora. They both enjoy music and are big fans of Rosa Mia.Meanwhile, another up and coming singer emerges in the scene. She is Lavinia. Her ambitious mother, Barbara, tells Lavinia to befriend Rosa Mia to speed up her popularity. Lonely and vulnerable, Rosa Mia takes Lavinia under her wing, seeking a replacement for the daughter she pines for even after so many years.
With Rosa Mia’s help, Lavinia also becomes very popular. But it’s not enough for Barbara. She wants Lavinia to be on top. So Barbara connives with Larry Calma, the son of Rosa Mia’s manager, Lauro.
Larry wants to prove himself to his father so he handles Lavinia and connives with Barbara to knock off Rosa Mia from the top spot, leaving Lavinia as the ultimate and most popular singer. Through intrigue and character assassination, they succeed. Rosa Mia falls from grace and loses her reputation and popularty so she turns her back from showbusiness and returns to singing in small clubs.
Soon, Dorina begins to idolize Lavinia. She goes to her every concert, show and personal appearances to catch a glimpse of her idol and offer her Sampaguita. But Dorina also loves to sing. With the help of Adora and her best friend Oman, Dorina joins singing contests until she eventually wins in a nationwide and televised singing contest. She gains the attention of all, including Nico Escobar, the boyfriend of Lavinia.
Lavinia – Nico – Dorina
Nico is in love with Lavinia. But it becomes clear that Lavinia is too involved in her career. She refuses to marry him for fear she won’t be as popular anymore.Bitter and angry, Nico plans to show Lavinia that her career should not be the most important priority in her life so he plans to develop another singer to compete with Lavinia and knock her out of the top spot.
Nico uses Dorina to accomplish this. With his friend Zossimo, Nico puts up Zoni Records to develop Dorina’s singing career.
Dorina’s Love
Soon after, Dorina finds herself admiring Nico and develops feelings for him, but she doesn’t know how Nico feels about her. Dorina’s interest in Nico comes as a blow for her best friend Oman and her band-mate Gary who are both in love with Dorina.Dorina vs. Lavinia
Soon, Dorina gains fame and Lavinia becomes threatened by this. After a big event, Lavinia becomes so enraged by Dorina’s great performance and attention of all that she attacks Dorina and calls her a copycat. This then spurs Dorina to fight back.Dorina & Rosa Mia
Nico and Zossimo find a song once composed by Rosa Mia before she left the music scene. They buy the song from Rosa Mia and ask her to help Dorina with her singing. At first, Rosa Mia refuses after what happened with Lavinia. But eventually she can’t resist Dorina and agrees to help her out. They soon become close, not knowing of their real relationship with each other.Dorina & Emilio
Not long after, Emilio is released from prison with the goal of finding Adora and his daughter. He later succeeds and finds Adora, only to learn that his daughter is Dorina, the singer he’s been admiring even when still in prison. Emilio then decides not to tell Dorina of their real relationship for fear of destroying Dorina’s career and all that she has worked hard for. But to be close to his daughter, Emilio takes on a job as Dorina’s driver/bodyguard.The Stage is Set
Things are falling into place. Dorina is unwittingly with her real parents, Emilio and Rosa Mia, and it is only a matter of time for the truth to surface.This is Adora’s dilemma. Will she give Dorina to her real parents or fight to keep her till the end?
Lavinia is threatened by Dorina’s growing popularity. Lavinia will continue to fight to remain on top but this time, Dorina won’t take it sitting down. This will lead to a showdown between the two.
With her ever growing popularity, who is the right man for Dorina? Nico, who moulded her into a great star? Gary, who Dorina makes beautiful music with? Or Oman, the loyal and trustworthy best friend?
And what about Dorina herself? Will she find true happiness basking in the limelight of success?
Ending
Dorina now knows her real parents at the last concert her emotions flow to the last song she is now once reunitedwith her family. RosaMia and Emilio are now back together and everythings is back to normal but even though Adora is
gone in the story there are life lessons learned in their lives and in the ending Nico forgives Lavina, and Oman and Dorina
are now together.
Ratings
Bituing Walang Ningning garnered 29.2% (Mega ManilaMega Manila
Mega Manila is the term used for the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Metro Manila. It is frequently used in the press, advertising, television and radio...
) for its pilot episode against its rival show Extra Challenge, which garnered 32% on the same day. The show continued to plunge down and soar up from the low to high 20's, and was pitted against many Telefantasyas, such as Captain Barbell
Captain Barbell
Captain Barbell is a fictional Filipino superhero created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Jim Fernandez. He first appeared in Pinoy Komiks #5 .-Character history:...
after Extra Challenge
Extra Challenge
Extra Challenge was a one-of-a-kind Filipino reality show that has blazed a trail in Philippine television. The show has attracted a wide following after it presented episodes where strange yet amusing predicaments befall on participants. It is shown in the Philippines by GMA Network every weekday...
ended. Although it was ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
's highest rated show for almost all of its run in Mega Manila Area, it was constantly beaten by programs on GMA Network. However for its final episode, Bituing Walang Ningning shot up to 34.8% making it a stagering success against its GMA 7 counterpart Atlantika
Atlantika
Atlantika is a Filipino telefantasya produced by GMA Network about the fictional undersea kingdom of Atlantika. The series premiered on October 3, 2006 and ended on February 9, 2007. A behind-the-scenes introductory special, Atlantika: Ang Lihim ng Karagatan , was aired on October 1, 2006. The...
which got 26% allowing Bituing to be no.1 for its final episode challenging GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
's dominance in Mega Manila Area. In the nationwide ratings, released by AGB Nielsen Phils., Bituing Walang Ningning became the 2nd highest rating TV show for the year 2006, garnering a whopping 45.1%, with the a daily ratings of 40% and above.
In Mega Manila, its highest rating is 35.6%, the lowest was 25.3% with an average of 29.7%. While in Nationwide ratings, its highest rating was 48.3% while the lowest was 36.4%, and the average of 42.5%.
Weekly Ratings (Mega Manila)
| Week | Dates | Average | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | May 15–19, 2006 | 27.9% | 29.2% |
| 02 | May 22–26, 2006 | 26.4% | 28.3% |
| 03 | May 29 – June 2, 2006 | 24.6% | 25.8% |
| 04 | June 5–9, 2006 | 26.4% | 27.0% |
| 05 | June 12–16, 2006 | 28.6% | 31.7% |
| 06 | June 19–23, 2006 | 28.9% | 30.3% |
| 07 | June 26–30, 2006 | 29.7% | 30.4% |
| 08 | July 3-07, 2006 | 28.9% | 30.2% |
| 09 | July 10–14, 2006 | 30.8% | 31.7% |
| 10 | July 17–21, 2006 | 31.4% | 33.0% |
| 11 | July 24–28, 2006 | 31.7% | 33.2% |
| 12 | July 31 – August 4, 2006 | 31.5% | 32.4% |
| 13 | August 7–11, 2006 | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 14 | August 14–18, 2006 | 32.7% | 33.6% |
| 15 | August 21–25, 2006 | 33.2% | 35.5% |
| 16 | Aug 28 – Sep 1, 2006 | 29.7% | 31.2% |
| 17 | September 4–8, 2006 | 29.2% | 30.2% |
| 18 | September 11–15, 2006 | 28.9% | 30.9% |
| 19 | September 18–22, 2006 | 28.1% | 32.1% |
| 20 | September 25–29, 2006 | 28.7% | 29.1% |
| 21 | October 2–6, 2006 | 27.4% | 34.8% |
| Series Run | 29.7% | 35.6% | |
Source: AGBNMR Philippines
Cast
The following table summarizes the main cast.| Character | Actor/Actress | Character Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorina Pineda / Emilia Rose Suarez | Sarah Geronimo Sarah Gerónimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT... |
18 years old. Hardworking. Grateful for her blessings despite being born poor. The most important thing in her life is her family. A dutiful child, a loving sister. Devout. Devotee of the Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran Church. An exceptional singer, and a frequent participant in singing contests. Patient, not easily angered unless provoked. Love is far from her mind – what's important to her is her singing, her family, and God. Used to working to help provide for her family. Was a sampaguita vendor outside the Baclaran church. |
| Rosa Mia Suarez | Zsa Zsa Padilla Zsa Zsa Padilla Zsa Zsa Padilla is a Filipina singer and actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract actresses.-Biography:Padilla was born as Esperanza Padilla in 1964, the daughter of actor and sportsman Carlos “Sonny” Padilla, Jr. who served as the referee in the Ali-Frazier world heavyweight boxing... |
35 years old. Dorina's mother. A singer. Separated from Dorina while her daughter was still a baby. She loves her lost daughter, but does not know how to begin looking for her. Hardworking. Became a famous singer, but her career did not last. Eventually reduced to singing in small bars to make a living, until through a twist of fate, she crosses paths with Dorina, without realizing that she has met her daughter. Became Dorina's mentor. |
| Emilio Suarez | Tonton Gutierrez Tonton Gutierrez Tonton Gutierrez is a Filipino film actor.-Early life:Tonton Gutierrez was born to Eddie Gutierrez and his first wife, actress Liza Lorena. He is the half-brother of Ramon Christopher, with second wife and actress Pilita Corrales... |
40 years old. Dorina's father. Security guard. Loves his wife Rosamia, but felt some jealousy because his wife's career picked up faster than his. He is responsible for the loss of baby Emilia Rose. Falsely accused of being a drug pusher, he served time in prison. Upon his release, he searched for and found his long-lost daughter. But Dorina was already famous; he did not want his past to ruin his child's future. He chose to keep quiet about his identity; instead, he applied to be Dorina's driver and bodyguard. Loyal and protective. His only wish is for his daughter to have a good life. |
| Adora Pineda | Ai-Ai de las Alas Ai-Ai de las Alas Martina Aileen de las Alas, popularly known as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino comedienne and film actress. She has three children, two with ex-husband singer-actor Miguel Vera.She is dubbed as Philippines Comedy Queen.-Personal life:... |
35 years old. Does not have a child of her own. Had to undergo a hysterectomy as a result of a miscarriage. Was abandoned by her husband. She found baby Emilia Rose and raised her as her own child. Dorina knows she is adopted, but she does not yearn for her parents because Adora loves her dearly. Adora earns a meager living as a vendor in a food stand. She gives her all to her two daughters. |
| Lavinia Arguelles | Angelika dela Cruz | 25 years old. From childhood, she has been forced by her mother to work. Her mother dreams of turning her daughter into a star. Briefly became Rosamia's protégé, but in the end, she turned on her mentor and contributed directly to Rosamia's downfall. Due to her mother's brainwashing, her life and her happiness revolves around the bright lights and the applause of her fans. She will do anything, step on anyone just to reach her dreams. Being an artist is all she knows. She will turn her back on her own family to hold onto her career. She has promised Larry that she will marry him if he keeps her on top of the singing world. |
| Barbara Arguelles | Amy Austria Amy Austria Amy Austria-Ventura is a FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actress.... |
45 years old. A former maid of an expatriate American with whom she eventually had children. Stage mother. Has two beautiful and talented daughters. When her husband died, she was left with nothing because her husband turned out to have another family in the US. She brainwashed her children, forced Lavinia to work. She does not realize that she is creating her own worst nightmare... because before long, Lavinia will turn on her. |
| Bencho Pineda | Mica Roi Torre Little Big Star Little Big Star is a singing contest aired every Saturday afternoon on ABS-CBN in the Philippines and internationally on The Filipino Channel. The show was hosted by a Filipina singer and actress Sarah Geronimo. The series premiered on Saturday, September 24, 2005... |
6 years old. Adora's niece. Her mother died of cancer, so Adora has raised Bencho as her own child. Dorina loves her dearly, which is why Dorina and Adora try to spoil her as much as they can. Cute, persistent, and nosy. Always ready to start a fight with Adora's or Dorina's detractors. An avid fan of a Dorina/Oman romance, she consistently tells Oman to declare his feelings. |
| Rita Arguelles | Carla Humphries Carla Humphries Carla Humphries is a commercial model and actress in the Philippines. In her acting roles, she is sometimes credited as Carla Humphries Loren or Carla Loren.... |
Lavinia's sister. Dorina's friend. Guitar player. She befriends Dorina and lets her know that in her mother's eyes, she is forever in her sister's shadow. Fights Barbara when her mother's ambitious nature leads her to acts of treachery. Her own musical aspirations inadvertently lead to a confrontation with her own sister. |
| Nico Escobar | Ryan Agoncillo Ryan Agoncillo Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978... |
25 years old. Rich. A gentleman. A good man. Decided to strike out on his own rather than join his father's business because he wants to help Lavinia with her career. But when Lavinia turned down his marriage proposal, he decided to support Dorina and pit her against Lavinia. He does not realize when Dorina grows to have feelings for him. |
| Gary | John Prats John Prats John Paulo Quiambao Prats is a Filipino actor, comedian, dance icon, TV host, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992 and he's now on his 17th years in the entertainment industry. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Prats... |
19 years old. A good man, but aggressive. Frank. "Live by the day" is his motto. He does not plan too far ahead. A free spirit. Backup singer and arranger of Dorina's band. He eventually falls in love with Dorina. He is prepared to wait until Dorina returns his feelings. |
| Norman "Oman" Fidel Gonzales | Carlo Aquino Carlo Aquino Carlo Aquino is a Filipino actor and a lead singer with the band Kollide. Formerly an exclusive contract star of ABS-CBN Star Magic, he now appears in some shows on the GMA Network. He played the role of Oscar in the remake series Sinasamba Kita which aired on GMA... |
20 years old. Grew up with Dorina. Her best friend. Shy. Has common tastes. Did not finish school, but became Dorina's inspiration in her quest to better her own life. Decided to resume his studies for Dorina, because he loves her and wants to prove himself worthy of her. But no matter what he does, he feels he cannot keep up with Dorina's success. "Gave up" on Dorina and is developing feelings for a classmate, Kylie, but are his feelings for real? Or just a defense mechanism to hide his hurt for his unreciprocated feelings for Dorina? |
| Zossimo | Mico Palanca Mico Palanca -Personal life:His older brother is actor Bernard Palanca and his maternal grandfather is actor Armando Goyena. He has some Chinese ancestry from his father's side.- Filmography :-External links:... |
25 years old. Rich. A businessman. A good musician. Nico's best friend. Also became Nico's business partner when they set up a recording company to promote Dorina. |
| Larry Calma | Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa (born Jose Dominic Madrigal Ochoa on August 4, 1974 is a Filipino actor. Ochoa is a member of ABS CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, as part of the batch 4.-Personal life:... |
30 years old. Producer of Lavinia's recording company. Shrewd. Will do anything for Lavinia, because unknown to her, Larry is in love with her. Even when Lavinia is no longer popular, he will continue to build up her career. |
| Libby | Tuesday Vargas | Larry's Executive Assistant. Will carry out Lavinia and Larry's orders but always with hesitation. Has frequently shown (albeit, subtlely) admiration for Dorina and her plight. |
| Jay | Jay Perillo | Guitarist. Former member of Halo, Dorina's band. Bad tempered and will do anything for fame and money. Betrayed Dorina and the band when he and Chris unwittingly became Larry's spies after he offered them a "better" contract under LaCalma Records. |
| Chris | Chris Cayzer Chris Cayzer Chris Cayzer is a Filipino-Australian soul, R&B and acoustic singer, actor, DJ and VJ... |
Guitarist. Former member of Halo, Dorina's band. Level-headed, but can be blinded by money. When infighting surfaces in the band, he is quick to defend Jay. Betrayed Dorina and the band when he and Jay unwittingly became Larry's spies after he offered them a "better" contract under LaCalma Records. |
| Jack | Janus Del Prado Janus Del Prado Janus Del Prado born as John Mark Patrick Steve Jimenez Del Prado on September 8, 1984, is a Filipino actor and comedian.-Career:His first career started when he is in the "gag-variety" show for kids in the Philippines, Ang TV in 1992 with John Prats, Patrick Garcia, Kaye Abad and many others... |
Keyboardist (and sometimes guitarist). A member of Halo, Dorina's band. Rita's boyfriend. As the level-headed one of the group, he is often mediating between infighting in the band that pitted Gary against Jay and Chris. |
| Minda | Jennifer Illustre | Adora's best friend. |
| Bombee | Emilio's best friend. | |
| Oscar Clemente | Benjie Felipe | The reporter that was used by Lavinia Lavinia In Roman mythology, Lavinia is the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the last wife of Aeneas.Lavinia, the only child of the king and "ripe for marriage", had been courted by many men in Ausonia who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors,... to bring Rosamia and Dorina down from their spot and become unpopular. Oscar would say bad things in his newspaper column about Dorina and Rosamia for money. |
| Kylie | Brenda Fox | A very close friend of Oman and Dorina. Oman met her in school. Dorina thought that Kylie is Oman's girlfriend. |
| Andrei | Charles Christianson | Ex- Boyfriend of Kylie and is very jealous of Oman because he thought that Oman is Kylie's boyfriend |
Innovations in the TV series
A number of plot and character differences were introduced in the TV version, in part to extend the limited story line of the movie:- Dorina's birth parents (biological father & mother and also she have a adoptive mother and younger sister) are new additions to the story
- Lavinia's family (mother, sister) are also new additions
- The TV version attempts to provide an explanation for Lavinia's evil ways; no explanation was provided in the movie
- While the TV version stayed faithful to the fact that Nico made Dorina a star, it also shows that her career was helped by her joining a competition Star in a Million
- The character of Oman is also a new addition
- The TV version has three love triangles (Dorina-Oman-Gary, Lavinia-Nico-Larry and Dorina-Nico-Lavinia). In the movie version, the primary love triangles was between Dorina-Nico-Lavinia and Gary-Dorina-Nico.
- The TV version is on a Compact Disc (CD); instead the Laser Disc (or Records) for the movie version.
- The TV version staged a Grand Showdown, dubbed as "The Clash of the Divas", between Dorina and Lavinia (very much like the same one also featuring the final showdown between Dorina and Lavinia). The Grand Showdown scenes were taped in front of a live audience of more than 15,000 viewers on September 19, 2006 at the Araneta ColiseumAraneta ColiseumThe Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
. Selected scenes from the Grand Showdown were used in the show's final episodes. - The October 1, 2006 episode of The BuzzThe BuzzThe Buzz may refer to:*The Buzz , a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' series Spider-Girl*The Buzz , a television show on the UK channel Eat Cinema...
interviewed Sarah Geronimo and Angelika Dela Cruz in their characters on the TV series as part of the show's promotion. The Buzz made if appear as if Boy AbundaBoy AbundaEugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
is interviewing Dorina, and Kris AquinoKris AquinoKristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
is interviewing Lavinia, in real time. Sarah Geronimo had a taped interview with Boy Abunda in the role of Dorina, while Angelika Dela Cruz, in the character of Lavinia, reacted to Dorina's interview in a live interview with Kris AquinoKris AquinoKristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
. The interview was also aired the next day in the fifth to the last episode of the series. - In the film, Dorina has an aunt while in the TV series she has an adoptive mother.
Trivia about the TV series
- Actress Angelika dela Cruz was originally hesitant to accept the role of Lavinia, fearing that she would be typecasted in antagonist roles. She eventually decided to accept the role because (among other reasons) it gave her a chance to resume her singing career, which had been on hold for several years due to legal problems with her previous recording label.
- Two rival entertainment reporters on the TV series (Oscar and Edith) are portrayed by real-life husband and wife Benjie Felipe and Lisa Andaya.
- The Grand Showdown that was taped at the Araneta ColiseumAraneta ColiseumThe Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
also held a post-finale concert, featuring several ABS-CBN Artists, with Aga MuhlachAga MuhlachAriel Aquino Muhlach , commonly known as Aga Muhlach, is a 2-time Gawad Urian and FAMAS award-winning Filipino actor and product endorser...
as the most important guest. The concert was majorly sponsored by JollibeeJollibeeJollibee Foods Corporation is the parent company of Jollibee, a fast-food restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Among JFC's popular brands are Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Caffe Ti-amo, Mang Inasal and Burger King...
and was aired on ABS-CBN on October 15, 2006. - In the recently concluded ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards 2006, this series won Pop TV show of the year, Pop TV Theme Song and Pop TV Character (Dorina Pineda).
- Bituing Walang Ningning was one of the "Most Well-Liked TV Program" of the Year in the Anak TV Seal Awards 2006.
- It is the third "Sineserye" to be made.
- The series re-aired on the Kapamilya Channel on Direct TV in September 2008.
- No DVD release has been scheduled for the series.
- The Teleserye was supposed to Approximately run till September but its was extended due to the concert and due to its high ratings.
Soundtrack
The Bituing Walang Ningning soundtrack is jointly produced by Viva Records and Star Records. The soundtrack was released in May 2006, before the series began airing and features performances by cast members. The album reached Gold status selling more than 15,000 copies nationwide.The tracks in the original soundtrack are:
- Bituing Walang Ningning – Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
- Sana'y Maghintay ang Walang Hanggan – Zsa Zsa PadillaZsa Zsa PadillaZsa Zsa Padilla is a Filipina singer and actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract actresses.-Biography:Padilla was born as Esperanza Padilla in 1964, the daughter of actor and sportsman Carlos “Sonny” Padilla, Jr. who served as the referee in the Ali-Frazier world heavyweight boxing...
- Nasaan Ka Man – Zsa Zsa PadillaZsa Zsa PadillaZsa Zsa Padilla is a Filipina singer and actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN contract actresses.-Biography:Padilla was born as Esperanza Padilla in 1964, the daughter of actor and sportsman Carlos “Sonny” Padilla, Jr. who served as the referee in the Ali-Frazier world heavyweight boxing...
and Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT... - Miss na Miss Kita – Angelika dela Cruz
- Dito Ba – Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
and Angelika dela Cruz - Hold On – Chris CayzerChris CayzerChris Cayzer is a Filipino-Australian soul, R&B and acoustic singer, actor, DJ and VJ...
- Kanta Tayo – Ai-Ai de las AlasAi-Ai de las AlasMartina Aileen de las Alas, popularly known as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino comedienne and film actress. She has three children, two with ex-husband singer-actor Miguel Vera.She is dubbed as Philippines Comedy Queen.-Personal life:...
- Bakit Ba Ganyan – Carlo AquinoCarlo AquinoCarlo Aquino is a Filipino actor and a lead singer with the band Kollide. Formerly an exclusive contract star of ABS-CBN Star Magic, he now appears in some shows on the GMA Network. He played the role of Oscar in the remake series Sinasamba Kita which aired on GMA...
- Missing You – Jay Perillo
- Bituing Walang Ningning (Radio Edit)
The soundtrack was repackaged in July 2006 and re-released with two additional tracks:
- Felt So Right – Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
- Million Miles Away – Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
Recognition
- 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television
- Angelika dela Cruz (Best Actress Nominee)
- AiAi delas Alas (Best Actress Nominee)
- Best Primetime Drama Series