Daldalita is a Philippine television drama fantasy musical series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Jillian Ward in the title role. It premiered on October 17, 2011 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Futbolilits. The series concluded on February 3, 2012 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Alice Bungisngis and Her Wonder Walis in its timeslot.
| Daldalita | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Fantasy drama |
| Created by | Denoy Navarro Punio |
| Directed by | Don Michael Perez |
| Starring | Jillian Ward |
| Theme music composer | Ogie Alcasid |
| Opening theme | "Daldalita" by Ogie Alcasid and Jillian Ward |
| Ending theme | "Someone's Waiting for You" by Ogie Alcasid |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Leilani Feliciano Sandoval |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 18–29 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | October 17, 2011 – February 3, 2012 |
Cast and characters
editCast
Ogie Alcasid
Julie Anne San Jose
Elmo Magalona
- Lead cast
- Jillian Ward as Daldalita / Lolita Matias
- Supporting cast
- Ogie Alcasid as Mateo Matias
- Manilyn Reynes[2] as Katrina de Leon
- Rufa Mae Quinto as Cherry
- Julie Anne San Jose as Marga de Leon
- Elmo Magalona as Gino Delgado
- Isabel Oli as May
- Marc Abaya as Sam
- Recurring cast
- Luigi Revilla as Dado
- Timmy Cruz as Lupe
- Spanky Manikan as Manny Manuel
- Arnold Reyes as Arthur
- Jinky Oda as Tisay
- Joey Paras as Chi-Chi
- Eunice Lagusad as Tessa
- Voice cast
- Candy Pangilinan as Daisy
- Pekto as Kirat
- Wally Bayola as Bobby
- Guest cast
- Donna Cruz[3] as Carmela de Leon-Matias
- Isabel Granada as Demi[4]
- Chuckie Dreyfus as Ashton
- Baby O'Brien as Barbara
- MM Magno as Johann
- Milkcah Wynne Nacion as Becky
- Sasha Baldoza
- Sean Samonte as Dwayne
- Angel Satsumi
- Raymart Santiago as Tarzan
Casting
editActress Gelli de Belen was initially hired for the role of Katrina de Leon. De Belen later left the series. Actress Manilyn Reynes served as her replacement.[2]
Ratings
editAccording to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Daldalita earned a 19.3% rating.[5] While the final episode scored a 17% rating.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Daldalita (Full Episodes) | Stream Together - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Sibonga, Glen (October 13, 2011). "Manilyn Reynes doesn't mind being second choice to Gelli de Belen for Daldalita role". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (October 5, 2011). "Sheryl Cruz on her divorce: "I could say that I was at my lowest point."". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Emotional Harassment! Showbiz". Journal. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011.
- ^ Santiago, Erwin (October 18, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (Oct. 14-17): Eat Bulaga! remains unbeaten". PEP. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Santiago, Erwin (February 7, 2012). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (Feb. 3-6): Three new Kapuso shows debut strongly; Eat Bulaga! prevails over It's Showtime". PEP. Retrieved March 2, 2018.