Daldalita

Daldalita
Format	Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Created by	Denoy Navarro Punio
Developed by	GMA Entertainment TV Group
Directed by	Don Michael Perez
Starring	Jillian Ward Ogie Alcasid Manilyn Reynes Rufa Mae Quinto
Opening theme	"Daldalita" by Ogie Alcasid and Jillian Ward
Ending theme	"Someone's Waiting For You" by Ogie Alcasid
Composer(s)	Ogie Alcasid
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	80 episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Leilani Feliciano Sandoval
Producer(s)	GMA Entertainment TV Group
Location(s)	Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Picture format	480i NTSC
Original run	October 17, 2011 – February 3, 2012

Daldalita is a Philippine drama-fantasy-musical TV series produced by GMA Network. It stars child actress Jillian Ward in the title role, with Ogie Alcasid, Manilyn Reynes, Rufa Mae Quinto, love team Elmo Magalona and Julie Anne San Jose and with the special participation of '90s hit singer/actress Donna Cruz. It is directed by Don Michael Perez and it premiered October 17, 2011.^[1]

The series concluded on February 3, 2012, it ran for 16 weeks with 80 episodes in all. It will be replaced by Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis.

Synopsis

Mateo and Carmela live a simple and happy life in the province. But their happy marriage ends when Carmela dies after giving birth to their child Lolita. Adding to Mateo's misfortune is the unusual condition of Lolita whom he thinks is mute. But despite that, Mateo devotes his unconditional love and attention to his child. Katrina, Carmela's older sister, helps his brother-in-law fulfill his parental duties. Even though, most of the time, they clash, in the end they realize that they have an unlikely affection for each other.

One day, Katrina brings Lolita in a "miracle" doctor hoping that it would help cure her unusual condition. This angers Mateo and makes him say hurtful words to Katrina. Devastated, Katrina packs her bags and leaves him.

Having no one to turn to, Mateo seeks the help of his neighbor Tisay to help him take care of Lolita. Unknown to Mateo, Tisay brings the baby along to beg on the streets. But one day, police officers arrest all the street beggars and Tisay, afraid of being caught, flees and leaves Lolita in a basket inside a delivery truck. Lolita ends up in a duck farm owned by the kindhearted Lupe. She raises her as her own. But Lupe's daughter Susan despises and often mistreated Lolita. The animals in the farm empathize with Lolita, who is still unable to speak a singe word. To cheer her up, they would talk and play with her. Lolita listens to the animals and Daisy, the mother duck, treats Lolita as her adopted duckling. One day Susan attempts to kill Daisy. Lolita stops her and says, "quack! quack! quack!" Lupe, after hearing the little girl can speak, teaches her how to talk like a human and gives her new name: Daldalita.

As days pass, Lupe become sickly and bedridden. Susan sees this as an opportunity to get rid of Daldalita and takes her to Manila. Daldalita, with her pets Daisy (duck) and Bobby (piglet), ventures around the city and start their new adventure in a different environment.

Who are the friends and foes Daldalita will meet in her new adventure? Will Mateo cross paths with his long-lost daughter?

Cast

Main cast

• Jillian Ward as Daldalita/Lolita Matias
• Ogie Alcasid as Mateo Matias - Lolita/Daldalita's father. A veterinarian.
• Manilyn Reynes^[2] as Katrina de Leon - The older sister of Carmela and Marga and soon become the love interest of Mateo.
• Donna Cruz^[3] as Carmela de Leon-Matias - Mateo's loving wife. She dies after giving birth to Lolita.
• Rufa Mae Quinto as Cherry - Mateo's wicked and obsessive girlfriend. She will do anything just to win Mateo's love and attention.
• Julie Anne San Jose as Marga de Leon - Katrina and Carmela's younger sister and Gino's girlfriend.
• Elmo Magalona as Gino Delgado - Mateo's apprentice and Marga's boyfriend.
• Isabel Oli as Teacher May - Daldalita's kindhearted teacher.
• Marc Abaya as Sam - Head veterinarian and Katrina's eccentric boyfriend.

Extended cast

• Timmy Cruz as Lupe - The kindhearted farm lady who will become Daldalita's guardian.
• Spanky Manikan as Dr. Manny Manuel - Mateo's sympathetic boss.
• Arnold Reyes as Arthur - Mateo's best friend.
• Jinky Oda as Tisay - Mateo's neighbor and the cause of Lolita/Daldalita's disappearance.
• Joey Paras as Chi-Chi - Sam's sidekick.
• Eunice Lagunsad as Tessa - Lupe's wicked daughter and Daldalita's nemesis. She has a crush on Gino

Featuring the voices of

• Candy Pangilinan as Daisy the duck
• Mike Nacua as Kirat The Mouse
• Wally Bayola as Bobby The pig

Guest stars

• Isabel Granada as Demi^[4]
• Chuckie Dreyfuss as Ashton
• Baby O'brien as Lola Barbara
• MM Magno as Johann
• Milkcah Wynne Nacion as Becky/fake Lolita de Leon-Matias
• Sasha Baldoza
• Sean Samonte as Dwayne
• Angel Satsumi
• Raymart Santiago as Tarzan

Reception

According to Nielsen TV audience measurement, the show garnered 36.5% share (based on household data recorded in Urban Luzon for October 17–21) compare to its rival show Maria la del Barrio (ABS-CBN) 26% and Aksyon (TV5) 22%. For the same period in Mega Manila, it posted a household audience share of 36.8% higher than 23.5% and 24.2% of the rival shows.^[5][6][7]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
• List of telenovelas of GMA Network
• Bantatay
• Aso ni San Roque

References

External links

• GMA Network official website
• GMA Network Official Facebook Page
• Daldalita on Facebook Official Facebook Page