Poor Señorita (transl. poor miss) is a 2016 Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Regine Velasquez in the title role. It premiered on March 28, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Little Nanay. The series concluded on July 15, 2016 with a total of 79 episodes. It was replaced by Encantadia in its timeslot.
| Poor Señorita | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Renei Dimla |
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| Directed by | Dominic Zapata |
| Creative director | Roy Iglesias |
| Starring | Regine Velasquez |
| Theme music composer | Arlene M. Calvo |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 79(list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Kaye Atienza-Cadsawan |
| Producer | Lenie Santos |
| Production locations | Manila, Philippines |
| Cinematography | Roman Theodossis |
| Editor | Suzette Doctolero |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 24–35 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
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| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | March 28 (2016-03-28) – July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) |
The series is streaming online on YouTube.[1]
Rita was the only daughter of her father, Daniel, who will later die of gastric cancer. Rita will later be diagnosed with gastric cancer like her father and warned that she only have three months left before she dies. Rita decides to give away and donate her assets. She will later discover that she was misdiagnosed. With no money and being pursued by a hitman, Rita hides and meets Kyla, Rambo, Charisse, Apol and Girlie who will help her.[2]
On January 4, 2016, Regine Velasquez renewed her contract with GMA Network. During the contract signing, Velasquez stated that she will be doing a musical-variety-comedy show and a "light" comedy series for 2016.[4] She described her character in the show as "a very different character for me to play." Her last acting role before Poor Señorita was I Heart You, Pare! in 2011.[5]
In a story conference held on January 29, 2016, actresses Snooky Serna and Jaya along with Sheena Halili, Valeen Montenegro, Jillian Ward, Miggs Cuaderno and Zymic Jaranilla joined Velasquez for the series while Mikael Daez acting as her love interest. Dominic Zapata directed the show.[6] StarStruck season 6's finalists Elyson de Dios and Ayra Mariano, were personally requested by Velasquez to join the cast. It served as their first drama series after StarStruck.[7]
Principal photography commenced in February 2016.[8] Filming concluded in July 2016.[9]
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Poor Senorita earned a 21.5% rating.[10] While the final episode scored a 22% rating.[11]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Primetime Drama Series | Poor Señorita | Nominated | [12] |
| Best Child Performer | Miggs Cuaderno | Nominated | |||
| Best New Female TV Personality | Ayra Mariano | Nominated |
