''Mutya'' is a Philippine fantasy series produced and aired by
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...
based on
Pablo S. Gomez's comic of the same name. The series introduced child actress
Mutya Orquia
Ruelleen Angel Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006), better known by her stage name Mutya Orquia, is a Filipino people, Filipina teen actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Gi ...
. The series premiered from January 31, 2011, to May 6, 2011, replacing ''
Noah'' on ABS-CBN's primetime slot.
Orquia's portrayal of the titular mermaid received acclaim from critics and the show itself garnered high ratings according to KANTAR Media. Its pilot episode garnered 32.6% defeating its rival show
Dwarfina
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in
GMA-7
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. In addition to this, she was also nominated for Best New Female TV Personality in the 2011 PMPC Star Awards for TV and 2011 Gawad Tangi Awards for ''Best TV Child Performer.
This series is currently streaming on
Jeepney TV
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YouTube Channel
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every 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm replacing
Rosalka
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.
Series overview
Overview
Mutya (
Mutya Orquia
Ruelleen Angel Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006), better known by her stage name Mutya Orquia, is a Filipino people, Filipina teen actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Gi ...
) a child mermaid, was the love child of Cordelia (
Precious Lara Quigaman
Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz (; born 3 January 1983) is a Filipino actress, multi-product endorser and beauty queen who won the Miss International 2005 beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipino to have won t ...
) a human, and Prinsipe Irvin (
Alfred Vargas
Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city ...
) the Prince of the seaworld kingdom.
However, their relationship was forbidden as Irvin is set to be married with another royal mermaid, Nerissa (
Niña Jose
''La Niña'' (Spanish for ''The Girl'') was one of the three Spanish ships used by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in his first voyage to the West Indies in 1492. As was tradition for Spanish ships of the day, she bore a female saint's name ...
). Cordelia got pregnant at the time of their relationship, and was forced to give birth to the child. The child was born with an unknown disability, where her legs were attached to each other. Cordelia's mother, Delilah (
Sandy Andolong
Melisande "Sandy" Andolong-de Leon (born Melisande Pinga Andolong; January 16, 1959) is a Filipino actress and producer, where she is mostly seen on GMA Network. She has also been currently seen on ABS-CBN TV programs.
Personal life
Sandy An ...
), sees this, was horrified and she decided to abandon the child. She assigned Tonyo (
Jayson Gainza) to take away the baby. However, Tonyo brought the child back to his home, treated her as their own and named her Mutya. As Mutya grows up, she was protected by her older brother Aries (
Jairus Aquino), who has always been there for her. Mutya has still yet to realize that she is a mermaid. With her legs being attached to each other, it was mistaken as a disability although it was actually her mermaid tail slowly forming.
Cast and characters
Main cast
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Mutya Orquia
Ruelleen Angel Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006), better known by her stage name Mutya Orquia, is a Filipino people, Filipina teen actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Gi ...
as Mutya/Prinsesa Mutya/Mutya Sardenas - A little girl who was mistakenly believed to have a disability with her feet attached to each other. She is the missing daughter of Haring Irvin and Cordelia.
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Lara Quigaman as Cordelia "Ella" Sardenas - Mutya's mother who often seeks her long-lost daughter whom they believed she was dead. After she went to the doctor and heard that her daughter has a disability, she stopped looking, believing that the doctor tells enough evidence that her daughter is dead or alive.
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Alfred Vargas
Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city ...
as Prinsipe/Haring Irvin - The prince of the sea. After his father's death, he was imprisoned by the black mermaids and is hypnotized by Narissa's potions that makes him forget everything. After he realized this, he tried to stop the black mermaids from ruling the entire ocean. He learns that Mutya was his real daughter, not Chabita. The kataw manages to fight the black mermaids. With the help of his daughter's singing, he got the trident from them and rules the ocean.
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Jairus Aquino as Aries - He took care of Mutya as his own. He knows who is her real mother and father are after dreaming it. He manages to keep it a secret because he is afraid to lose her.
Supporting cast
*Malou Crisologo as Reyna Octopina - The queen of the Black mermaids, the mother of Nerissa and the grandmother of Chabita. She had killed many humans, just to find the black pearl. She is one of the main antagonists of the series, the other one is her daughter Nerissa.
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Ahron Villena
Ahron Villena (born Roche Ahron Villena on March 10, 1987) is a Filipino actor. He was formerly a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents Star Magic and is currently a freelance artist.
Career
In 2004, he joined and won the ABS-CBN noon ...
as Zale - Irvin's cousin, who loved Nerissa and betrayed him. He is the real father of Chabita.
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Niña Jose
''La Niña'' (Spanish for ''The Girl'') was one of the three Spanish ships used by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in his first voyage to the West Indies in 1492. As was tradition for Spanish ships of the day, she bore a female saint's name ...
as Prinsesa Nerissa - The princess of the black mermaids. She became a fool because of her love for Irvin, she would do anything for Irvin. She is the mother of Chabita, In the end, she saved Irvin from her mother who tried to kill him, and she slept for a long time but was healed by Mutya's voice. She is one of the main antagonists of the series.
*Gary Lim as Lolo Sheldon - Haring Merrick and Irvin's hand. He always helped Irvin in his problems and helped him to remember everything when he had amnesia.
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Sandy Andolong
Melisande "Sandy" Andolong-de Leon (born Melisande Pinga Andolong; January 16, 1959) is a Filipino actress and producer, where she is mostly seen on GMA Network. She has also been currently seen on ABS-CBN TV programs.
Personal life
Sandy An ...
as Madam Delilah Sardenas - Mutya's grandmother who was the one who assigned Tonyo to take the child away. She has a big business and she uses Mutya's singing to have more catches.
*Amy Nobleza as Chabita - the daughter of Nerissa and Zale.
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Jayson Gainza as Tonyo - the one who was assigned to take Mutya away. After the child was sprinkled with water, it immediately made its first cry, encouraging Tonyo to keep it. He is Aries's father and he died when Octopina drowns him.
*Tess Antonio as Ester - Aries's mother. She died when she was left in Octopina's island.
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Ogie Diaz
Roger Diaz Pandaan (born January 2, 1970), known professionally as Ogie Diaz (), is a Filipino comedian, actor, entertainment reporter, and talent manager. He is popularly known as "''Pekto''", the name of his character in the long-running forme ...
as Rommel
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Yen Santos
Lilieyen Santos (born November 20, 1992), better known as Yen Santos, is a Filipina actress. She debuted on the reality show '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010'', and gained mainstream recognition in '' Pure Love'', a Philippine drama adaptatio ...
as Melinda
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Venus Raj
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as Mikki
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Cacai Bautista as Lagring
*Michael Conan as Rudy
*Lassy as Mameng
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Paolo Serrano
Paolo Matthew Serrano (born August 17, 1987), more widely known as Paolo Serrano is a television and film actor in the Philippines. His film debut was in the indie film ''Matthew, Mark, Luke and John'' but mainly gained his fame when he got a ...
as Walter
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Carlene Aguilar as Undin
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Eda Nolan
Eda Kristy Cabilan (born December 14, 1988), known professionally as Eda Nolan, is a Filipina actress, best known for her role as ''Junniper'', the shy, 'promdi' girl, in ABS-CBN's sitcoms, ''Let's Go'' and ''Gokada Go''. Nolan has been a member ...
as Brigit
Special participation
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Pen Medina
Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...
as Haring Merrick
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Izzy Canillo
John Izzy Maurillo Canillo (born March 3, 2004), popularly known as Izzy Canillo or simply Izzy, is a Filipino actor. He was discovered by ''Star Circle Quest'' in 2009, winning first runner up. He was nominated for the PMPC Best Children's Sh ...
as Young Aries
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Carlo Lacana
Carlo Lacana (born November 11, 1998) is a Philippines, Filipino Actor, actor.
Career
Lacana is a child actor in Laoag, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Norte Province, who started his career with commercial television and print ads. His fir ...
as Young Dennis
*April Sun as Sirena
*Justin Gonzales as Sireno
*Veyda Inoval as Jasmin
*Jovic Susim as Igat
*Joe Vargas as Lumot
*Jubail Andres as Eskale
*Allan de Paz as Tatang
Episodes
See also
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List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
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List of shows previously aired by ABS-CBN
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References
External links
Official website
{{Philippine Mermaids
ABS-CBN drama series
Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television
2011 Philippine television series debuts
2011 Philippine television series endings
Mermaids in television
Filipino-language television shows
Television shows set in the Philippines
2010s children's television series