''Niní'' is an

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children's

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. Produced by

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and her ex-husband

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together with

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and Telefe Contenidos. It is written by Gabriela Fiore and Jorge Chernov. It was aired from September 7, 2009, Monday through Thursday by

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at 6 pm. It stars

and Federico Amador. Co-starring the actress Maida Andrenacci. With the antagonistic participation of Paula Morales and Esteban Meloni.

Plot

''Niní'' tells the story of Nina Gómez, an innocent girl, somewhat distracted, spontaneous and with a big heart, who has been left alone with her grandfather, the gardener of the embassy in which they live. The life of Nina it is altered with the arrival of the new ambassador, Tomás Parker (Federico Amador), an orderly and distant man. Tomás Parker arrives at the mansion accompanied by his ambitious secretary Celina Martínez Paz (Paula Morales) and his four adopted children, who, having been born in different countries, form a heterogeneous and very particular family. Niní, who quickly becomes fond of the kids, she must overcome several obstacles to be able to remain in the embassy next to them. To the point that she ends up disguising herself as a man and becoming Nicolás, the new ambassador's driver. Niní will fall madly in love with Tomás just like he does with her. From now on a delicious plot begins to develop where Niní, with its simplicity and brightness, will reach the heart of the Parkers, transmitting values that neither power nor money can get, freedom, love and a sense of humor outside of the usual. But things will get complicated when Nicolás appears, who is actually Niní disguised as a man.

Cast

as Nina "Niní" Gómez/Nicolás Zampanó *

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as Violeta Barranco *

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as Jazmín *

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as Tamara *

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as Tony * Federico Amador as Tomás Parker * Juan Manuel Guilera as Martín Parker * Melanie Chong as Chow Parker * Sheyner Cristian Díaz Gómez as Chama Chan Parker * Iara Muñoz as Sicilia Parker * Néstor Zacco as Máximo Parker * Paula Morales as Celina Martínez Paz * Esteban Meloni as Víctor Martínez Paz * Maida Andrenacci as Victoria Acuña * Mario Moscoso as George Mc Gruster * Héctor Díaz as Horacio Raymundi * Vanesa Butera as Carmen Juárez * Giselle Bonaffino as Lola Benítez * Sebastián Mogordoy as Ángel Espósito * Esteban Masturini as Juan Espósito * Diego Gentile as Sebastián Gallardo * Pablo Napoli as Hector Gómez * Paula Sartor as Sofía Anzoátegui * Antonia Bengoechea as Zoe Anzoátegui * Valentín Villafañe as Abel López * Fernando Sureda as Diego de la Fuente * Ernesto Claudio as Dt. Bartoli * Emilio Bardinas Juan Alberto * Marta Paccamicci as Lupe * Natalia Jascalevich as Thais * Adriana Ferrer as Adelfa * César Bordón as Abdel * Victoria Tortora as Carla * Leonardo Saggese as Alejandro * Irene Goldszer as Lorena

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the series was released On November 9, 2009. The CD is called ''Arriba las ilusiones''. The CD contained video clips for two of the songs and included a gift poster. Within a few weeks of its release it had received its first

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for sales. All the songs are performed by Florencia Bertotti.

International Broadcasters

Américas

* :

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* :

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* : Canal 4 * : Telesistema * :

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* : Canal 3 * :

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* : Televicentro * : Televisora Nacional * :

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* :

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, Red Global and ATV Sur * : Canal 4

Europe

* :

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* :

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* :

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* :

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, TCM and

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* : Disney Channel Ukraine

Awards and nominations

Theater

''Niní'' was adapted to

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in a play called ''Nini, The Search''. All the characters were featured on stage singing and dancing the songs from the original show. The play made its debut on January 24, 2010, in

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. The second showing took place on February 27, 2010 in the Orfeo Superdome in Córdoba. More than 5,500 people attended the show. The run ended its season at the Gran Rex theater in

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, with over 35,000 people in attendance. The show was also presented for the first time in

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in November 2010.

Legal dispute

In 2010, producer Gustavo Yankelevich filed a plagiarism lawsuit on behalf of RGB Entertainment and Cris Morena Group, alleging that ''Niní'' was a copy of the telenovela ''

Floricienta ''Floricienta'' (; known in English as ''Flinderella'') is an Argentine juvenile musical telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but since then it has been broadcast in many countries. Some international ...

'', which Bertotti starred in during the 2004-2005 TV season. The Argentinian courts ruled in favor of the complainants, and ''Niní'' was pulled off the air on April 16, 2010, despite earlier reports of an agreement between the two parties. The double-episode ending drew record ratings.

References

External links

Official website of the series

Opening of Niní on Youtube
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