Daldalita

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. The series concluded on February 3, 2012 with a total of 80 episodes.

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 (2011-10-17) – February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Cast and characters

Cast

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

Actress 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

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Daldalita earned a 19.3% rating.^[5] The final episode scored a 17% rating.^[6]