Taina
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Taina |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2001-2002 |
| Production company |
Dorado Productions Nickelodeon Productions Nelvana Limited |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Comedy , youth series |
| idea | Maria Perez-Brown |
| First broadcast | January 14, 2001 (USA) on Nickelodeon |
| occupation | |
Taina is an American comedy series broadcast by Nickelodeon television . It revolves around Taina and her friends who go to Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts and try to achieve their dreams and find themselves in funny situations.
characters
main characters
- Taina Morales ( Christina Vidal ) is of Puerto Rican descent and attends Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts. She has the dream of one day becoming a singer or actress.
- Renee Jones ( Khaliah Adams ) is Taina's best friend planning a career as a comedian.
- Lamar Johnson ( Chris Knowings ) is attending school to become a journalist. He works for the school newspaper and is in love with Taina.
- Daniel McDaniel ( David Oliver Cohen ) is Lamar's best friend. He wants to become a musician and plays several instruments. Taina shares a locker with him.
- Maritza Hogg ( LaTangela Newsome ) is Taina's arch-rival, who also wants to become a singer and dancer.
Minor characters
Furthermore, a number of recurring minor characters belong to the ensemble of the series. This includes Taina's family consisting of her mother Gloria ( Lisa Velez ), her father Eduardo (Josh Cruze) and her little brother Santito (Brandon Iglesias in season 1, Jacob Urrutia in season 2).
Production and broadcast
Production of the show began in 2000 as one of the last shows at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando , Florida. The broadcast began on January 14, 2001 on Nickelodeon , and in the following weeks, the number of viewers increased. The second season was filmed at Nickelodeon on Sunset in Hollywood . After the second season, the series was discontinued. Taina was not broadcast in Germany .
reception
In 2002 Tania received an ALMA Award for Best Children's TV Show. Christina Vidal was also nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series and Fracaswell Hyman & Maria Perez-Brown for Best Script in a Drama or Comedy Series for the episode Quinceanero .
Episodes
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (-) | Guest actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Be Careful What You Wish For | Jan. 14, 2001 | - | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Blue mascara | Jan. 21, 2001 | - | 3LW |
| 3 | 3 | - | Quinceanero | Jan. 28, 2001 | - | C-Note, Nick Cannon |
| 4th | 4th | - | Mega Funds | Feb. 4, 2001 | - | Joseph Lewis Thomas |
| 5 | 5 | - | En Español | Feb 11, 2001 | - | - |
| 6th | 6th | - | Charmed bracelet | Feb. 18, 2001 | - | - |
| 7th | 7th | - | I want it that way | Feb 25, 2001 | - | - |
| 8th | 8th | - | A Twitch In The Tail | 4th Mar 2001 | - | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Big break | 11th Mar 2001 | - | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Friend or Phone | 18 Mar 2001 | - | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Singing with the Enemy | 25th Mar 2001 | - | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Undercover | Apr 1, 2001 | - | MDO |
| 13 | 13 | - | My left eye | Apr 22, 2001 | - | - |
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (-) | Guest actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | - | Crouching Actor, Hidden Chicken | Jan. 19, 2002 | - | - |
| 15th | 2 | - | sabotage | Jan. 26, 2002 | - | Brooke Allison |
| 16 | 3 | - | Scary Legend | Feb. 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 17th | 4th | - | Test Friends | Feb 9, 2002 | - | - |
| 18th | 5 | - | Papi Don't Preach | Feb 23, 2002 | - | Nick Cannon , Teck Holmes |
| 19th | 6th | - | The big show | 2nd Mar 2002 | - | Liz Torres |
| 20th | 7th | - | Crushin | 9 Mar 2002 | - | - |
| 21st | 8th | - | Abuelo Knows Best | 16. Mar. 2002 | - | Shakira , Luis Fonsi |
| 22nd | 9 | - | Bad review | 23 Mar 2002 | - | As long as Knowles |
| 23 | 10 | - | Desperately Seeking Agent | Apr 6, 2002 | - | Carlos Alazraqui , Melanie Chartoff |
| 24 | 11 | - | Starstruck | Apr 13, 2002 | - | Jill Michelle Melean, Kelly Rowland |
| 25th | 12 | - | The Fear Factors | May 4, 2002 | - | MDO |
| 26th | 13 | - | Beyond The Music | May 11, 2002 | - | - |
Web links
- Taina in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Taina at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nickelodeon's 'Taina' Continues Ratings Rise, Posts Triple-Digit Gains in Tween and Kid Demos for Two Weeks ( English ) Retrieved on May 16, 2014.
- ↑ 2002 NCLR ALMA Awards Recipients ( English ) Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ↑ 2002 NCLR ALMA Awards Nominees ( English ) Retrieved May 16, 2014.
