Mutya

*Mutya*
Mutya
	Title card
Genre	Drama; Fantasy
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios; Pablo S. Gomez
Written by	Kay Conlu-Brondial; Arlene Tamayo; Noreen Capili; Rhoda Sulit
Directed by	Erick C. Salud; Jojo A. Saguin
Starring	Mutya Orquia; Jairus Aquino; Lara Quigaman; Alfred Vargas
Opening theme	"Sana" by Amy Nobleza
Ending theme	"Hanggang May Kailanman" by Mutya Orquia
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	68
Production
Executive producer	Carlina D. Dela Merced
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company	Dreamscape Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	January 31 –; May 6, 2011

Mutya is a 2011 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based on Pablo S. Gomez's comic of the same name. Directed by Erick C. Salud and Jojo A. Saguin, starring Mutya Orquia. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on TFC from January 31 to May 6, 2011, replacing Noah and was replaced by 100 Days to Heaven.

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 on GMA Network. 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 YouTube Channel every 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm replacing Rosalka.

The series is based on the 1989 Walt Disney Feature Animation film The Little Mermaid.

Overview

This show has been developed by Mga Anghel na Walang Langit, Princess Sarah, and May Bukas Pa due to genre of family, religious, and child-oriented drama series where Dreamscape Entertainment released these type of series since 2005. It was succeeded by 100 Days to Heaven also in 2011.

Year		Episodes	No. of episodes	No. of episodes (overall)	First aired	Last aired	First aired (overall)	Last aired (overall)
	2011	1–63	63	68	February 7, 2011	April 29, 2011	February 7, 2011	May 6, 2011
		64–68	5		May 2, 2011	May 6, 2011	February 7, 2011	May 6, 2011

Plot

Mutya (Mutya Orquia) a child mermaid, was the love child of Cordelia (Precious Lara Quigaman) a human, and Prinsipe Irvin (Alfred Vargas) the Prince of the seaworld kingdom.^[1] However, their relationship was forbidden as Irvin is set to be married with another royal mermaid, Nerissa (Niña Jose). 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), 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

Cast	Character	Summary
Mutya Orquia	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.
Lara Quigaman	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.
Alfred Vargas	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.
Jairus Aquino	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

Cast	Character	Summary
Malou Crisologo	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.\|-
Ahron Villena	Zale	Irvin's cousin, who loved Nerissa and betrayed him. He is the real father of Chabita.
Niña Jose	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	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.
Sandy Andolong	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	Chabita	The daughter of Nerissa and Zale.
Jayson Gainza	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	Ester	Aries's mother. She died when she was left in Octopina's island.
Ogie Diaz	Rommel
Yen Santos	Melinda
Venus Raj	Mikki
Cacai Bautista	Lagring
Michael Conan	Rudy
Lassy	Mameng
Paolo Serrano	Walter
Carlene Aguilar	Undin
Eda Nolan	Brigit

Special participation

Pen Medina as Haring Merrick
Izzy Canillo as Young Aries
Carlo Lacana 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

Episodes 1–63

No.	Title ^[2]^[3]	Original air date ^[2]
1	"Cordelia Meets Irvin (Pagtatagpo nina Cordelia at Irvin)"	January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)
2	"Forbidden Love Can Still Bear Wonderful and Even Magical Things (Bunga ng Pinagbabawal na Pag-ibig)"	February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
3	"As She Grows Older, Mutya Slowly Notices Her Physical Difference with Other Children (Kakaibang Anyo ni Mutya)"	February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)
4	"Aries Protects His Sister from Bullies (Pagtatanggol ni Aries sa Kapatid)"	February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
5	"Tonyo Decides to Keep Mutya Away from Her True Mother, Cordella (Pagkawalay ni Mutya sa Tunay na Ina)"	February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)
6	"Mutya's Life Is in Peril No Matter Where She Goes (Kapahamakan sa Buhay ni Mutya)"	February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)
7	"Tonyo's Family Decides to Leave Town to Save Mutya from Ridicule (Pagligtas ni Tonyo kay Mutya)"	February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
8	"After a Mishap in the Ocean, Aries and Mutya Are Separated from Their Parents (Pagkawalay nina Aries at Mutya sa mga Magulang)"	February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)
9	"Aries and Mutya Face Harder Challenges in a New Town (Bagong Pagsubok nina Aries at Mutya)"	February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)
10	"Will Irvin Finally Catch Up with Cordella? (Pagtatagpo nina Irvin at Cordelia)"	February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)
11	"Cecilia Continues to Help Aries and Mutya Despite Her Drinking Problem (Pagtulong ni Cecilia kina Aries at Mutya)"	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
12	"Cecilia Continues to Stand as Aries and Mutya's Guardian (Bagong Magulang ng mga Ulila)"	February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
13	"Mutya Discovers Her Connection to the Sea (Koneksyon sa Dagat)"	February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)
14	"Mutya Is Having a Hard Time Accepting Her Mermaid State (Pagtanggap sa pagiging Sirena)"	February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)
15	"Mutya Reunites with Her Brother (Muling Pagkikita nina Mutya at Aries)"	February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)
16	"Will Cordella See Mutya as a Mermaid? (Pagkasirena ni Mutya)"	February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)
17	"Aries Boosts Mutya's Confidence in the Waters (Lakas ng Loob ni Mutya)"	February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
18	"Aries Tells Mutya to Swim Off to the Ocean to Save Herself from Death (Paglangoy Palayo sa Kamatayan)"	February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)
19	"Mutya Immerse Herself in the World of the Mermaids (Mundo ng mga Sirena)"	February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)
20	"Insecure Mermaids Connive to Terrorize Mutya (Inggit ng Ibang Sirena)"	February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)
21	"Chabita Continues to Bully Mutya (Pangbu-bully ni Chabita kay Mutya)"	February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)
22	"Chabita's Prank Causes a Mysterious Sickness to Mutya (Misteryosong Karamdaman ni Mutya)"	March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
23	"Aries Captures a Mermaid (Nahuling Sirena ni Aries)"	March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02)
24	"Aries and Cordella Are Held Hostage by the Black Mermaids (Mga Itim na Sirena)"	March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)
25	"Although Still Stuck in the Cave, Help Finds Its Way to Mutya (Saklolo para kay Mutya)"	March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04)
26	"The Sea Creatures Begin to Think That Mutya is a Maharlika (Maharlika si Mutya)"	March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
27	"After a Number of Years, Cordella and Irvin Cross Paths Again (Muling Pagkikita nina Cordelia at Irvin)"	March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
28	"Octopina Wants to Be Sure of Mutya's True Identity (Paniniguro ni Octopina)"	March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09)
29	"Will Mutya Survive on Her Own? (Pagliligtas sa Sarili)"	March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10)
30	"Mutya and the Other Children Stick with Tatang (Si Mutya at si Tatang)"	March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
31	"Will Aries See His Sister Again? (Magkikita pa kaya sina Aries at Mutya?)"	March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
32	"Tatang Opts to Sell Mutya After Learning Her Secret (Pagbenta ni Tatang kay Mutya)"	March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
33	"Mutya Tries to Escape from Tatang Before He Sells Her (Pagtakas ni Mutya kay Tatang)"	March 16, 2011 (2011-03-16)
34	"Although Already Capable of Using Her Legs, Mutya Has to Pretend That She Is a Handicap (Paggamit ng Dalawang Paa)"	March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)
35	"Mutya Is Scared of Revealing Her Mermaid State to Cordella (Pagyapak sa Lupa)"	March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
36	"Although Already on Land, Mutya Can Never Get Away from the Mermaid World (Paglisan sa Mundo ng Sirena)"	March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
37	"Chabita Tells Aries Who She's Looking For"	March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
38	"Will Aries and Mutya Be Able to Save Their Parents? (Pagliligtas sa mga Magulang)"	March 23, 2011 (2011-03-23)
39	"Irvin Tries His Best to Restore Peace and Good Morale Among His Mermaid Kingdom (Kapayapaan sa Kaharian ng mga Sirena)"	March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
40	"Irvin Maximizes the Use of His Temporary Feet (Pansamantalang Paa)"	March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
41	"Will Tonyo Get Away from the Black Mermaids? (Paglayo sa mga Itim na Sirena)"	March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
42	"Tonyo Shows the Black Pearl to Aries and Mutya (Ang Itim na Perlas)"	March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
43	"Cordella Is Very Excited with Tonyo's Survival (Kaligtasan ni Tonyo)"	March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)
44	"Tonyo Is Worried of Her Family's Safety Because of Delilah"	March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)
45	"How Long Can Tonyo Keep the Truth from Mutya and Cordella? (Paglilihim ng Katotohanan)"	April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
46	"Tonyo, Aries and Mutya Cherish Their Moments as a Family (Magkakasama bilang Pamilya)"	April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
47	"Aries Is Worried of His Family's Safety (Kaligtasan ng Pamilya)"	April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
48	"Mutya Goes Back to the Ocean (Pagbabalik sa Karagatan)"	April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)
49	"Prince Irvin Finally Finds the Courage to Face His Enemies (Tapang ng Prinsipe)"	April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)
50	"Prince Irvin Launches an Attack to the Black Mermaids (Pag-atake sa mga Itim na Sirena)"	April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)
51	"Mutya Ends Up in Danger While Playing Hide and Seek (Tagu-taguan)"	April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
52	"Will Mutya Get Away from Her Kidnapper or Will Her Secret Be Revealed? (Pagtakas sa mga Kidnapper)"	April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
53	"Mutya Is Desperate to Reconnect with His Real Father, Prinsipe Irvin (Tunay na Ama)"	April 13, 2011 (2011-04-13)
54	"Mutya Still Falls in the Hands of School Bullies (Pambu-bully kay Mutya)"	April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14)
55	"Irvin and Mutya Spend Time Together as Father and Daughter (Pagsasama bilang Mag-ama)"	April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15)
56	"Aries Masks His Fear with Anger (Galit at Takot)"	April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
57	"Chabita and Mutya Question Their Guardians Who Their Real Parents Are (Paghahanap sa Tunay na Magulang)"	April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19)
58	"Irvin Tells Mutya That Cordella Is Her Real Mother (Tunay na Ina)"	April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
59	"Irvin Loses Hope in Winning the Heart of Cordella (Pagkuha ng Loob ni Cordelia)"	April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
60	"Delilah's Karma Gets Back at Her (Karma ni Delilah)"	April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)
61	"Mutya Reveals Her Fins to Her Classmate After She Sets Off to See Irvin (Pagpapakita ng Palikpik)"	April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
62	"Octopina Plots Ahead to Lure Mutya to Her Lair (Bitag ni Octopina)"	April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)
63	"Mutya Won't Be Fully Happy Without Her Whole Family (Pangarap ng Buong Pamilya)"	April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)

Episodes 64–68

No.	Title ^[2]^[4]	Original air date ^[2]
Episodes 64–68 – Prinsesa ng mga Sirena (Princess of the Mermaid) Mutya: Ang Huling Linggo (Mutya: The Last Week/The Last 5 Nights)
64	"Cordella Wants to Take Mutya to Manila Away from Irvin and the Mermaids"	May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02)
65	"Mutya Enjoys the Life of Being the Mermaid Princess"	May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
66	"How Long Will Mutya Be Held Captive in the Circus?"	May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)
67	"Octopina Launches a Full Blast War"	May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)
68	"Finale"	May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)

Promotion

This series has been developed by Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit, Princess Sarah, May Bukas Pa, Agua Bendita, Momay, and Noah, due it's genre of child-oriented, fantasy and religious drama series that produced by Dreamscape Entertainment lineup and it was succeeded by 100 Days to Heaven.