''Nita Negrita'' (International title: ''Nita'') is a 2011

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars

Barbie Forteza Barbara Ambas Forteza (born July 31, 1997), professionally known as Barbie Forteza (), is a Filipino actress, comedian, dancer, singer, host, and vlogger. She is the recipient of several accolades, including both international and local award ...

in the title role. It premiered on February 14, 2011 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing '' Little Star''. The series concluded on June 10, 2011, with a total of 83 episodes. It was replaced by '' Sinner or Saint'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Antoinette / Nita Raymundo/ Nita Negrita / Netnet ;Supporting cast * Joshua Dionisio as Prince Ramirez * Lexi Fernandez as Mystica "Misty" Del Castillo *

Nova Villa Novelita Villanueva Gallegos (born April 16, 1946), better known as Nova Villa, is a Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Villa is recognized as the original 'Goddess of Comedy' and one of the defi ...

as Ima *

Lotlot de Leon Charlotte Jennifer Villamayor de Leon El Soury (born February 16, 1971), known professionally as Lotlot de Leon, is a Filipino actress. Career She was a member of '' That's Entertainment'', along with Ramon "Monching" Christopher as her love-t ...

as Mirasol "Mira" Buenaventura *

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Ga ...

as Arturo Del Castillo *

Diana Zubiri Rosemarie Joy Garcia-Smith (born April 15, 1985), better known by her stage name Diana Zubiri, is a Filipino actress. She was discovered by Seiko Films when she was 15, years after applying for work in Japan. She then had sexy roles in various ...

as Danica *

Rachelle Ann Go Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go-Spies (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipina singer and actress. She began her career by participating in and winning several singing competitions, the first of which was in the long-running Philippine variety show ''E ...

as Amanda Del Castillo * Bubbles Paraiso as Alexandra "Alex" Del Castillo * Lollie Mara as Andrea Del Castillo * Jenny Miller as Pia Antonio * Dexter Doria as Segunda * Jim Pebangco as Ben * Alvin Aguilar as Edgar * Miguel Tanfelix as Jun Jun * Michelle Vito as Peachy *

Jhoana Marie Tan Jhoanna Marie Ramilo Tan (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino actress and politician. She is known for portraying the role of young Eunice in GMA Network's remake of the 2003 Korean drama ''Stairway to Heaven''. Recently in 2018, after a sh ...

as Selyang * Glenda Garcia as Belen * Mel Kimura as Bella * Sabrina San Diego ;Guest cast * Melijah Panturilla as young Misty

Blackface controversy

The show's use of blackface was widely criticized in the media and by academics. Axel Honneth professor of philosophy at both the University of Frankfurt and Columbia University stated that the show "presents the stereotypical theme of poverty being ascribed with skin colour", while Dr Elaine Marie Carbonell Laforteza, Lecturer in Cultural Studies Macquarie University, Australia, stated in her book ''The Somatechnics of Whiteness and Race: Colonialism and Mestiza Privilege'', that "Nita does not appear 'authentically black', but painted as black. The effect is a caricature of blackness" and that "blackness is used to create Nita as a manifestation of black identity that is constantly open to scrutiny and mockery".

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Nita Negrita'' earned a 7.8% rating. While the final episode scored a 19.1% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.

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