''Mutya'' is a 2011

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

fantasy series broadcast by

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. The series is based on Pablo S. Gomez's comic of the same name. Directed by Erick C. Salud and Jojo A. Saguin, it stars

Mutya Orquia Ruelleen Angel "Mutya" Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011–12) and as Abigail Ruth "Abby ...

in the title role. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from January 31 to May 6, 2011, replacing ''

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'' and was replaced by '' 100 Days to Heaven''. This series is streaming online on

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Overview

This show has been developed by ''

Mga Anghel na Walang Langit ''Mga Anghel na Walang Langit'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Maryo J. De los Reyes, Lino Cayetano and Mae Czarina Cruz, it stars Nikki Bagaporo, Carl John Barrameda, Miles Ocampo, Sharlene San ...

'', '' Princess Sarah'', and '' May Bukas Pa'' due to genre of family, religious, and child-oriented drama series where

Dreamscape Entertainment Dreamscape Entertainment is a Philippine television production and entertainment company of ABS-CBN Studios, a division of ABS-CBN Corporation, that supplies telenovelas for its namesake television network ABS-CBN, and sister channels and onlin ...

released these types of series since 2005. It was succeeded by '' 100 Days to Heaven'' also in 2011.

Plot

Mutya (

) a child mermaid, was the love child of Cordelia (

Precious Lara Quigaman Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz, () is a Filipino actress and beauty queen who won Miss International 2005, in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipino to have won the pageant, after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, and ...

) a human, and Prinsipe Irvin (

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979) is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022. He previously served as a city councilor from the 2nd district from 2 ...

) the Prince of the seaworld kingdom. However, their relationship was forbidden as Irvin is set to be married with another royal mermaid, Nerissa (

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). 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 Alexandra "Sandy" Andolong-de Leon (born Alexandra Pinga Andolong; January 16, 1959) is a Filipino actress and producer. She is mostly seen on the TV programs made by GMA Network and ABS-CBN, especially on dramas and sitcoms. Career Ando ...

), sees this, was horrified and she decided to abandon the child. She assigned Tonyo (

Jayson Gainza Jayson Camangyan Gainza (born April 27, 1980) is a Filipino actor, comedian, impersonator, host, entrepreneur and vlogger. He was the first runner-up (Second Big Placer) in ''Pinoy Big Brother'', as he garnered 312,258 votes, equal to 27.5% of ...

) 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 Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino (, born April 1, 1999) is a Filipino film actor, actor best known for his roles in ''Super Inggo'', ''Kung Fu Kids'' and ''Luv U''. Aquino appeared in several television advertisements before his first television ...

), 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

Supporting cast

Special participation

Pen Medina Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...

as Haring Merrick *

Izzy Canillo John Izzy Maurillo Canillo (born March 3, 2004) is a Filipino actor. He was discovered by ''Star Circle Quest'' in 2009, winning first runner up. He was nominated for the PMPC Best Children's Show Host Award in 2010. As part of ABS-CBN's 60th ...

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

Episodes 64–68

Promotion

This series has been developed by ''

Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit ''Mga Anghel na Walang Langit'' () is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Maryo J. De los Reyes, Lino Cayetano and Mae Czarina Cruz, it stars Nikki Bagaporo, Carl John Barrameda, Miles Ocampo, Sharlene San ...

'', '' Princess Sarah'', '' May Bukas Pa'', ''

Agua Bendita ''Agua Bendita'' () is a 2010 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV, Don M. Cuaresma and Jojo A. Saguin, it stars Andi Eigenmann, Matteo Guidicelli, Jason Abalos ...

'', ''

Momay ''Momay'' is a 2010 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, Manny Q. Palo, and Jojo A. Saguin, it stars Xyriel Manabat, Maliksi Morales, Ejay Falcon, Lorna Tolentino, Glydel Mercado, Tyron ...

'', and ''

'', due its genre of child-oriented, fantasy and religious drama series that produced by

since 2005 and it was succeeded by '' 100 Days to Heaven''.

References

External links

Official website
{{Philippine Mermaids ABS-CBN drama series Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television 2011 Philippine television series debuts 2011 Philippine television series endings 2010s Philippine television series 2010s children's television series Television shows about mermaids Filipino-language television shows Television shows set in the Philippines