Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita

*Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita* (Songs from the Heart)
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (Songs from the Heart)
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	October 1, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	OPM, Pop, Soundtrack
Length	46:00
Language	Filipino
Label	Star Music

*Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita*
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita
	Title card
Also known as	Ricky Lee's Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita; Waiting for Love
Genre	Romance; Family drama; Melodrama; Revenge;
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios ; Mel Mendoza-del Rosario
Based on	Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita; by Mel Chionglo
Developed by	ABS-CBN Studios
Written by	Ruby Leah Castro; Jillmer S. Dy; Jaja Amarillo; Allan Ibañez; Carlo Katigbak; Mary Lhuvirizz Martin; Priscilla Hidalgo; Dexter Hemedez;
Directed by	Jeffrey Jeturian; Mervyn B. Brondial; Cathy O. Camarillo;
Starring	Vina Morales; Denise Laurel; Jane Oineza; Loisa Andalio; Jerome Ponce; Joshua Garcia; Christian Vasquez;
Opening theme	"Tunay na Mahal" by Juris
Composers	Freddie Saturno; Jonathan Manalo;
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	192
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak; Cory Vidanes; Laurenti Dyogi; Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo
Producers	Mark Anthony D. Gile ; Marielle de Guzman-Navarro
Production locations	Itogon, Benguet, Philippines; Subic, Zambales, Philippines; Manila, Philippines; Canada; Taipei, Taiwan;
Cinematography	Neil Daza
Editor	Joy Buenaventura
Running time	30–35 minutes
Production company	GMO Entertainment Unit
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	January 19 –; October 16, 2015
Related
	Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (1986 film)

Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (International title: Waiting for Love / transl. where were you when i needed you) is a 2015 Philippine television drama revenge series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based on the 1986 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, Mervyn B. Brondial and Cathy O. Camarillo, it stars Vina Morales, Denise Laurel, Jane Oineza, Loisa Andalio, Jerome Ponce, Joshua Garcia and Christian Vasquez.^[1] It aired on the network's Kapamilya Gold line up and worldwide on TFC from January 19 to October 16, 2015 replacing Kapamilya Blockbusters and was replaced by Walang Iwanan.^[2]^[3]

The series was streaming online on YouTube.^[4]

Synopsis

In the town of Itogon, Benguet lived a happy family with Dolores, Paciano, and their daughter Cecilia. One day, Paciano decides to work in Manila. He goes back and forth every day to his job, which complicates Dolores and Cecilia. One day, Cecilia awakens and Paciano disappeared. She waits for her father but has never returned.

Cecilia's dream of going to Manila will become true. She and her mother moved to Manila so Cecilia can go to college in order to find her father. Her hopes and dreams shatter when she discovers that her father has another family and that she doesn't have enough money for college. Cecilia and Dolores survived in Manila by selling food in front of a university, where Cecilia meets Leandro, who starts off as her tutor but they eventually fall in love with each other. At their school dance, Cecilia and Leandro go to a dark library and Cecilia gets pregnant. She agrees to marry Leandro for the sake of their child. After the two got married, Dolores later dies from cancer while holding her newborn granddaughter Corrine in her arms.

Many years passed, Cecilia does everything she can for her family; her husband Leandro, and her children Corrine and Bea. Their life is about to change when Leandro meets his new assistant at work, Toni, who eventually falls in love with him. She seduces Leandro in her car and eventually, she gets pregnant, resulting in Leandro losing his job. Cecilia learns about what Leandro had done from Toni's father Florencio, owner of Briones and Company. Cecilia tells Leandro to stay away and live with Toni, and her daughters become heartbroken seeing their father leaving them. Since that very moment, Corrine and Bea vow to patch the broken pieces of their family together.

A few years pass, Corrine attends UDM (Universidad de Monteagudo) for college and meets Ryan, Toni's younger brother. They eventually fall in love and will have a child of their own. However, when Cecilia reconciles with her childhood friend Carlo, the complication with her husband gets more intense. But Leandro still fights for his wife and will not give up on their marriage. Because of Leandro's unconditional love for Cecilia, he and Carlo eventually face each other and the friendship didn't seem to be working.

While dating Ryan, Corrine's childhood friend Joel is still in love with her and is seen as overprotective of her. When Bea admits to being in love with Joel at a dance, Joel is a bit taken aback and Bea flees the dance and eventually to a new student's arms. This complicates Joel and Bea's friendship after Bea stops hanging out with him and leans more toward a new boy in her life than Joel. Joel realizes over time that he is no longer in love with Corrine and loves Bea now, who promises to fight for him. Bea eventually chooses Joel and they begin their relationship.

In the end, when Carlo searches for himself and his life, he goes back to his wife and decides to live with her and his children. Toni and Andrew move to Australia to start brand new. Meanwhile, Corrine labored her baby with Ryan. Although premature, they still loved the baby and accept him. Corrine and Cecilia finally reconcile and the latter welcome the baby to the family. Cecilia and Leandro finally fixed their marriage and reconciled as well. When everything is peaceful and her family is reunited, Cecilia returns to her old hometown where she finally found her long-lost father Paciano, and the family lived happily all together.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Vina Morales as Cecilia B. Macaraeg-Natividad
Denise Laurel as Toni Briones
Jane Oineza as Corrine M. Natividad-Briones
Loisa Andalio as Beatriz "Bea" M. Natividad
Joshua Garcia as Joel Galvez
Jerome Ponce as Ryan Briones
Christian Vasquez as Leandro Natividad

Supporting cast

Aleck Bovick as Chynna "Ching" Galvez
Christopher Roxas as Nicanor "Kanor" Galvez
Santino Espiñoza as Andrew B. Natividad
Maila Gumila as Norma Briones
Sue Prado as Kristel
Emmanuelle Vera as Chloe
Eslove Briones as Omeng

Guest cast

Johnny Revilla as Florencio Briones
Wendy Valdez as Imelda
Jon Lucas as Allan
Kazel Kinouchi as Phoebe
Lorenzo Mara as Atty. dela Rosa
Nina Ricci Alagao as Ms. Quinn
Chienna Filomeno as Steph
Christian Bables as Dwayne
Pauline Palomique as Tess
Via Carillo as Lianne
Jose Sarasola as Mike
Marx Topacio as UDM Basketball Coach
Manolo Pedrosa as Alex
Levi Ignacio as Pancho Macaraeg

Special participation

Richard Yap as Carlo "Caloy" Asuncion
Dominic Ochoa as young Pancho
Ina Raymundo as Dolores Buyaao-Macaraeg
Dexie Daulat as young Cecilia
Sue Ramirez as teen Cecilia
Arron Villaflor as teen Leandro
McCoy de Leon as teen Caloy
Beauty Gonzalez as teen Ching
Arran Sese as teen Kanor
Hannah Valenzuela as young Corrine
Juvy Lyn Bison as young Bea
Kim Llono as young Joel
Lance Lucido as young Caloy

Official soundtrack

*Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita* (Songs from the Heart)
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Tunay Na Mahal"	Juris	4:09
2.	"Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako"	Kyla	4:10
3.	"Hindi Ko Kaya"	Vina Morales and Denise Laurel	4:57
4.	"Pag-Ibig"	Jane Oineza and Loisa Andalio	5:17
5.	"Walang Iba"	Jane Oineza, Jerome Ponce, Loisa Andalio and Joshua Garcia	4:28
6.	"Tunay Na Mahal (Instrumental Version)"	Juris	4:09
7.	"Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako (Instrumental Version)"	Kyla	4:10
8.	"Hindi Ko Kaya (Instrumental Version)"	Vina Morales and Denise Laurel	4:57
9.	"Pag-Ibig (Instrumental Version)"	Jane Oineza and Loisa Andalio	5:17
10.	"Walang Iba"	Jane Oineza, Jerome Ponce, Loisa Andalio and Joshua Garcia	4:26
Total length:			46:00

Production

Casting

It was originally announced to be Oineza's first starring role in a teleserye after her big stint from the recent season of Pinoy Big Brother. In the trade launch trailer, Marco Gumabao was initially part of the cast, but was later moved to Forevermore. He was later replaced by Be Careful with My Heart star Jerome Ponce for the final casting.

Scheduling

Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita, initially planned to be part of the Primetime Bida evening block, was originally planned to replace the Korean drama Faith. However, the timeslot was later announced as part of Kapamilya Gold afternoon block. The drama was promoted and premiered back-to-back with Oh My G! and FlordeLiza as part of Kapamilya's "Thank You Day" on January 19, 2015.

Ratings

Kantar Media National TV ratings
PILOT EPISODE	FINALE EPISODE	PEAK	AVERAGE	SOURCE
8.9% (3:25pm)	17.0% (4:15pm)	18.5% (4:15pm)	N/A	^[5]^[6]^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award / Recognition	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Daytime Drama Series	Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita	Nominated	^[8]
		Best New Male TV Personality	Joshua Garcia	Nominated
		Best New Female TV Personality	Loisa Andalio	Nominated

References

^ NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA Teaser. ABS-CBN Entertainment. September 5, 2014.
^ NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA Full Trailer: January 19 on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
^ "ABS-CBN PRESENTS DIFFERENT FACES OF LOVE VIA "NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA"". abscbnpr (Press release). January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita Full Episodes". YouTube.
^ NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): January 14-21, 2015
^ NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): July 8-14, 2015
^ "'Nasaan' finale leaves questions and quibbles unresolved". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 24, 2015.
^ "FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". rappler.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

External links

[1] NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA Teaser. ABS-CBN Entertainment. September 5, 2014.

[2] NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA Full Trailer: January 19 on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

[3] "ABS-CBN PRESENTS DIFFERENT FACES OF LOVE VIA "NASAAN KA NANG KAILANGAN KITA"". abscbnpr (Press release). January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita Full Episodes". YouTube.

[5] NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): January 14-21, 2015

[6] NATIONAL TV RATINGS (Urban + Rural): July 8-14, 2015

[7] "'Nasaan' finale leaves questions and quibbles unresolved". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 24, 2015.

[8] "FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". rappler.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

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