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Taina

  • TV Series
  • 2001–20022001–2002
  • TV-YTV-Y
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
639
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Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
  • Comedy
  • Family
Taina Morales is a Latina teenage girl who wants to be a superstar singer and actress. She attends the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts and the series is based on her school and ... Read allTaina Morales is a Latina teenage girl who wants to be a superstar singer and actress. She attends the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts and the series is based on her school and home life.Taina Morales is a Latina teenage girl who wants to be a superstar singer and actress. She attends the Manhattan High School of the Performing Arts and the series is based on her school and home life.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
639
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  • Creator
    • Maria Perez-Brown
  • Stars
    • Christina Vidal
    • Khaliah Adams
    • Christopher Knowings
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Maria Perez-Brown
  • Stars
    • Christina Vidal
    • Khaliah Adams
    • Christopher Knowings
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
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    Khaliah Adams, Christopher Knowings, and Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
    Khaliah Adams, David Oliver Cohen, Josh Cruze, Brandon Iglesias, Christopher Knowings, LaTangela, Selenis Leyva, Lisa Lisa, Christina Vidal, and Manolo Villaverde in Taina (2001)
    Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
    Khaliah Adams, David Oliver Cohen, Christopher Knowings, LaTangela, and Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
    Khaliah Adams, Christopher Knowings, LaTangela, Lisa Lisa, and Christina Vidal in Taina (2001)
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    Christina Vidal
    Christina Vidal
    • Taina Maria Moralesas Taina Maria Morales
    26 episodes26 eps • 2001–2002
    Khaliah Adams
    • Renee Aretha Jonesas Renee Aretha Jones
    26 episodes26 eps • 2001–2002
    Christopher Knowings
    • Lamar Carlos Johnsonas Lamar Carlos Johnson
    26 episodes26 eps • 2001–2002
    David Oliver Cohen
    • Daniel Nathaniel McDanielas Daniel Nathaniel McDaniel
    26 episodes26 eps • 2001–2002
    LaTangela
    • Maritza Hoggas Maritza Hogg
    26 episodes26 eps • 2001–2002
    Lisa Lisa
    Lisa Lisa
    • Gloria Moralesas Gloria Morales
    20 episodes20 eps • 2001–2002
    Manolo Villaverde
    • Gregorio 'Abuelo' Sanchezas Gregorio 'Abuelo' Sanchez…
    19 episodes19 eps • 2001–2002
    Josh Cruze
    Josh Cruze
    • Eduardo Moralesas Eduardo Morales
    18 episodes18 eps • 2001–2002
    Selenis Leyva
    Selenis Leyva
    • Tita Rosaas Tita Rosa
    13 episodes13 eps • 2001
    Brandon Iglesias
    • Santito Moralesas Santito Morales
    13 episodes13 eps • 2001
    Ruben Rabasa
    Ruben Rabasa
    • Papitoas Papito…
    12 episodes12 eps • 2001–2002
    Joseph Bertót
    Joseph Bertót
    • Hector Colonas Hector Colon
    9 episodes9 eps • 2001–2002
    Jacob Urrutia
    • Santito Moralesas Santito Morales
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Kevin Derkash
    Kevin Derkash
    • Austinas Austin
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Zak Gavin3 episodes3 eps • 2002
    Cristina Saralegui
    Cristina Saralegui
    • The Principalas The Principal…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2001
    Jerry Gaona2 episodes2 eps • 2002
    Nick Cannon
    Nick Cannon
    • Alexas Alex…
    1 episode1 ep • 2001
    • Creator
      • Maria Perez-Brown
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In June 2002, Nickelodeon announced that Taina was cancelled after two seasons, despite big ratings. According to 'Josh Cruze', the show was also getting more expensive to produce. According to Vidal in a later interview, scripts for a third season of the series were already written before the show was cancelled.
    • Quotes

      Renee: Maritza, why don't you go slither away and eat your young?

    • Crazy credits
      Guest Star KASSIE SPIELMAN played role of BEATRICE
    • Connections
      Referenced in Double Dare 2000: Taina vs. Noah Knows Best

    User reviews11

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    Does the pre-teen audience understand that the makers of stuff like this think you are so stupid that this will suffice as your entertainment? That bothers me.
    This teen sitcom follows the adventures of Taina in high school etc. She dreams of being a famous singer one day and has to content with competition from other singers in the school and other things that come her way. But with the support of her family, her best friend Renee and the goofy Lamar and Daniel, she usually overcomes.

    OK – lets look at this in a fair balanced light. This programme is for pre-teens, pre-teens don't want that don't want demanding stimulating programmes. Pre-teens like junk food, they like mass produced, manufactured food and clothes that don't make them stand out from their friends as being geeky or different in an uncool way. To meet that audience Nickelodeon produce sitcoms by formula – only changing a few basics such as setting, cast and usually ethnic make up of the cast. There's nothing wrong with that is there? If that's what the audience want then where's the harm?

    OK – enough `fair and balanced' what do I think of this? I think it's rubbish – pure and simple. It's nothing more than a rehash of Moesha and every other teen sitcom ever made. The Moesha bit is recreated by Taina being an aspiring singer (clearly hoping for a real life career too) – but, oh, its different because she's Hispanic and not black – a whole new demographic group makes it a different, original show yeah? No!

    The plots are the same basic set ups as in every other sitcom – they are so weak that they can barely stretch to fill the short 23 odd minute running time. Here they delivered with very little conviction either – it's like everyone knows that they just retreading old ground and are not even bothered! The recorded laughter covers the embarrassed silences well – certainly I rarely laugh out loud when the jokes are told.

    The characters are cliched – Tai and Renee are `sassy and streetwise' – not exactly breaking the mould. And of course we have two goofy characters (Lamar and Daniel) who have their own short subplots to help make up the time but also provide more of the out and out comedy (in theory) beside the main comedy/message story. They also cover all ethnic bases as well.....hmmmmm....wonder if that was just a fluke of casting.....

    Vidal tries hard as Taina – but she can't act….she can do the TV acting of look sad, look sassy etc but she can't do anything different from anyone else – even her songs sound just like any other teen in the charts…great, all we need is another manufactured act feeding off the publicity of a TV show…… Adams is OK but again just does what it said on her box – she is only a sassy side kick after all. Knowings and Cohen are just a waste of space – their subplots are rarely funny, rarely have anywhere to go and often just stop rather than come to a conclusion – it's clear from both of them that the casting director just wanted a black guy and a white guy who could `do wacky'. They can't even do that well.

    Overall this will please the pre-teen audience it's aimed at. But really this is lazy TV making. I think that if this is what we give kids growing up then they settle for this type of manufactured dross when they get older….and that's why Baywatch and the like are the most watched TV shows in the US while Woody Allen struggles to get a hit movie (despite being the toast of the much more discerning Europe). Please – don't let this set the standard of your viewing.
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    • May 16, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Nickelodeon Studios, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Orlando Resort - 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dorado Entertainment
      • Nickelodeon Network
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      30 minutes
    • Color
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