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ABS-CBN's Bituing Walang Ningning (The Star Without Shine)

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The storyEmilio and Rosa Mia are a loving couple expecting their first child.Rosa Mia is an aspiring singer, working at cheap bars to earn a livingwhile Emilio is security guard where Rosa Mia works. When the bar ownerlearns of their relationship and Rosa Mia抯 pregnancy, talk show hostfires them from the club leaving them jobless and destitute. Butalthough poor, they remain optimistic about their future together.
One night, as Emilio was out job hunting, Rosa Mia starts to labor.With no one to help, she runs out in the pouring rain to get to thehospital. Fortunately, Emilio arrives and sees Rosa Mia struggling; butby then, it抯 too late to go to the hospital and Rosa Mia gives birthto a baby girl out in the streets. They name the baby Emilia Rose.
Emilia Rose develops lung problems and this causes her to be sicklyand be in and out of hospitals. Desperate because of rising hospitalcosts, Rosa Mia accepts a month-long singing engagement in Cebu,leaving Emilio to take care of the baby on his own. So when out on hisnew job as a security guard in another club, Emilio brings his babywith him.
But on one occasion, his boss sends him off to deliver a package ina different club. While on this errand, Emilio leaves the baby with anacquaintance because he can抰 bring the baby inside with him. This isAdora, a rose vendor outside the clubs of Malate.
Adora agrees to take care of the baby for a few minutes, waitingoutside the club for Emilio to return. Unknown to Adora, Emilio getsarrested inside the club because the package turns out to filled withdrugs. Adora waits all night but Emilio never returns. Adora thenbrings the baby home with her.
The loss of Emilia Rose and Emilio抯 subsequent imprisonment lead tobitterness and separation between Emilio and Rosa Mia. Adora on theother hand falls for the baby and decides to raise her as her own,calling her Adorina, Dorina for short.
Meanwhile, with the loss of her child, Rosa Mia pours herself in hersinging until she gets discovered by Lauro Calma, a record producer. Hedevelops Rosa Mia to be a star, asking her not to reveal to anyone thatshe抯 married and had a child. Rosa Mia agrees. Soon Rosa Mia rises tofame, and becomes the Sensational Diva.


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[table][tr]CharacterActor/ActressCharacter Description[/tr][tr][td]Dorina Pineda / Emilia Rose Suarez[/td][td]Sarah Geronimo[/td][td]18 years old. Hardworking. Grateful for her blessings despite beingborn poor. The most important thing in her life is her family. Adutiful child, a loving sister. Devout. Devotee of the Mother ofPerpetual Help in Baclaran Church. An exceptional singer, and afrequent participant in singing contests. Patient, not easily angeredunless provoked. Love is far from her mind - what's important to her isher singing, her family, and God. Used to working to help provide forher family. Was a sampaguita vendor outside the Baclaran church.[/td][/tr][tr][td]Rosa Mia Suarez[/td][td]Zsa Zsa Padilla[/td][td]35 years old. Dorina's mother. A singer. Separated from Dorinawhile her daughter was still a baby. She loves her lost daughter, butdoes not know how to begin looking for her. Hardworking. Became afamous singer, but her career did not last. Eventually reduced tosinging in small bars to make a living, until through a twist of fate,she crosses paths with Dorina, without realizing that she has met herdaughter. Became Dorina's mentor.[/td][/tr][tr][td]Emilio Suarez[/td][td]Tonton Gutierrez[/td][td]40 years old. Dorina's father. Security guard. Loves his wifeRosamia, but felt some jealousy because his wife's career picked upfaster than his. He is responsible for the loss of baby Emilia Rose.Falsely accused of being a drug pusher, he served time in prison. Uponhis release, he searched for and found his long-lost daughter. ButDorina was already famous; he did not want his past to ruin his child'sfuture. He chose to keep quiet about his identity; instead, he appliedto be Dorina's driver and bodyguard. Loyal and protective. His onlywish is for his daughter to have a good life.[/td][/tr][tr][td]Adora Pineda[/td][td]Ai-Ai de las Alas[/td][td]35 years old. Does not have a child of her own. Had to undergo ahysterectomy as a result of a miscarriage. Was abandoned by herhusband. She found baby Emilia Rose and raised her as her own child.Dorina knows she is adopted, but she does not yearn for her parentsbecause Adora loves her dearly. Adora earns a meager living as a vendorin a food stand. She gives her all to her two daughters.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
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[/td][/tr][tr][td]Lavinia Arguelles[/td][td]Angelika dela Cruz[/td][td]25 years old. From childhood, she has been forced by her mother towork. Her mother dreams of turning her daughter into a star. Brieflybecame Rosamia's prot間
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 Author| Post time 11-2-2007 12:31 AM | Show all posts
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The Bituing Walang Ningning soundtrack is jointly produced by Viva Records and Star Records[2].The soundtrack was released in May 2006, before the series began airingand features performances by cast members. The album reached Goldstatus selling more than 15,000 copies nationwide.

The tracks in the original soundtrack are:
The soundtrack was repackaged in July 2006 and re-released with two additional tracks:
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