Niní is an Argentine children's telenovela. Produced by Florencia Bertotti and her ex-husband Guido Kaczka together with Endemol and Telefe Contenidos. It is written by Gabriela Fiore and Jorge Chernov. It was aired from September 7, 2009, Monday through Thursday by Telefe at 6 pm. It stars Florencia Bertotti and Federico Amador. Co-starring the actress Maida Andrenacci. With the antagonistic participation of Paula Morales and Esteban Meloni.

Niní
Also known asZapping Zone
GenreComedy
Romance
Created byCris Morena
Written byGabriela Fiore
Jorge Chernov
Directed byDaniel De Felippo
Jesús Braceras
Emilio Medina
StarringFlorencia Bertotti
Federico Amador
Paula Morales
Juan Manuel Guilera
Melanie Chong
Sheyner Cristian Gomez
Iara Munoz
Vanesa Butera
Esteban Meloni
Gigi Bonaffino
Esteban Masturini
Paula Sartor
Hector Diaz
Adriana Ferrer
Andrea Resava
Juan Pablo Urrego
Maida Andreacci
Pablo Napoli
Sebastian Monogrody
Theme music composerFlorencia Bertotti
Opening themeArriba Las Ilusiones
Country of originArgentina
Original languagesSpanish
Romanian
Italian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes137
Production
ProducersFlorencia Bertotti
Guido Kaczka
Martin Kweller
Federico Posternak
Production locationBuenos Aires
EditorCris Morena
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesEndemol
Kaberplay
Telefe Contenidos
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
Telefe
ReleaseSeptember 7, 2009 (2009-09-07) –
April 16, 2010 (2010-04-16)

Plot

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Niní tells the story of Nina Gómez, an innocent girl, somewhat distracted, spontaneous and with a big heart, who has been left alone with her grandfather, the gardener of the embassy in which they live. The life of Nina it is altered with the arrival of the new ambassador, Tomás Parker (Federico Amador), an orderly and distant man. Tomás Parker arrives at the mansion accompanied by his ambitious secretary Celina Martínez Paz (Paula Morales) and his four adopted children, who, having been born in different countries, form a heterogeneous and very particular family. Niní, who quickly becomes fond of the kids, she must overcome several obstacles to be able to remain in the embassy next to them. To the point that she ends up disguising herself as a man and becoming Nicolás, the new ambassador's driver. Niní will fall madly in love with Tomás just like he does with her. From now on a delicious plot begins to develop where Niní, with its simplicity and brightness, will reach the heart of the Parkers, transmitting values that neither power nor money can get, freedom, love and a sense of humor outside of the usual. But things will get complicated when Nicolás appears, who is actually Niní disguised as a man.

Cast

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  • Florencia Bertotti as Nina "Niní" Gómez/Nicolás Zampanó
  • Paula Chaves as Violeta Barranco
  • Brenda Gandini as Jazmín
  • Sofía Zámolo as Tamara[1]
  • Juan Pablo Urrego as Tony
  • Federico Amador as Tomás Parker
  • Juan Manuel Guilera as Martín Parker
  • Melanie Chong as Chow Parker
  • Sheyner Cristian Díaz Gómez as Chama Chan Parker
  • Iara Muñoz as Sicilia Parker
  • Néstor Zacco as Máximo Parker
  • Paula Morales as Celina Martínez Paz
  • Esteban Meloni as Víctor Martínez Paz
  • Maida Andrenacci as Victoria Acuña
  • Mario Moscoso as George Mc Gruster
  • Héctor Díaz as Horacio Raymundi
  • Vanesa Butera as Carmen Juárez
  • Giselle Bonaffino as Lola Benítez
  • Sebastián Mogordoy as Ángel Espósito
  • Esteban Masturini as Juan Espósito
  • Diego Gentile as Sebastián Gallardo
  • Pablo Napoli as Hector Gómez
  • Paula Sartor as Sofía Anzoátegui
  • Antonia Bengoechea as Zoe Anzoátegui
  • Valentín Villafañe as Abel López
  • Fernando Sureda as Diego de la Fuente
  • Ernesto Claudio as Dt. Bartoli
  • Emilio Bardinas Juan Alberto
  • Marta Paccamicci as Lupe
  • Natalia Jascalevich as Thais
  • Adriana Ferrer as Adelfa
  • César Bordón as Abdel
  • Victoria Tortora as Carla
  • Leonardo Saggese as Alejandro
  • Irene Goldszer as Lorena

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack for the series was released On November 9, 2009. The CD is called Arriba las ilusiones. The CD contained video clips for two of the songs and included a gift poster. Within a few weeks of its release it had received its first gold record for sales. All the songs are performed by Florencia Bertotti.[2]

International Broadcasters

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Américas

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Europe

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Awards and nominations

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Award Category Result
Martín Fierro Award 2010 Best children's show Nominated[3]
Carlos Gardel Award 2010 Best movie or television soundtrack Nominated[4]

Theater

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Niní was adapted to theater in a play called Nini, The Search. All the characters were featured on stage singing and dancing the songs from the original show. The play made its debut on January 24, 2010, in Mar del Plata. The second showing took place on February 27, 2010 in the Orfeo Superdome in Córdoba. More than 5,500 people attended the show. The run ended its season at the Gran Rex theater in Buenos Aires, with over 35,000 people in attendance.[5]

The show was also presented for the first time in Florence, Italy in November 2010.[citation needed]

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In 2010, producer Gustavo Yankelevich filed a plagiarism lawsuit on behalf of RGB Entertainment and Cris Morena Group, alleging that Niní was a copy of the telenovela Floricienta, which Bertotti starred in during the 2004-2005 TV season. The Argentinian courts ruled in favor of the complainants, and Niní was pulled off the air on April 16, 2010, despite earlier reports of an agreement between the two parties.[6] The double-episode ending drew record ratings.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sofía Zámolo debuta como actriz en Niní - PRIMICIAS YA | El Diario del Espectáculo". 2013-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "CD Niní es disco de oro en Argentina" (in Spanish). TodoNTV. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Ganadores 2010 (Producción 2009)" (in Spanish). APTRA. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "PREMIOS CARLOS GARDEL 2010 - LOS NOMINADOS" (in Spanish). Parte Del Show. September 21, 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Show de Niní en el Teatro Gran Rex de Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). El Extremista. February 28, 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Sigue Niní por Telefé" (in Spanish). Perfil.com - Exitoina. March 21, 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ (Staff) (April 17, 2010). "Nini tuvo que dejar Telefé, por plagiar Floricienta" (in Spanish). MDZ Online. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  8. ^ ""Niní" se despidió de la pantalla de Telefe luego de que la justicia dictaminara que era un plagio de "Floricienta"" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Noticias. April 17, 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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