Mutya

Mutya is a 2011 Philippine fantasy series produced and aired by ABS-CBN based on Pablo S. Gomez's comic of the same name. The series introduced child actress Mutya Orquia. The series premiered from January 31 to May 6, 2011, replacing Noah on ABS-CBN's primetime slot. and was replaced by 100 Days to Heaven.

Orquia's portrayal of the titular mermaid received acclaim from critics and the show itself garnered high ratings according to KANTAR Media. Its pilot episode garnered 32.6% defeating its rival show Dwarfina in GMA-7. In addition to this, she was also nominated for Best New Female TV Personality in the 2011 PMPC Star Awards for TV and 2011 Gawad Tangi Awards for Best TV Child Performer.

This series is currently streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube Channel every 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm replacing Rosalka.

Overview
This show has been developed by Mga Anghel na Walang Langit, Princess Sarah, and May Bukas Pa due to genre of inspirational, and values and child-oriented drama series where Dreamscape Entertainment released these type of series from 2005 to 2021. It was succeeded by 100 Days to Heaven also in 2011.

Plot
Mutya (Mutya Orquia) a child mermaid, was the love child of Cordelia (Precious Lara Quigaman) a human, and Prinsipe Irvin (Alfred Vargas) the Prince of the seaworld kingdom. However, their relationship was forbidden as Irvin is set to be married with another royal mermaid, Nerissa (Niña Jose). 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), sees this, was horrified and she decided to abandon the child. She assigned Tonyo (Jayson Gainza) 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), 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.

Special participation

 * Pen Medina as Haring Merrick
 * Izzy Canillo 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