Nita Negrita

Nita Negrita (International title: Nita) is a 2011 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Barbie Forteza in the title role. It premiered on February 14, 2011 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing Little Star. The series concluded on June 10, 2011, with a total of 83 episodes. It was replaced by Sinner or Saint in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

 * Lead cast
 * Barbie Forteza as Antoinette "Netnet" Buenaventura / Nita Raymundo


 * Supporting cast
 * Joshua Dionisio as Prince Ramirez
 * Lexi Fernandez as Mystica "Misty" Del Castillo
 * Nova Villa as Ima
 * Lotlot de Leon as Mirasol "Mira" Buenaventura
 * Zoren Legaspi as Arturo Del Castillo
 * Diana Zubiri as Danica
 * Rachelle Ann Go as Amanda Del Castillo
 * Bubbles Paraiso as Alexandra "Alex" Del Castillo
 * Lollie Mara as Andrea Del Castillo
 * Jenny Miller as Pia Antonio
 * Dexter Doria as Segunda
 * Jim Pebangco as Ben
 * Alvin Aguilar as Edgar
 * Miguel Tanfelix as Jun Jun
 * Michelle Vito as Peachy
 * Jhoana Marie Tan as Selyang
 * Glenda Garcia as Belen Buenaventura
 * Mel Kimura as Bella
 * Sabrina San Diego
 * Jana Victoria


 * Guest cast
 * Melijah Panturilla as younger Misty

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of Nita Negrita earned a 7.8% rating. While the final episode scored a 19.1% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.

Controversy
The show's use of blackface was criticized in the media and by foreign academics. Axel Honneth professor of philosophy at both the University of Frankfurt and Columbia University stated that the show "presents the stereotypical theme of poverty being ascribed with skin colour", while Dr. Elaine Marie Carbonell Laforteza, Lecturer in Cultural Studies Macquarie University, Australia, stated in her book The Somatechnics of Whiteness and Race: Colonialism and Mestiza Privilege, that "Nita does not appear 'authentically black', but painted as black. The effect is a caricature of blackness" and that "blackness is used to create Nita as a manifestation of black identity that is constantly open to scrutiny and mockery".