Poor Señorita

Poor Señorita is a 2016 Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Regine Velasquez in the title role. It premiered on March 28, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Little Nanay. The series concluded on July 15, 2016 with a total of 79 episodes. It was replaced by Encantadia in its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Premise
Rita was the only daughter of her father, Daniel, who will later die of gastric cancer. Rita will later be diagnosed with gastric cancer like her father and warned that she only have three months left before she dies. Rita decides to give away and donate her assets. She will later discover that she was misdiagnosed. With no money and being pursued by a hitman, Rita hides and meets Kyla, Rambo, Charisse, Apol and Girlie who will help her.

Cast and characters

 * Lead cast
 * Regine Velasquez as Margarita "Rita" Villon-Castillo


 * Supporting cast
 * Mikael Daez as Rafael "Paeng" Castillo
 * Sheena Halili as Maika Ramirez Villon
 * Kevin Santos as Kilmer / Kimpoy
 * Valeen Montenegro as Piper Villon
 * Jaya as Edna Logatoc
 * Ervic Vijandre as Jordan
 * Jillian Ward as Charisse dela Cruz
 * Miggs Cuaderno as Apolinario "Apol" dela Cruz
 * Zymic Jaranilla as Rambo dela Cruz
 * Caprice Mendez as Kimberly "Girlie" Salcedo-Reyes
 * Ralph Noriega as Isko
 * Snooky Serna as Deborah Villon
 * Ayra Mariano as Maria Kyla dela Cruz
 * Elyson De Dios as Edison Villon


 * Recurring cast
 * Jojit Lorenzo as Tero
 * Geleen Eugenio as Madam Lou
 * Rob Sy as Ruben "Drive U Crazy"
 * Atak as Hayme
 * Beatriz Imperial as Poochie
 * Manilyn Reynes as Ligaya Aya de Beauvoir
 * Camille Torres as Niña de Beauvoir
 * Tess Bomb as Anna
 * Divine Tetay as Pepay
 * Jelson Bay as Castor
 * Mikofresh Cruz as Kikay
 * Gladys Reyes as Lydia dela Cruz
 * Wilma Guerrero as Bubbles
 * Nhett Buenaflor as Blossom
 * Wenna Jarito as Buttercup


 * Guest cast
 * Lindsay De Vera as younger Rita
 * Ricky Davao as Daniel Villon
 * Dingdong Dantes as Rafael Buenaventura
 * Lauren Young as Vanessa "Bane"
 * LJ Reyes as Anjie Batumbakal
 * Renz Fernandez as Boyet Reyes
 * Diva Montelaba as Minerva Reyes
 * Nina Ricci Alagao as Lucy Ferrer
 * Gabby Concepcion as Jaime Salcedo (crossover character from Because of You)

Casting
On January 4, 2016, Regine Velasquez renewed her contract with GMA Network. During the contract signing, Velasquez stated that she will be doing a musical-variety-comedy show and a "light" comedy series for 2016. She described her character in the show as "a very different character for me to play." Her last acting role before Poor Señorita was I Heart You, Pare! in 2011.

In a story conference held on January 29, 2016, actresses Snooky Serna and Jaya along with Sheena Halili, Valeen Montenegro, Jillian Ward, Miggs Cuaderno and Zymic Jaranilla joined Velasquez for the series while Mikael Daez acting as her love interest. Dominic Zapata directed the show. StarStruck season 6's finalists Elyson de Dios and Ayra Mariano, were personally requested by Velasquez to join the cast. It served as their first drama series after StarStruck.

Production
Principal photography commenced in February 2016. Filming concluded in July 2016.

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Poor Senorita earned a 21.5% rating. While the final episode scored a 22% rating.