Bituin

*Bituin*
Bituin
	Title card
Also known as	Star
Genre	Drama; Musical;
Created by	ABS-CBN Studios
Directed by	Wenn V. Deramas; Trina N. Dayrit; John D. Lazatin; Malu L. Sevilla;
Starring	Nora Aunor; Carol Banawa; Cherie Gil; Desiree del Valle;
Ending theme	"Langit na Bituin" by Carol Banawa
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	173
Production
Executive producer	Nini S. Matilac
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25-30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	September 23, 2002 –; May 23, 2003

Bituin (International title: Star) is a 2002 musical Philippine soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from September 23, 2002 to May 23, 2003 replacing Pangako Sa 'Yo and was replaced by Basta't Kasama Kita. It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree del Valle with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil.

The series was re-aired in 2007–2008 through Kapamilya Channel (now S+A International).

Bituin was famously known for the line that Nora Aunor belts out in a high caliber dramatic scene: "Nasaan Nasaan si Bernadette at Melody?" ("Where, where is Bernadette... and Melody?") The line was repeated in movies, TV series, and spoofed in gag shows, sitcoms, and comedy bars.

It was also known to have the highest-rated episode with The Diva vs Supernova concert. It was aired three days after the initial concert with more than a 48.7% audience share.

In 2007, TFC ABS-CBN international affiliate KPTV re-aired the whole series from September 2007 to February 2008.

The series also had a crossover with Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay in 2003 in various episodes. In early March 2012 - June 2012 the series had a 2-hour back to back episodes shown weekdays internationally through Cinema One Global part of its Drama On Demand hour of requested Classic TV Programs as request by television viewers commercial free and uncut.

The series also was noted to have singers Carol Banawa, Kuh Ledesma, and Jessa Zaragoza and Josh Santana in regular cast objectives the soap also centered on telenovela plot twists.

The series was streamed on Jeepney TV YouTube Channel every night, 7:00 pm.

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