Chiquititas
Chiquititas (literally translated as "Little Girls", known in English as Tiny Angels) is a children's musical Argentine soap opera, created and produced by Cris Morena. It starred Morena's daughter Romina Yan and Agustina Cherri.
| Chiquititas | |
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| Also known as | Little ones |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Cris Morena |
| Written by | Gustavo Barrios Patricia Maldonado María José Campoamor María Teresa Forero Inmaculada Ruiz Santana |
| Directed by | Claudio Ferrari Martín Mariani Hernan Abrahamsohn Carlos Olivieri |
| Opening theme | "Rechufas" (season 1) "Chufa Cha" (season 2) "Chufachon" (season 3) "Dame Una Ch" (season 4) "Siempre Chiquititas" (season 5) "Chiquititas 2000" (season 6) "Chiquititas Baila Así" (season 7) |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 8 (total)
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| No. of episodes | 1186 (total)
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| Production | |
| Producers | Cris Morena Group Telefe |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telefe |
| Release | August 7, 1995 – December 8, 2006 |
| Related | |
| Chiquititas, la historia (2001) Chiquititas: Rincón de luz (2001 feature film) Rincón de luz (2003) Chiquititas Sin Fin Chiquititas Brasil Chiquititas (2013 Brazilian version) Chiquititas (Mexican version) Chiquititas (Portuguese version) | |
The soap opera focuses on a group of orphans living in a manor known as Rincón de Luz. Their lives are gradually touched and changed by Belén, a tender-hearted, dedicated young woman. The story explores their experiences and coming-of-age dramas such as discovering first love, deceptions, sadness, loneliness, and friendship, as they form a family together. In the fifth season the show was rebooted with a new setting, new characters, and a new story. The soap opera is complemented with musical themes and videos.
Chiquititas spawned two spin-offs, Rincón de Luz, which aired in 2003 on Canal 9, and a 2006 production, Chiquititas Sin Fin, which aired on Telefe. Sin Fin, created to celebrate the series' 11th anniversary, later had versions in Portugal and Romania. A game based on Sin Fin was also released for PS2 and Wii in 2009.
Chiquititas has been aired in 25 countries and adapted for Brazilian and Mexican audiences. The series originally ran between 1995 and 2001, the year the show's feature film Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz was released.