Nasaan Ka, Elisa? (transl. where are you, Elisa?) is a Philippine television drama crime series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based on the 2009 Chilean telenovela of the same title. Directed by Jerome C. Pobocan and Richard I. Arellano, it stars Melissa Ricks. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from September 12, 2011 to January 13, 2012, replacing SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon and was replaced by Walang Hanggan.
The pilot episode of this series, along with episodes 2, 3, and 5 are available on Youtube. The rest of the episodes are not yet available.
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Overview
Initially, Nasaan Ka, Elisa? was supposed to be part of ABS-CBN's new line up afternoon dramas; it was promoted along with Mula sa Puso and Maria la del Barrio as part of Kapamilya Gold. The tentative airing date was March 21, 2011. After a long delay, the drama finally premiered on September 12, 2011 on Primetime Bida, replacing the evening talk show SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon.
After its final episode on January 13, 2012, Nasaan Ka, Elisa? was replaced by Walang Hanggan (where Ricks and Bascon were also cast members) which premiered on January 16, 2012.
Premise
Elisa Altamira (Melissa Ricks) is a beautiful and wealthy teenager. The eldest daughter of Mariano (Albert Martinez) and Dana Altamira (Agot Isidro), Elisa is lauded as the perfect daughter. Yet, she is not who her parents think she is.
One night after Mariano's party, Elisa begged for her father's permission to go out with her younger sister Chrissy (Isabella de Leon) and her cousins Santi (Franco Daza) and Edward (Aldred Gatchalian). They head over to another party at a local club, where they saw Elisa dancing gracefully. But afterwards, Chrissy, Santi, and Edward all got drunk and eventually, discover that Elisa is missing. The family hires private investigators to find out what happened to her.
Cast and characters
Supporting cast
Jamilla Obispo as Isabel Coronado
Tibo Jumalon as Esteban Briseño
Cecil Paz as Lupita
Guest cast
Crispin Pineda as Javier Garcia
Yayo Aguila as Adriana Valdez
Gerald Madrid as Ricardo Dela Fuente
Andre Tiangco as Anthony Chua
Kristel Moreno as Alex Perez
Allan Paule as Alberto Ventura
Neil Ryan Sese as Luis Mañalac
Lander Vera Perez as Armand Caceres
Arnold Reyes as Coach Justin Zialcita
Hiyasmin Neri as Romina Rodriguez
Rico Barrera as Abner Murillo
Reception
Critical response
In a review done by Philippine Entertainment Portal, they mentioned that Nasaan Ka Elisa? "offers something new to the local TV landscape based on its crime-thriller plot."
Ratings
Nasaan Ka, Elisa? debuted at the fourth spot over-all nationwide (with a 26.7% rating or almost 27 million viewers). On its second day, the drama had 26.2% ratings.