Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita
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Also known as	Ricky Lee's Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita Waiting for Love
Genre	Romance Family drama Melodrama Revenge
Created by	Mel Mendoza-del Rosario
Based on	Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita by Mel Chionglo
Written by	Ruby Leah Castro Jillmer S. Dy Jaja Amarillo Allan Ibañez Carlo Katigbak Mary Lhuvirizz Martin Priscilla Hidalgo Dexter Hemedez
Directed by	Jeffrey Jeturian Mervyn B. Brondial Cathy O. Camarillo
Starring	Vina Morales Denise Laurel Jane Oineza Loisa Andalio Jerome Ponce Joshua Garcia Christian Vasquez
Opening theme	"Tunay na Mahal" by Juris
Composers	Freddie Saturno Jonathan Manalo
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	192
Production
Executive producers	Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo
Producers	Mark Anthony D. Gile Marielle de Guzman-Navarro
Production locations	Itogon, Benguet, Philippines Subic, Zambales, Philippines Manila, Philippines Canada Taipei, Taiwan
Cinematography	Neil Daza
Editor	Joy Buenaventura
Running time	30–35 minutes
Production company	GMO Entertainment Unit
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	January 19 (2015-01-19) – October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
Related
Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (1986 film)

Ricky Lee's Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita (International title: Waiting for Love / transl. Where Were You When I Needed You) is a 2015 Philippine drama revenge television series based on the 1986 film of the same title which was written by Ricky Lee and directed by Mel Chionglo, starring Susan Roces, Hilda Koronel, Snooky Serna, Janice de Belen, Richard Gomez, Aga Muhlach and Eddie Garcia, courtesy of Regal Films. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, Mervyn Brondial and Cathy Camarillo, it is topbilled by Vina Morales, Denise Laurel, Jane Oineza, Loisa Andalio, Jerome Ponce, Joshua Garcia and Christian Vasquez.^[1] The series aired on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from January 19 to October 16, 2015 replacing Kapamilya Blockbusters and was replaced by Walang Iwanan.^[2][3]

The series was streaming online on YouTube.^[4]

Synopsis

In the town of Itogon, Benguet lived a happy family with Dolores, Paciano, and their daughter Cecilia. One day, Paciano decides to work in Manila. He goes back and forth every day to his job, which complicates Dolores and Cecilia. One day, Cecilia awakens and Paciano disappeared. She waits for her father but has never returned.

Cecilia's dream of going to Manila will become true. She and her mother moved to Manila so Cecilia can go to college in order to find her father. Her hopes and dreams shatter when she discovers that her father has another family and that she doesn't have enough money for college. Cecilia and Dolores survived in Manila by selling food in front of a university, where Cecilia meets Leandro, who starts off as her tutor but they eventually fall in love with each other. At their school dance, Cecilia and Leandro go to a dark library and Cecilia gets pregnant. She agrees to marry Leandro for the sake of their child. After the two got married, Dolores later dies from cancer while holding her newborn granddaughter Corrine in her arms.

Many years passed, Cecilia does everything she can for her family; her husband Leandro, and her children Corrine and Bea. Their life is about to change when Leandro meets his new assistant at work, Toni, who eventually falls in love with him. She seduces Leandro in her car and eventually, she gets pregnant, resulting in Leandro losing his job. Cecilia learns about what Leandro had done from Toni's father Florencio, owner of Briones and Company. Cecilia tells Leandro to stay away and live with Toni, and her daughters become heartbroken seeing their father leaving them. Since that very moment, Corrine and Bea vow to patch the broken pieces of their family together.

A few years pass, Corrine attends UDM (Universidad de Monteagudo) for college and meets Ryan, Toni's younger brother. They eventually fall in love and will have a child of their own. However, when Cecilia reconciles with her childhood friend Carlo, the complication with her husband gets more intense. But Leandro still fights for his wife and will not give up on their marriage. Because of Leandro's unconditional love for Cecilia, he and Carlo eventually face each other and the friendship didn't seem to be working.

While dating Ryan, Corrine's childhood friend Joel is still in love with her and is seen as overprotective of her. When Bea admits to being in love with Joel at a dance, Joel is a bit taken aback and Bea flees the dance and eventually to a new student's arms. This complicates Joel and Bea's friendship after Bea stops hanging out with him and leans more toward a new boy in her life than Joel. Joel realizes over time that he is no longer in love with Corrine and loves Bea now, who promises to fight for him. Bea eventually chooses Joel and they begin their relationship.

In the end, when Carlo searches for himself and his life, he goes back to his wife and decides to live with her and his children. Toni and Andrew move to Australia to start brand new. Meanwhile, Corrine labored her baby with Ryan. Although premature, they still loved the baby and accept him. Corrine and Cecilia finally reconcile and the latter welcome the baby to the family. Cecilia and Leandro finally fixed their marriage and reconciled as well. When everything is peaceful and her family is reunited, Cecilia returns to her old hometown where she finally found her long-lost father Paciano, and the family lived happily all together.

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Official soundtrack

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Awards and nominations

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of ABS-CBN drama series

References

External links

• Official website of Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita on Facebook
• Official website of Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita on Twitter
• Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita on Instagram