Ne daj se, Nina
Encyclopedia
Ne daj se, Nina is a Croatia
n and Serbia
n television series, and a re-made version of Colombia
n television series Yo soy Betty, la fea. The show began in 2007, and had its premiere on October 30, 2007 in Serbia
, on Fox televizija. The company that created the series, RTL Televizija
, broadcast the show in early 2008 in its winter schedule from January 3, 2008. After 12 episodes, which were screened in the 45 minute format, RTL Televizija
replaced its soap opera "Zabranjena ljubav
" with "Ne daj se, Nina" in its time-slot. The show is broadcast daily from Monday to Friday, in a half hour format. The first season of the show was completed in 2008. The series was filmed in Zagreb
(Croatia
), Belgrade
(Serbia
), Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia.
with her parents Vlado and Mira and her brother Davor. Brlek has excellent grades and perfect curriculum, but fails to find a good job because of her looks. She tries to get a job at H-Moda, a fashion company directed by Victor Glowatzky, who plans to retire, and pass his business to his son, David. This news is bad for David's nemesis Petar Vidic, who is the main editor of H-Moda's magazine Helena and his lover Monika. He is also Barbara Vidic's brother, David's fiance.
Barbara hires her recently-divorced friend, Patricija Vuckovic, who is pretty but not intelligent enough for the job of David's secretary. Barbara wants Patricija keeps an eye on David, who is a famous bachelor and womanizer. Nina gains the job of David's confidant secretary.
novels. Barbara makes up with him. David has funny situations with Marko, his best friend. David has cheated on Barbara many times but he stays with her. David has problems with Petar Vidic when Petar tries to leave the company. David admits that he had sex with Patricija before his relationship with Barbara.
es. Everyone, especially Sanja, eats the potatoes. When Martina finds out that Sanja, Koreljka and Nina adore Nicola's food she and Nicola start a war. When Petar became Monica's puppet, Monica orders him to fire Martina. Petar with help from Kovacevic fires Martina but Marko reinstates her and raises her salary. The rivalry between Martina and Nicola is unresolved at the end of season 1. The rivalry is solved but they still don't talk much.
. One show of his was ruined because Barbara and Patricija had a fight when Nina falls down and when Marko comes on the runway in male underwear. His fashion shows are always ruined by someone else but Ines always help him.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n and Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n television series, and a re-made version of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n television series Yo soy Betty, la fea. The show began in 2007, and had its premiere on October 30, 2007 in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, on Fox televizija. The company that created the series, RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....
, broadcast the show in early 2008 in its winter schedule from January 3, 2008. After 12 episodes, which were screened in the 45 minute format, RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....
replaced its soap opera "Zabranjena ljubav
Zabranjena ljubav
Zabranjena ljubav is a Croatian daytime soap opera about the lives and loves of both young and older characters, focused on the major Croatian city of Zagreb...
" with "Ne daj se, Nina" in its time-slot. The show is broadcast daily from Monday to Friday, in a half hour format. The first season of the show was completed in 2008. The series was filmed in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
(Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
), Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
(Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
), Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Plot
Nina Brlek is a kind, intelligent, naive young woman. She grows up in ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
with her parents Vlado and Mira and her brother Davor. Brlek has excellent grades and perfect curriculum, but fails to find a good job because of her looks. She tries to get a job at H-Moda, a fashion company directed by Victor Glowatzky, who plans to retire, and pass his business to his son, David. This news is bad for David's nemesis Petar Vidic, who is the main editor of H-Moda's magazine Helena and his lover Monika. He is also Barbara Vidic's brother, David's fiance.
Barbara hires her recently-divorced friend, Patricija Vuckovic, who is pretty but not intelligent enough for the job of David's secretary. Barbara wants Patricija keeps an eye on David, who is a famous bachelor and womanizer. Nina gains the job of David's confidant secretary.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Lana Gojak | Nina Brlek |
| Robert Kurbasa Robert Kurbaša - Television roles :* "Ruža vjetrova" as Srđan Matošić * "Pod sretnom zvijezdom" as Vedran Gallo * "Dnevnik plavuše" as Toni * "Dolina sunca" as Andrija Bukovac * "Ponos Ratkajevih" as Cvijo... |
David Glowatzky |
| Petar Ciritovic | Petar Vidić |
| Bojana Ordinačev Bojana Ordinacev Bojana Laura Ordinačev is a Serbian actress, who made her debut in 2003 television series Mešoviti brak. She also portrayed in Serbian telenovelas like Jelena and Ne daj se, Nina , Serbo-Croatian version of Ugly Betty... |
Patricija Vučković |
| Kristina Krepela Kristina Krepela Kristina Krepela is an Croatian actress, the best known for playing in movies La Femme Musketeer and The Hunting Party and in telenovela Ne daj se, Nina, the Croatian version of Ugly Betty.-Career:... |
Barbara Vidić |
| Andrija Milošević | Marko Savić |
| Edvin Liverić Edvin Liveric Edvin Liverić was born on November 20, 1970, in Rijeka, Croatia. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb in 1995.- Career :... |
Alex Kralj |
| Vanda Bozic | Koraljka Gabrek |
| Linda Begonja | Monika Marinović |
| Ivana Boban | Sanja Poljak |
| Hana Hegedušić | Martina Spisić |
| Jasna Bery | Mira Brlek |
| Ljubo Zečević | Vlado Brlek |
| Ivan Pelusic | Davor Brlek |
| Edis Zilic | Nikola Buljubasić |
| Ankica Dobrić | Sofija Glowatzky |
| Ante Cedo Martinić Ante Čedo Martinić Ante Čedo Martinić is a Croatian actor.- Television roles :* "Ruža vjetrova" as Anić * "Loza" as Bilić * "Bitange i princeze" * "Ponos Ratkajevih" as Ante Pavelić... |
Viktor Glowatzky |
| Kristina Bajza | Ines |
| Sasa Buneta | Branko Kovačević |
Nina
At first, Nina is naive, and she lets everyone joke about her. Later, she became stronger. She is, at first, very rewarded by David. He gives her a new office, a laptop computer, two promotions, a higher salary and a vacation during her first mount in H-MODA. Later, she falls in love with David, and she almost tells him, but he make up with Barbara. Alex blackmails Nina and says he will he will quit if Nina does not become a model. Nina loose weight and she is ready to grace the catwalk, but Marko steps over and he saves the situation. Martina and Nicola become rivals and Nina must choose who is her real friend. After this, Nina falls in love with David and is jealous of Barbara. Nina is not invited to David and Barbara's wedding.David
David loves Barbara and has depression but he volunteers to visit a geriatric hospital and read the old people Harry PotterHarry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
novels. Barbara makes up with him. David has funny situations with Marko, his best friend. David has cheated on Barbara many times but he stays with her. David has problems with Petar Vidic when Petar tries to leave the company. David admits that he had sex with Patricija before his relationship with Barbara.
Barbara
Barbara has strong ideals. She is Petar's sister and has been in love with David since they were children. She hates Nina but loves Patricija, her best friend. Barbara calls Patricija for lunch and they gossip about Nina. When she finds that David has slept with Patricija before their relationship, she breaks down at the wedding. But she forgives David and starts to plan the wedding. Sofia calls the wedding planers and flowers arrangements people and she is buying wedding invitations and drives Barbara crazy. Barbara makes out with Sofia and they start to be friends. Everybody calls her Barbie.Martina
Martina owns a restaurant. She make sandwiches, vegetables and sometimes some strange meals. She became very good friends with Nina and tells Nina that David's father hired her because she is ugly and David never would sleep with her. Martina's friendship with Nina starts when she helps Nina to beat up a computer guy who tries to break Nina's computer, steal her reports and give them to Petar Vidic. Nicola and Monica have an idea to make potatoPotato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es. Everyone, especially Sanja, eats the potatoes. When Martina finds out that Sanja, Koreljka and Nina adore Nicola's food she and Nicola start a war. When Petar became Monica's puppet, Monica orders him to fire Martina. Petar with help from Kovacevic fires Martina but Marko reinstates her and raises her salary. The rivalry between Martina and Nicola is unresolved at the end of season 1. The rivalry is solved but they still don't talk much.
Sanja
Sanja works in H-MODA and is one of Nina's best friends. She was Victor's assistant and is very close with Victor until he retires. Nobody knows about the secrets that Sanja hides to protect Victor and their presumed affair. She adores the potatoes that became her drug. She is married with two children.Alex
Alex is the homosexual fashion designer in H-MODA. He is best friend with Monica and they make fun of Nina and give her nicknames. They want to gossip and talk about men. Ines is his assistant. Alex is shocked when Ricardo, his old lover, comes to the company. They kiss and start a relationship. When Monica and Patricija start a fight about one bag that Ricardo gives to Monica, they destroy the bag. Alex finds out that the bag is fake and breaks up with Ricardo. When Alex's parents come to town Nina acts like she is his girlfriend but Ricardo comes in and he want to make out with Alex. Alex designs Barbara's wedding dress. He makes fashion shows at the company's runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
. One show of his was ruined because Barbara and Patricija had a fight when Nina falls down and when Marko comes on the runway in male underwear. His fashion shows are always ruined by someone else but Ines always help him.