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Chronicles the life of a sassy 15-year-old Latina caught between two worlds: the traditional world of her Puerto Rican family and the modern world of her friends and life at the Manhattan School of the Arts.
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Episode 1 - Be Careful What You Wish for
Release Date: 2001-01-14Taina learns that acting isn't about action sequences and tough-cop one-liners. After a disappointing response to her Jennifer López-inspired tough-gal, Taina regroups with a portrayal of Joan of Arc. Thanks in part to encouragement from her friends and family. Her mother is played by real-life 80s pop diva, Lisa Lisa. Remembering when she came from Puerto Rico as a little girl who knew no English, Taina's mother tells her the new language sounded like nonsense. Her own mother's words gave her strength, she tells Taina, ""You're a Latina, you have strong blood.""
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Episode 2 - Blue Mascara
Release Date: 2001-01-21Taina is overjoyed after joining the most popular singing group at school—until the other girls in the group tell her she has to get rid of Renee. Daniel loses a bet and has to join the school's losing basketball team.
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Episode 3 - Quinceanero
Release Date: 2001-01-28It's Taina's 15th birthday, and Mom has picked out a beautiful traditional dress for her to wear on her quinceanero. Taina, however, has another idea...
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Episode 4 - Mega Funds
Release Date: 2001-02-04Lamar and Daniel get a chance to be radio DJs, and Taina spends herself into a little bind. She blows all the money she won in a contest and, when her parents refuse to pay for a class trip, she has to figure out how to raise the cash herself.
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Episode 5 - En Espanol
Release Date: 2001-02-11Things go from bad to worse for Taina. First she fails a Spanish exam, and then she gets a love letter in Spanish from Papito's nephew—and she can't even read it! Meanwhile, Lamar desperately tries to escape a girl who has a crush on him.
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Episode 6 - Charmed Bracelet
Release Date: 2001-02-18While Lamar and Daniel become obsessed over a video game, Taina does battle with her self-confidence. She relies on a new bracelet she thinks is magical to get her through a tough audition, but when she loses it just before she tries out for the part, there's only one person she can lean on—herself.
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Episode 7 - I Want It That Way
Release Date: 2001-02-25While directing a theater piece at school, things spiral out of control once Taina lets her friends pitch in. Eventually, Taina must confront her friends in order to save the play—and her reputation!
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Episode 8 - A Twitch in the Tail
Release Date: 2001-03-04Taina auditions for a soap opera and finds herself consumed with jealousy when Santito is cast instead.
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Episode 9 - Big Break
Release Date: 2001-03-11Taina is determined to do whatever it takes to land a role playing Robert DeNiro's daughter in an upcoming film.
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Episode 10 - Friend or Phone
Release Date: 2001-03-18Taina gets a new mobile phone and sells her old one to Renee, but when her old phone breaks, the girls friendship is tested.
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Episode 11 - Singing with the Enemy
Release Date: 2001-03-25Taina and Renee have to join forces with Maritza to perform at a special event. The girls have to learn to stop fighting over what to do and work together.
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Episode 12 - Undercover Girl
Release Date: 2001-04-01The band MDO is scheduled to be Principal for a day and Taina is suspicious that Alex, the lead singer, is an imposter.
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Episode 13 - My Left Eye
Release Date: 2001-04-22Taina has a tough decision to make when she joins a popular band as a dancer, and finds out she will have to go on tour, leaving her friends and family behind.