Taina is an American sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon and was one of the last live-action comedy shows taped at Nickelodeon Studios but later moved to the Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood, for its second season. The show aired from January 14, 2001 to May 11, 2002.

Taina Morales is a young Latina woman who aspires to be a singer and actress. She, along with her best friend, Renee Jones, attend the Manhattan High School Of The Performing Arts. Once there, they reunite with Lamar, who neither has seen since elementary school. Taina and Renee's arch-nemesis Maritza Hogg (who knew Taina and Renee before high school) attends the same school they do, and is also an aspiring singer/actress. Every episode features Taina daydreaming her super stardom, with occasional performances of a new song.

Production on the show began sometime around the summer of 2000 the pilot was half shot at the laguardia performers school and finished at nickelodeon on sunset.season2 was shot from December 2001-January 6, 2002 The show premiered on January 14, 2001 on Nickelodeon's TEENick, where ratings grew and lasted for two seasons. Taina was scheduled to air every Sunday at 6pm. The show was even put on Nickelodeon's SNICK lineup on Saturday nights from January to May 2002, where ratings more than doubled in its second season. Despite its popularity, the show was canceled that June. Nickelodeon canceled it because they thought it only appealed to girls (Nickelodeon's target audience at the time was boys).CBC reran the show for a few months in 2003.

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Noris Díaz Pérez (also known as La Taína, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico on October 2, 1975) is a Puerto Rican model and host. She appeared on the now defunct late-night show No te Duermas from 1996 to 2007. In addition to her work on television, she has appeared in numerous commercials and ads for beers and other products.

Taína has produced eight calendars featuring photographs of her in various poses. She had a brief roles as a prostitute in the film Bad Boys II (along with fellow Puerto Rican Denise Quiñones), and in the Puerto Rican film Más allá del límite, both released in 2002.

In January 2006, Taína was hospitalized with severe headaches and later fell in critical condition for what was believed to be a brain tumor.The diagnosis was later altered to encephalitis and she gradually recovered from the illness and returned to television shortly after.

On April 24, 2007, she announced her retirement from television to dedicate time to other things, and to fully recover from her condition. After her exit from the entertainment industry, she became a born again Christian and started preaching in churches throughout Puerto Rico.