What is "rina"

Rina is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1977. It was written by Inés Rodena and starred Ofelia Medina as a hunchback named Rina, Enrique Álvarez Félix as her love interest named Carlos Augusto and María Rubio as main villain of the history named Rafaela. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela "La italianita" produced by RCTV in 1973 which is based on the original "Enamorada".

Rina or RINA may refer to:

• Rina (given name)
• Hurricane Rina
• Rinə, Azerbaijan
• Rina (telenovela), a Mexican telenovela, or its main character
• The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• The Registro Italiano Navale, the Italian Shipping Register
• The Recursive InterNetwork Architecture, a computer network architecture
• A white kobold

Rina is a feminine given name with multiple origins. It may be a shortened familiar version of the names Irina, Irena, Irene, Regina, Zarinah, Sarena, Karina, Serena, Sabrina, Darina or others. It is also a feminine name in the Sanskrit language meaning "melted" or "dissolved", and is also a Hebrew name meaning "song; joy". The name Rina is also a Russian hypocoristic for Ekaterina and is a feminine given name of Japanese origins, where it was proportionately used the most in the twentieth century.