''A Secret Affair'' is a 2012 Filipino

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directed by Nuel Naval and starring

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and

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. A love triangle story, it was released on October 24, 2012 in more than 200 theaters in the Philippines by

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Synopsis

The seemingly happy couple Rafi Delgado (

) and Anton (

) are shattered when on the eve of their wedding, Rafi suddenly gets cold feet and flees to the U.S. Hurt and confused, Anton starts a relationship with Sam Montinola (

), one of Rafi's friends. Sam's obsession with Anton becomes a problem when Rafi returns and wants to work things out with Anton.

Cast

Main cast

as Rafaela "Rafi" Delgado *

as Samantha "Sam" Montinola *

as Anton

Supporting cast

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as Jimmy Montinola *

Jaclyn Jose Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck (born October 21, 1964), better known by her stage name Jaclyn Jose, is a Filipino cinema and television actress who has earned international critical acclaim. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Private Sho ...

as Ellen Delgado *

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as Catelyn "Cate" Montinola * Johnny Revilla as Manuel

Extended cast

Shy Carlos Schirin Grace Sigrist (born March 16, 1995),''VIVA Entertainment''Schirin Grace Sigrist retrieved 16 September 2012. known professionally as Shy Carlos, is a Filipino actress and recording artist. She is a former member of the all-female group ...

as May Delgado *

IC Mendoza Isaiah Culleen Carvajal Mendoza (born January 14, 1988), better known as IC Mendoza, is a Filipino actor, model, and television personality. Early life Isaiah Culleen Carvajal Mendoza was born on January 14, 1988 in Makati Medical Center, Maka ...

as Miggy Bernal *

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as Paula Daza * Gee-Ann Abraham as Katie * Paul Jake Castillo as Kevin * Kian Kazemi as Miguel * Ashley Rivera as Amie Ignacio / Petra Mahalimuyak *

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as Marielle Ignacio * Tim Yap as Tim

Guest cast

* Nina Girado as herself

Production

Background and development

In March 2012,

announced that a follow-up to the blockbuster film, ''

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'', is going to hit the big screen soon. The cast was composed of today's hottest celebrities,

replaced

KC Concepcion Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion (; born April 7, 1985) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite and humanitarian. She has had lead roles in Philippine films '' For The First Time'' (2008) and ''Whe ...

in the film. Since the role was created based on KC Concepcion's age, the script had to be changed and the story had to be made to suit Andi Eigenmann. Two months before the film's release, its title was also changed from '' Nothing Compares To You'' to ''A Secret Affair''.

Multimedia and merchandise

On October 28, 2012, the official movie soundtrack was released with its carrier single "Don't Say Goodbye" by

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and other classic OPM songs were compiled part of its official soundtrack.

Official trailer

The official trailer of ''A Secret Affair'' was released on September 26, 2012 via YouTube. In the span of two weeks, the trailer already hit over 1 million views. It was also included in the list of YouTube's trending videos alongside popular foreign videos. An HD Quality trailer of ''A Secret Affair'' was also released on the same day.

Uncut trailer

Viva Films released the uncut trailer of ''A Secret Affair'' on October 10, 2012. An Extended Version of Uncut scenes for its press release trailer was released the same day with the

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Music video

Soul Siren Nina performed the movie's theme song, "Don't Say Goodbye". A music video was released on October 10, 2012, and got positive feedback from the online community.

Online release

Trailer

On September 26, VIVA Films released the official trailer via

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and trended right away on

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. A Secret Affair, Official Trailer, Andi Eigenmann and #ASecretAffair were included on Twitter's list of trending topics. The film received positive feedback including the impression that Anne Curtis will once again win the FAMAS Best Actress Award.

Facebook page

A Facebook page was also created to engage fans in an interactive discussion about the movie. News updates, photos, teasers and posters are posted on A Secret Affair's Official Facebook page.

Box office

According to

, ''A Secret Affair'', which some may have thought a sequel to last year's mega blockbuster film ''

'' produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films, earned a whopping PHP 20 Million pesos in box-office on its first day of showing on October 24 - a PHP 5 Million pesos higher than the first day earnings of Anne, Derek and Cristine Reyes' movie. On the first four days in cinemas (last October 24–28, 2012), the film earned a total of PHP 55,932,553. On its first six days in cinemas, the film already garnered a total of PHP 100 million, but in contrary to the report,

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confirms that the film only got PHP 95,174,565 on its first week and including the days of the second week run. As of its 4th and final week of showing, the film earned PHP 118,424,018; a sure box office hit but quite low compared to other movies of its genre like '' In the Name of Love'', ''

'', '' The Mistress'' and '' One More Try''. The film is now ranked as 5th highest grossing Filipino films of 2012 and 17th placed in the all-time highest-grossing local films in the Philippines.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Secret Affair 2012 films 2010s Tagalog-language films Philippine romance films Viva Films films 2012 romance films 2010s English-language films Films directed by Nuel Crisostomo Naval