''Babe, I Love You'' is a 2010 Filipino

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film directed by

Mae Cruz-Alviar Mae Czarina Reyes Cruz-Alviar is a film and television director from the Philippines. She is known for the films ''Crazy Beautiful You'' (2015), '' Can't Help Falling in Love'' (2017), and ''Four Sisters Before the Wedding ''Four Sisters Befo ...

and starring

Anne Curtis Anne Curtis-Smith(; born 17 February 1985) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is dubbed as the "''Multimedia Superstar''" for her talent and influence. Curtis has received numerou ...

and

Sam Milby Samuel Lloyd Milby (; born May 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American actor, musician, guitarist, model, recording artist, and businessman. In 2005, Milby decided to seriously pursue a career in show business and modeling. Biography Samuel Lloyd Milb ...

. It was produced by

Viva Films Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. History Veering away from the Sharon Cuneta- Gabby Concepcion tandem, Viva became home to q ...

and ABS-CBN Film Productions.

Plot

In the academe, Nicolas “Nico” Veneracion Borromeo is a highly esteemed History of Architecture professor who is on his way to becoming the next Vice Dean of the Department. He knows that achieving this would finally make his mother proud of him and forgive him for indirectly causing his father’s death. And yet, when he meets an unconventional girl named Sandra “Sasa” Sanchez, his world turns upside down. He never thought that he could fall in love with someone who works as a promo-girl and is obviously unacceptable in his life.

Cast

as Sandra "Sasa" Sanchez *

as Nicolas "Nico" Veneracion Borromeo *

Megan Young Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win t ...

as Gaita Veneracion Borromeo *

AJ Perez Antonello Joseph Sarte Perez (February 17, 1993 – April 17, 2011) was a Filipino actor. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic in Batch 13. He portrayed one of the lead characters in the 2009 miniseries '' Your Song Presents: Underage''. In 2 ...

† as Gian Veneracion Borromeo * Guji Lorenzana as Jet *

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as Agnes *

Nikki Valdez Maria Alinica "Nikki" Valdez-Garcia (born January 25, 1979) is a Filipina actress and singer. Career In the Philippine music scene she was known for a ballad titled "Meron Ba?", composed for the soundtrack of ''G-Mik the Movie'' and ''Trip th ...

as Chrissy *

Thou Reyes Joseph Kollins Reyes (born March 28, 1985), known professionally as Thou Reyes, is a Filipino actor and model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late ...

as BemBem *

Nikki Bacolod Nikki Bacólod (born Monique Echieverri Bacólod on August 18, 1989), is a Filipina singer, television host, swimmer and actress. She is best known for placing as first runner up in the 2005 season of ABS-CBN's Search for the Star in a Million ...

as KengKeng *Angel Sy as TamTam *CJ Jaravata as Tere *

Nicole Uysiuseng Nicole Kim Uysiuseng-del Prado (born August 18, 1990), is a former Filipino actress, model, and was the second runner-up of the reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus. She was also a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. Takin ...

as Chloe *Cheska Ortega as Ms. Wiez * Niña Dolino as Monique *Ricardo Cepeda as Bobby *

Shamaine Buencamino Shamaine Buencamino (''née'' Centenera; born February 28, 1965) is a Filipina actress and mental health advocate who has appeared in more than 100 movies and television series and shows. Personal life She married Filipino actor Nonie Buencam ...

as Margarita *

Tetchie Agbayani Visitacion Parado (born July 2, 1961), better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipina movie and television actress, Mutya ng Pilipinas, psychology instructor and ''Playboy'' model. She appeared in a regular issue of German '' ...

as Lala Sanchez *Leo Rialp as Dean Kintanar * Laurice Guillen as Isabel Veneracion-Borromeo *Roden Araneta † as Ibarra Gonzales

Production

Film production started in 2009. The first teaser was released through Star Cinema's official

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account. The teaser was also shown in the theaters with '' I'll Be There''. On March 11, 2010, a music video of the film was released again on Star Cinema's official YouTube account. It showed the singer of the theme song,

Piolo Pascual Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino film and television actor, singer, model, and producer. Early life Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center located in Malat ...

and some scenes from the film.

Reception

International screenings

''Babe, I Love You'' was shown in select

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cities such as

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, Bergenfield,

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and

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. It also had screenings in

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, Abu Dhabi,

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and

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Box office

This film was released on April 3, 2010 and it grossed ₱12 million pesos in its first day. As of May 2, 2010, the film grossed ₱96.34M, overtaking the

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with ''

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'', according to

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1630030 2010 films 2010s Tagalog-language films 2010s English-language films Star Cinema films Viva Films films Philippine romance films 2010 romance films 2010 multilingual films Philippine multilingual films Films directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar