''Bridges of Love'' is a 2015

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directed by Richard V. Somes and Will Fredo, starring

Jericho Rosales Jericho Vibar Rosales (; born September 21, 1979), also known as Echo, is a Filipino actor. He is currently a freelance actor. Primarily a film and television actor, he is known by his stage name "Echo" cousin of Jefferson C. Rosales. He beg ...

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and a movie producer. Regarded as the "Prince of Philippine Teleserye", he is best known in television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), ''Bridges of ...

and

Maja Salvador Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega (; born October 5, 1988) is a Filipino actress, performer, television host, occasional producer, and talent manager. Referred to as the “Majestic Superstar”and the "''Queen of Revenge Drama''", Salvador is ...

. The series was aired on

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's ''Kapamilya Gold'' afternoon block and worldwide on

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from March 16, 2015, to August 7, 2015, replacing '' Two Wives'', and was succeeded by '' On the Wings of Love''.

Synopsis

The story follows the lives of two brothers, Gael and Carlos, bound by their promise to support each other, but separated by an unfortunate accident. Carlos is adopted by a wealthy architect and developer and grows up in wealth. Gael returns to his parents who are poor. He grows up to fulfill his dream to build bridges and becomes a successful and sought after engineer. They cross paths as adults but do not recognize each other. They will be bridged together by love for the same lady-of-interest—Mia, who is Gael's greatest love, and the woman who completes Carlos' broken heart.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Mia Sandoval *

as Carlos Antonio / Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. *

as Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil

Supporting cast

Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino-American actor, fashion model, TV commercial model, comedian, politician, United States Air Force veteran and television game host. He was previously the host of game shows ''The We ...

as Lorenzo Antonio *

Carmina Villarroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; August 17, 1975) is a Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. Personal life Villarroel was previously married to Rustom Padilla in 1994; the two had no children, and Villarroe ...

as Alexa Meyers Antonio *

Antoinette Taus Antoinette Cherish Flores Taus (born August 30, 1981) is a Filipino-American television/movie/theater actress, singer, host, commercial model, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and Founder of a non-profit called CORA Philippines. Taus formerly worked a ...

as Arch. Camille Panlilio *

Janus del Prado Janus Renato Robles Mateo III (born 19 November 1984), better known by his screen name Janus del Prado, is a Filipino actor. He is a former talent of Star Magic. Early life He is the youngest son of veteran action star Renato del Prado and ac ...

as Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Isabel Oli-Prats as Atty. Malaya Cabrera-Nakpil *

Lito Pimentel Joselito Pimentel (born May 27, 1963 in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Province), known professionally as Lito Pimentel, is a Filipino film and television actor in the Philippines. His uncle is the late game show host Pepe Pimentel. Early life an ...

as Manuel Nakpil, Sr. * Maureen Mauricio as Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil *

Malou de Guzman Malou de Guzman (born August 24, 1958) is a Filipina stage, television and film actress. Personal life De Guzman has a daughter Luchi, with former actor Ross Rival. She is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines-Diliman , image ...

as Manang Vida * William Lorenzo as Ramon Sandoval *

Max Eigenmann Maxine Eve Pimentel Eigenmann (; born September 29, 1987), also known as Max Eigenmann, is a Filipino actress and singer. Personal life Eigenmann is the daughter of actor Mark Gil and former beauty queen-turned-actress Bing Pimentel. Her br ...

as Georgina Calix *

Justin Cuyugan Justin Paulo Cuyugan (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino actor. Career Cuyugan was one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic ( ...

as Henson Lee *

John Manalo John Vladimir Cruz Manalo (born September 6, 1995), popularly known by his stage name John Manalo, is a Filipino actor who is formerly a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. He is a multi-awarded child actor. He i ...

as Manuel "Tres" Nakpil, III *

Jopay Paguia Diofanny Jane Paguia-Zamora (born January 3, 1983, in Manila, Philippines), known professionally as Jopay () is a Filipina singer, dancer and actress. She is a former Senior Member and original member of Sexbomb Singers, with Rochelle Pangilin ...

as Venus de Castro *

Joross Gamboa John Ross Sanchez Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Joross Gamboa, is a Filipino actor and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of Star Circle Quest. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''J ...

as Toto Rosales * Marilyn Villamayor as Chanda de Castro *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Filipino model, actor, businessman, and politician. Acting career He was discovered in the Filipino version of a reality game show, ''Pinoy Fear Factor'', which was aired on ABS-CBN from November 2008 to February 200 ...

as Abner Carillo *

Nikka Valencia Sharon Rosenfeld (born in Makati, Philippines), better known by her screen name Nikka Valencia, is a Filipino film, television and theater actress. Early life Valencia was born to a Filipino mother from Mindanao and a father from Haifa, Israel. ...

as Tiyang Des Carillo

Guest cast

Bugoy Cariño Rogel Kyle Cariño Jr. (born September 3, 2002), popularly known as Bugoy Cariño, is a Filipino actor and dancer. He joined '' Star Circle Kid Quest'', a television search for young talented kids in 2009, and emerged as the winner. Since then, ...

as young Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil *

Izzy Canillo John Izzy Maurillo Canillo (born March 3, 2004), popularly known as Izzy Canillo or simply Izzy, is a Filipino actor. He was discovered by ''Star Circle Quest'' in 2009, winning first runner up. He was nominated for the PMPC Best Children's Sh ...

as young Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. *

Desiree del Valle Desirée Lois del Valle Dunham-Labrusca (born May 28, 1982), better known by her screen name Desiree del Valle, is a Filipina actress born from an Irish American father named Clois H. Dunham and a Filipino mother Lourdes del Valle from Lopez, ...

as young Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil *

Jason Abalos Jason Joel Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was discovered after joining Star Circle Quest, a reality ...

as young Manuel Nakpil, Sr. *

Baron Geisler Baron Frederick von Geisler (; born June 5, 1982) is a Filipino actor, businessman, occasional model, resource speaker, amateur artist, and aspiring poet of German-American descent. As a child actor and later as a teen idol, Geisler's career ha ...

as young Lorenzo Antonio *

Grae Fernandez Grae Cameron Garcia Fernandez (born November 7, 2001) is a Filipino actor, host and recording artist. He is best known as one of the vocalists of Star Magic's boy-group Gimme 5. Early life Fernandez was born on November 7, 2001, in Manila, P ...

as teenage Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. / Carlos Antonio * Jairus Aquino as teenage Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil * Lance Lucido as young Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Jerould Aceron as teenage Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Janice Jurado as Nancy Angeles * Encar Benedicto as Teacher Yolly * Kyle Blanco as Kyle * Lorenzo Mara as Tony Meyers * Toby Alejar as Robert Panlilio * Alvin Anson as Willy * Carla Humphries as Ivanka Valera * Hiyasmin Neri as Priscilla Angeles * Lei Andrei Navarro as Wolfgang Angeles * Jordan Herrera as Bernard Briones *

Johan Santos Johan Morielle Santos (born June 1, 1987) is a Filipino television actor, presenter, and model who participated in 133 episodes of Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( ...

as Enrique Hidalgo * AJ Dee as Louie Sandejas * Menggie Cobarrubias as Chairman Luna * Bing Davao as Robert Torralba *

Eda Nolan Eda Kristy Cabilan (born December 14, 1988), known professionally as Eda Nolan, is a Filipina actress, best known for her role as ''Junniper'', the shy, 'promdi' girl, in ABS-CBN's sitcoms, ''Let's Go'' and ''Gokada Go''. Nolan has been a member ...

as Michelle *

Maria Isabel Lopez Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez—Melrod (born 19 August 1957), is a Filipina movie and television actress. Lopez was the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 titleholder and represented the Philippines in the 31st Miss Universe Pageant in Lima, Pe ...

as Veronica Sandoval * Niña Dolino as young Veronica * Akiko Solon as Alisa Almeda * Charles Christianson as Eugene * Inez Bernardo as Ms. Pierre * Mike Lloren as Raffy * Ces Aldaba as Malaya's grandfather

Soundtrack

* '' Pusong Ligaw'' -

Michael Pangilinan Michael Pangilinan is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and model known for coming in second place in the second season of ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''. He is also known for being a part of the band Harana. Early life Michael Pangilinan ...

* ''Ikaw Na Nga'' - Daryl Ong

International Broadcast

* The series was aired in

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on MNCTV and dubbed in Indonesian, one of the main commercial TV networks of the country from February 17, 2017.

Production

Dubbed as "a story like no other", ''Bridges of Love'' is a soap opera directed by Dado Lumibao of the critically acclaimed melodrama, ''

The Legal Wife ''The Legal Wife'' is a 2014 Philippine drama television series directed by Rory B. Quintos and Dado C. Lumibao, starring Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening bloc ...

'', and Richard Somes of the highly successful horror-fantasy drama, ''

Imortal ''Imortal'' () is a Philippine television drama produced by ABS-CBN starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin. This series was aired from October 4, 2010 to April 29, 2011, and was replaced by '' I Am Legend'' from May 2 to July 8, 2011. It is th ...

''. It is written by G3 San Diego from '' Magkaribal'', and head writer Benjamin Lingan from '' Apoy Sa Dagat''. Filming of the series began on September 12, 2014. During commercial gap of the romantic-comedy series, '' Forevermore'', the teaser released on February 18, 2015, and the full trailer premiered on February 25, 2015.

Casting

Prior to its unveiling, the soap opera made headlines because of changes in its casting.

John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model and occasional TV host. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumnus of Batch 5. He starred in the teen drama '' Tabing Ilog'', and is best known for his ...

was originally part of the main cast, who at the time could not commit as he had yet to renew his contract with ABS-CBN. Cruz was later replaced by

Xian Lim Alexander Xian Lim (born July 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor, model, singer, host, blogger, filmmaker and professional basketball player. He is best known for his roles in '' My Binondo Girl'' (2011), '' The Reunion'' (2012), '' Ina, Kapatid, ...

, but was eventually reassigned by management to co-star anew with Kim Chiu for a third series together. On January 10, 2015, Lim was officially replaced by

. This was Avelino second time playing an antagonist role since Walang Haggan in 2012. The series marks the reunion of Rosales and Salvador, who previously starred together as husband and mistress respectively in ''

'' in 2014. It is also the first team-up of Rosales, Avelino and Salvador as previous

Gawad Urian The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Fi ...

awardees. Meanwhile, the soap opera is

and

' comeback project as returning ''Kapamilya'' stars. Meanwhile, this is

's return to ''primetime'' after the success of ''

Got to Believe ''Got to Believe'' is a 2013 Philippine romantic comedy-drama television series directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The series was aired on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from August ...

'' in 2013, opposite Kathryn Bernardo and

Daniel Padilla Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), better known by his screen name Daniel Padilla (), is a Filipino actor and recording artist. Padilla made his television debut with a supporting role in the soap opera ''Gimik 2010'' (2010), befor ...

, the series ended on March 7, 2014.

Reception

Ratings

Awards and recognitions

References

External links

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