''Bridges of Love'' is a 2015 Philippine soap opera romantic thriller, romance television series directed by Richard V. Somes and Will Fredo, starring Jericho Rosales, Paulo Avelino and Maja Salvador. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's ''Kapamilya Gold'' afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from March 16, 2015, to August 7, 2015, replacing ''Two Wives (Philippine TV series), Two Wives'', and was succeeded by ''On the Wings of Love (TV series), 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

* Maja Salvador as Mia Sandoval * Paulo Avelino as Carlos Antonio / Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. * Jericho Rosales as Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil

Supporting cast

* Edu Manzano as Lorenzo Antonio * Carmina Villarroel as Alexa Meyers Antonio * Antoinette Taus as Arch. Camille Panlilio * Janus del Prado as Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Isabel Oli, Isabel Oli-Prats as Atty. Malaya Cabrera-Nakpil * Lito Pimentel as Manuel Nakpil, Sr. * Maureen Mauricio as Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil * Malou de Guzman as Manang Vida * William Lorenzo as Ramon Sandoval * Max Eigenmann as Georgina Calix * Justin Cuyugan as Henson Lee * John Manalo as Manuel "Tres" Nakpil, III * Jopay Paguia as Venus de Castro * Joross Gamboa as Toto Rosales * Marilyn Villamayor as Chanda de Castro * Manuel Chua as Abner Carillo * Nikka Valencia as Tiyang Des Carillo

Guest cast

* Bugoy Cariño as young Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil * Izzy Canillo as young Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. * Desiree del Valle as young Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil * Jason Abalos as young Manuel Nakpil, Sr. * Baron Geisler as young Lorenzo Antonio * Grae Fernandez 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 as Enrique Hidalgo * AJ Dee as Louie Sandejas * Menggie Cobarrubias as Chairman Luna * Bing Davao as Robert Torralba * Eda Nolan as Michelle * Maria Isabel Lopez 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 (song), Pusong Ligaw'' - Michael Pangilinan * ''Ikaw Na Nga'' - Daryl Ong

International Broadcast

* The series was aired in Indonesia on MNCTV and dubbed in Indonesian language, 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'', and Richard Somes of the highly successful horror-fantasy drama, ''Imortal''. 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 (TV 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 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, 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 Paulo Avelino. 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 ''The Legal Wife'' in 2014. It is also the first team-up of Rosales, Avelino and Salvador as previous Gawad Urian Award, Gawad Urian awardees. Meanwhile, the soap opera is Edu Manzano and Antoinette Taus' comeback project as returning ''Kapamilya'' stars. Meanwhile, this is Carmina Villarroel's return to ''primetime'' after the success of ''Got to Believe'' in 2013, opposite Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, the series ended on March 7, 2014.

Reception

Ratings

Awards and recognitions

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 5004876, Bridges of Love ABS-CBN drama series 2015 Philippine television series debuts 2015 Philippine television series endings Philippine romance television series Television series by Star Creatives Philippine melodrama television series Philippine crime television series Thriller television series Television shows filmed in the Philippines Television shows filmed in Japan Television shows filmed in Saudi Arabia Filipino-language television shows