Girlfriend For Hire is a 2016

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film based on a

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novel of the same name by Yam-Yam28. The film was directed by Vanessa de Leon and topbilled by

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and

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. Produced and distributed by

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and SM Development Corp. (SMDC), it was released on February 10, 2016 in theaters nationwide.

Synopsis

A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there is a catch: she is not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces.

Cast

Main cast

as Shanaia Nami San Jose *

as Brylle Caleb Stanford

Supporting cast

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as Katie Del Prado *

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as Elida "Ellie" Leiber * Josh Padilla as Third Adams * King Certeza as Mervin Steve Folkner * Clint Bondad as TJ Silvero * Jovic Monsod as Tommy Lopez *

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as Auntie Melba Del Prado * Abby Bautista as Stacy Del Prado *

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as Bernard "Abuelito" Stanford * Janna Roque * Clark Merced * Via Aurigue * Jelson Bay

Production

Music

The soundtrack for the film was released on February 21, 2016. 11 days after the premier night of the movie,

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released a digital version of the Original Soundtrack for "Girlfriend For Hire". The digital copy is currently available on

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References

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Girlfriend for Hire
2016 films Viva Films films Philippine romantic comedy films 2016 romantic comedy films 2010s Tagalog-language films 2010s English-language films 2016 multilingual films Philippine multilingual films