''Love Is Color Blind'' is a 2021 Filipino

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by John Leo Datuin Garcia, starring

Donny Pangilinan Donato Antonio Laxa Pangilinan (born February 10, 1998), professionally known as Donny Pangilinan (), is a Filipino actor, model, singer, host and VJ. Pangilinan started his career in 2016 as a VJ in Myx, a Philippine pay TV channel, and made ...

and

Belle Mariano Belinda Angelito Mariano (born 10 June 2002), professionally known as Belle Mariano, is a Filipino actress, singer, and model. She began appearing on television at the age of 9 playing supporting roles and starring in the comedy-themed show '' ...

on their first film together. The worldwide premiere was held virtually on December 9, 2021, on KTX.ph, while the worldwide release was on December 10, 2021, on various digital platforms. It became the highest-grossing film in 2021 in the Philippines. It's also available for streaming on

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starting March 1, 2022.

Synopsis

After finishing her certification course in Hong Kong, Cara (

) returns to the Philippines and reunites with her best friend, Ino (

), whom she’s also loved throughout the years. In seeing him again, she is shocked to see how much the tragic accident, which took his mom’s life and left him

colorblind Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. It can impair tasks such as selecting ripe fruit, choosing clothing, and reading traffic lights. Color blindness may make some aca ...

, caused him to struggle in getting on with life. To bring back the colors in the life of her artist friend, Cara helps him to paint the centerpiece in the upcoming exhibition of his late mom. As Ino gives painting another try, he meets the gallery curator, Iris (Angelina Cruz), in whom Ino saw the color red again. As Iris helps Ino cope with his colorblindness, their gradual closeness leaves Cara heartbroken, forcing her to make a tough decision about fighting for Ino’s love. Meanwhile, Ino struggles to get past the trauma of the accident, as well as the grief that stands in the way of him opening himself to love once more.

Cast

Main cast

as Caramel "Cara" Arevalo *

as Domino "Ino" Urbano *

Jeremiah Lisbo Jeremiah Jordan Romano Lisbo (born November 27, 1997), is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He is most known for appearing in a number of Star Cinema's produced films, including ''Four Sisters Before the Wedding'' (2020), ''Love or Money'' ...

as Sky * Angelina Cruz as Iris

Supporting cast

Eula Valdez Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdes (; born December 11, 1968), professionally known as Eula Valdes, is a Filipino actress, best known for her role as Amor Powers in the original version of ''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (2000) and as Janice in the ''Bagets'' film ...

as Ella Villanueva-Urbano *

Ariel Rivera Jose Ariel Jimenez Rivera, professionally known as Ariel Rivera (born September 1, 1966), is a Filipino recording artist and actor. Rivera was born in Manila, Philippines but has since migrated with his family to Canada. He has since become ...

as Fidel Urbano *

John Lapus Jonathan Anthony Solis "John" Lapus (born July 7, 1973), also known as Sweet, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and film and television director. Lapus is known for his various roles in films such as '' Shake, Rattle & Roll''. He was a head ...

as Tita Vicky Arevalo *Donna Cariaga as Stephi Arevalo * Arabella Davao as Ate Candy Arevalo *Reich Alim as Jam Arevalo * Mika Pajares as Nelly *

Amanda Zamora ''Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' was the ninth main and fifteenth season of ''Pinoy Big Brother'' which premiered on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel from December 6, 2020 to March 14, 2021. The show was also simulcast and digitally streamed via ABS-CBN ...

as Kimmi *

Lloyd Samartino Lloyd Samartino Jr. (born February 2, 1960) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Samartino's mother is Carmen Soriano, an actress and singer. Samartino's wife was Jo Ramos, a singer and daughter of former Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos. T ...

as Ninong Gary *Esnyr Ranollo as Andrei / Precious / Balong *Hyubs Azarcon as Chip Pong *

Ryan Bang Bang Hyun-sung (; born 16 June 1991), professionally known as Ryan Bang, is a South Korean television personality, host, comedian, actor, singer and vlogger based in the Philippines. Bang is one of a few Korean expatriates to appear prominently ...

as Ryan

Official soundtrack

The official soundtrack for the series was released on December 17, 2021, and consists of tracks mostly composed by Trisha Denise and SAB.

Reception

While still on its first day of showing, ''Love Is Color Blind'' was recognized for having the Biggest Digital Premiere and for being the Highest Grossing Movie on the digital events platform KTX.ph.

Release

''Love Is Color Blind'' was released globally on December 10, 2021, via

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, KTX.ph, Smart GigaPlay, Cignal Pay-Per-View, SKY Pay-Per-View, and

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. The film is also available to stream on

beginning March 1, 2022 in selected territories.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt15979132 Filipino-language films Philippine romantic comedy films Star Cinema films 2021 films