''Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig'' (''Relax, It's Just Love'') is a 2014 Filipino

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film starring real life father-and-son

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 Malate ...

and

Iñigo Pascual Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual (born September 14, 1997) is a Filipino actor, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for his 2016 hit single, "Dahil Sa'yo", the first number one song on ''Billboard Philippines'' then-new Philippine Top 20 ...

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, and

Sofia Andres Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1998) is a Filipino actress and commercial model. She is best known for her roles in ''Princess and I'', ''She's Dating the Gangster'', '' Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig'', '' Forevermore'', ''Pusong ...

. It was directed by

Antoinette Jadaone Antoinette Hilario Jadaone (born April 3, 1984) is a Filipina filmmaker and podcaster, best known for directing ''That Thing Called Tadhana'' (2014), ''Love You to the Stars and Back'' (2017), ''Never Not Love You'' (2018), ''Alone/Together'' (20 ...

who was also behind the films ''

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'' and ''

That Thing Called Tadhana ''That Thing Called Tadhana'' (International title: ''That Thing Called Destiny'') is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Antoinette Jadaone who had already worked with Panganiban in the 2014 comedy film, ''Beauty in a Bottle.'' It fo ...

''. It was also the debut film of the newbie artists Pascual, Estrada and Andres. The film was given five perfect stars by the critics from the local film reviewer website

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, and rated PG by

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. The film was also given Graded A by the

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. It also received positive responses from film watchers and became a trending topic on the

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during its first day of showing.

Summary

The story of ''Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig'' revolves around a 16-year-old girl named Sari (

) who picked up a love letter written by a certain man named Elias, dedicated to a woman named Salome. Sari wanted to meet the two under the blue moon in a beach in

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. She dragged Josh (

), a non-believer in love, in her journey, and also her best friend Kiko (

), who is secretly in love with Sari.

Cast

Main cast

as Sari Nakpil *

as Josh Brillantes *

as Kiko Leano

Supporting cast

* Smokey Manaloto as Manong * Ericka Villongco as Cupcake * Alessandra De Rossi as Mace *

as Elias * James Reid as Edward * Pia Magalona *

Peque Gallaga Maurice Ruiz de Luzuriaga Gallaga (August 25, 1943 – May 7, 2020), better known as Peque Gallaga, was a multi-awarded Filipino people, Filipino film-maker. His most significant achievement in film was ''Oro, Plata, Mata'', which he directed aft ...

* Alexander Diaz * Earl Ignacio * Cesca Litton

Box office

The film was considered a moderate success, considering that the three main leads of the film were not relatively known to audiences, especially Iñigo Pascual. The film ultimately earned ₱10,954,361 ($110,562) at the box-office.

References

External links

* {{Antoinette Jadaone Philippine teen romance films Star Cinema films Spring Films films Philippine television films 2014 romantic comedy-drama films 2010s teen comedy-drama films 2010s Tagalog-language films Philippine romantic comedy-drama films 2014 comedy films 2014 drama films Films directed by Antoinette Jadaone 2010s English-language films