''The Achy Breaky Hearts'' is a 2016 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

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'' ( ...

and starring

Ian Veneracion Stephen Ian Lopez Veneracion (; born February 7, 1975) is a Filipino athlete, actor, pilot, and singer. He was a former talent of GMA Network and is currently an artist of ABS-CBN and TV5. Personal life and career His father is renowned painte ...

Richard Yap Richard Edison Uy Yap (born May 18, 1967) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and businessman of Chinese descent. He is best known for portraying Richard "Sir Chief" Lim in ''Be Careful with My Heart'' and "Papa Chen" in ''My Binondo Girl''. ...

, and Jodi Sta. Maria. The film was produced by

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Philippines, Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film ...

and to be released on June 29, 2016 in theaters nationwide. The film was inspired by the 1992 pop hit of the same title by American singer

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

. The film was also intended to cash-in from the success of two of Jodi Sta. Maria's previous TV projects: ''

Be Careful With My Heart ''Be Careful with My Heart'' is a 2012 Philippine television drama series starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap. The series aired on ABS-CBN's ''PrimeTanghali'' noontime block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from July 9, 2012 to Nove ...

'', where she starred opposite Richard Yap, and ''

Pangako Sa 'Yo ''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (International title: ''The Promise'' / ) is a Philippine primetime soap opera series that aired on ABS-CBN. It stars an ensemble cast led by Kristine Hermosa, Jericho Rosales, Eula Valdez, Tonton Gutierrez and Jean Garcia. It ...

'' remake where she starred opposite Ian Veneracion.

Synopsis

Chinggay ( Jodi Sta. Maria), a jewelry shop manager, is one of the single women in their 30s who feels the pressure to find love. She goes out on dates with men but none of them seem to make the cut. You may blame her high standards but the pain from her previous relationship could also be affecting her judgment on men. Now, her love life is suffering a drought for seven years. Everything changes when suddenly, two men are interested to be with her. Ryan (

) bought an engagement ring from Chinggay only to be rejected by his girlfriend. Chinggay helps Ryan to get back with his girlfriend but they end up losing the ring and becoming good friends. On the other hand, Chinggay’s ex-boyfriend Frank (

) is persistent to redeem himself and to prove that he deserves a second chance with Chinggay. Chinggay finds herself torn between two kinds of love. A guy who she still loves, and a guy she now loves. Will she choose one over the other? Or will she realize that the love that she needs won’t come from either?

Cast

Main cast

* Jodi Sta. Maria as Chinggay Villanueva *

as Ryan Martinez *

as Frank Sison

Supporting cast

Beauty Gonzalez Christine Marie Luche Gonzalez-Crisologo (; born 28 May 1991), professionally known as Beauty Gonzalez, is a Filipina actress from Dumaguete City. Biography Beauty Gonzalez was born as Christine Marie Gonzalez in Dumaguete City to Carina Luc ...

as Ingrid *

Sarah Lahbati Sarah Lahbati (born 9 October 1993) is a Swiss-born Filipino actress and reality star. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show '' StarStruck'', a Philippine overall talent show broadcast on GMA Network. La ...

as Martha *

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 Corrine *

Erika Padilla Erika Padilla (born November 22, 1986) is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and sideline reporter. Early life Padilla's father is General Ricardo Ilagan Padilla, a former regional director of Region 4 Calabarzon and the incumbent Mayor of Bong ...

as Maxie *

Denise Joaquin Denise Joaquin (born Angelica Domingo) is a Filipino actress. Career Joaquin started as a contract actor of Premiere Productions for which she did three movies ''Nagmumurang Kamatis'', ''Anak ng Bulkan'' and ''Matrikula''. She signed up with ABS ...

as Joan *

Khalil Ramos Khalil Joseph Nepomuceno Ramos (; born January 22, 1996) is a Filipino actor and singer. In July 2011, Ramos won second place on ''Pilipinas Got Talent'', a reality talent show in ABS-CBN and became a recording artist under Star Magic. In 201 ...

as Keith *

Shamaine Buencamino Shamaine Buencamino (''née'' Centenera; born February 28, 1965) is a Filipina actress and mental health advocate who has appeared in more than 100 movies and television series and shows. Personal life She married Filipino actor Nonie Buencami ...

as Aida Villanueva *

Miles Ocampo Camille Tan Hojilla (born May 1, 1997), known professionally as Miles Ocampo, is a Filipino actress, model, writer, and singer. A former mainstay in the kiddie gag show ''Goin' Bulilit'', she is a member of Crown Artist Management, a talent age ...

as Jenny Villanueva *John Spainhour as Chino *Elizabeth Ty Chua *Yuan Francisco as Aaron *

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 Trisha Villanueva *

Bernard Palanca Bernard Revilla Palanca Jr. (born December 3, 1976) is a Filipino host, film/television character actor, and product endorser. Early life His maternal grandfather, Armando Goyena (real name: José Revilla), was an actor as was his younger bro ...

*Michael Flores

Piracy issue

Days after the movie's theater release, a pirated copy of it had been leaked online on social media and filesharing sites. The director and the cast all tweeted against piracy and had sworn to take legal actions against everyone responsible for the leak.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achy Breaky Hearts, The 2016 films Star Cinema films 2016 romantic comedy films Philippine romantic comedy films 2010s Tagalog-language films Films directed by Antoinette Jadaone 2010s English-language films