''Ikaw Sana'' (International title: ''To Love You'' / ) is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

romance series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by

Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. His award-winning films includes '' The Flor Contemplacion Story'', '' Sidhi'', '' Deathrow'', ''Hubog'', '' Aishte Imasu 1941'', '' Blue Moon'' ...

, it stars

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

Mark Herras Mark Angelo Santos Herras (born December 14, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He won in the reality talent show '' StarStruck'' aired in GMA Network. He also appeared in '' Forever in My Heart'', ''Encantadia'', '' SOP'', and ''I ...

and

Pauleen Luna Marie Pauleen Luna Sotto (born Marie Pauleen Javier Luna; born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress and television personality. She appears on GMA Network, particularly as one of the regular hosts of the long-running Philippine variety sh ...

. It premiered on September 21, 2009 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' All My Life''. The series concluded on February 5, 2010 with a total of 100 episodes. It was replaced by '' First Time'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

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as Michael Olivarez *

as Sofia Reyes / Montemayor-Olivarez ;Supporting cast *

Tirso Cruz III Tirso Silvano Cruz III (born April 1, 1952) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and singer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Ur ...

as Gener Montemayor *

Maritoni Fernandez Maritoni Fernandez-Dayrit (born Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan; March 31, 1969) is a Filipina character actress, model and entrepreneur. Family She is the daughter of Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan, who was English with some Ir ...

as Loreta Reyes-Montemayor *

Marissa Delgado Maria Epifania Garcia Boyle, better known by her stage name Marissa Delgado, is a Filipino actress of American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "Unit ...

as Amanda Montemayor * Mariz Ricketts as Sonia Garcia *

Tony Mabesa Antonio Ocampo Mabesa (January 27, 1935 – October 4, 2019), known as Tony Mabesa, was a Filipino stage director, film and television actor, and professor. With a career spanning over 70 years, he was a founding father of Philippine university ...

as Ramon Olivarez * Luz Valdez as Chabeng Mendez-Garcia *

Alicia Alonzo Germelina Viana Hernandez (born June 1, 1946), better known by her stage name Alicia Alonzo, is a Filipina actress in movies and television in the Philippines. She is the sister of action star Anthony Alonzo. Career She was a flight stewardes ...

as Mameng *

Vaness del Moral Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral-Kier, better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral-Kier (born May 23, 1988), is a Filipino actress and a talent at one of the top management groups in the Philippines, the GMA Artist Center. She started her ...

as Lucia Mendez * Arthur Solinap as Dave Arnaiz * Vivo Ouano as Bobby *

Jana Roxas Jana Roxas (born August 22, 1990) is a Filipina former actress. She was known as Starstruck Batch 3 Avenger along with Chuck Allie, Iwa Moto, Gian Carlos and the Ultimate Survivors Jackie Rice and Marky Cielo. She appeared in GMA-7 TV series l ...

as Charlene * Jim Pebanco * Joey Paras as Afi ;Guest cast *

Camille Prats Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats–Yambao (born June 20, 1985) is a Filipino actress, TV host, comedienne, and businesswoman. She starred in a series of successful films and television shows, since gaining media attention when she played ...

as Giselle *

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Ga ...

as Enrico Sta. Maria * Frank Garcia as Luis * Alliyah Fatima Dela Riva as Nina *

Byron Ortile Byron Ortile is a Filipino child actor and commercial model, known for his role as Alvin in Sine Novela Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan, playing the son of Marvin Agustin and Camille Prats. Career Ortile began as a commercial model. He began actin ...

as Georgie Lorenzo * Sandy Talag as young Eliza *

Miguel Tanfelix Miguel Torrejos Tanfelix (born September 21, 1998) is a Filipino actor. Tanfelix received his breakthrough performance when he played the role Niño , a mentally challenged boy in the series ''Niño (TV series), Niño'' (2014). He is also kn ...

as young Michael * Charlotte Hermoso as young Sofia * Jace Flores as Carlo Arellano * Pinky Marquez as Sylvia Arellano * Gabriela Joson as Baby Nina * Richard Quan as Chen * Harlene Bautista-Sarmenta as Jane

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Ikaw Sana'' earned a 16% rating. While the final episode scored a 21.1% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2009 Philippine television series debuts 2010 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romance television series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub