''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 actor, model, singer, television host, comedian and film producer. Pascual began a career in 1993 after landing a bit role in the film ''The Vizconde Massacre Story (God Help ...

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'' Philippine Top 20 cha ...

, Julian Estrada, and

Sofia Andres Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1998) is a Filipino actress. After appearing in several television commercials as a child, she first appeared as an actress at age 14 in the hit series, ''Princess and I''. She has since gained b ...

. It was directed by

Antoinette Jadaone Antoinette Hilario Jadaone (born April 3, 1984), popularly known as ''Tonet Jadaone'', is a Filipino filmmaker and podcast host. She is best known for directing '' That Thing Called Tadhana'' (2014), ''Love You to the Stars and Back'' (2017), '' ...

who was also behind the films ''

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'' and '' That Thing Called Tadhana''. 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 ClickTheCity.com, 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 ( Julian Estrada), who is secretly in love with Sari.

Cast

Main cast

as Sari Nakpil *

as Josh Brillantes * Julian Estrada as Kiko Leano

Supporting cast

* Smokey Manaloto as Manong * Ericka Villongco as Cupcake *

Alessandra De Rossi Alessandra de Rossi (born Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone on July 19, 1984) is a Filipino actress and writer. Known for her dramatic and comedic performances in independent film and television, she made her screen debut in the comedy series ''! ...

as Mace *

as Elias * James Reid as Edward * Pia Magalona *

Peque Gallaga Maurice Gallaga (August 25, 1943 – May 7, 2020), better known as Peque Gallaga, was a multi-awarded Filipino film-maker. His most significant achievement in film was , which he directed after winning a scriptwriting contest sponsored by the ...

* 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 2014 romantic comedy-drama films 2010s teen comedy-drama films 2010s Tagalog-language films Philippine romantic comedy-drama films 2014 films Films directed by Antoinette Jadaone 2010s English-language films English-language romantic comedy-drama films