I Heart You, Pare!
I ♥ You, Pare! (International title: I ♥ You, Bro / read as I Heart You, Pare! / lit. 'I Heart You, Man!') is a 2011 Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay and Joyce E. Bernal, it stars Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes. It premiered on February 7, 2011 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Beauty Queen and worldwide on February 9, 2011 on GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded on May 27, 2011 with a total of 78 episodes. It was replaced by Amaya in its timeslot.
| I ♥ You, Pare! | |
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 Title card | |
| Also known as | I ♥ You, Bro |
| Genre | |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | |
| Creative director(s) | Jun Lana |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "This Guy is in Love with You Pare" by Dingdong Dantes and Regine Velasquez |
| Ending theme | "True Romance" by Regine Velasquez |
| Composer(s) | Janno Gibbs |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Joseph B. Buncalan |
| Production location(s) | Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30–45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 7 – May 27, 2011 |
The series was released on DVD by GMA Records.
Cast and characters
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- Lead cast
- Regine Velasquez as Antonia "Tonya" Estrella / Tonette[1]
- Dingdong Dantes as Kenneth Castillo
- Iza Calzado as Antonia "Tonya" Estrella / Tonette[2]
- Supporting cast
- Tirso Cruz III as Cesar / Sarsi
- Ian Veneracion as Ramon Castillo
- Celia Rodriguez as Marita Castillo[3]
- Luane Dy as Nikki Romualdez
- Ehra Madrigal as Mandy
- Paolo Ballesteros as Vodka
- Via Antonio as Polly
- Joel Camacho as Pepsi
- Boy Alano as Coka
- Joey Paras as Serbeza
- Peter Serrano as Vi
- Marc Abaya as Joel
- Antonio Aquitania as Sonny Boy
- Carlo Gonzales as Caloy
- Kevin Santos as Joni
- Butz Aquino as Henry Castillo
- Racquel Villavicencio as Corazon Romualdez
- Luz Valdez as Charito Castillo
- Guest cast
- Ryza Cenon as Mia Valencia
- Stella Cañete as a doctor
- Tom Olivar as Costales
- Chinggoy Alonzo as Carlos Romualdez
- Arthur Solinap as Chong
- Mark Anthony Fernandez as Chito Salazar
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of I Heart You, Pare! earned an 11.4% rating.[4] While the final episode scored a 22.9% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.[5]
References
- Director Andoy Ranay works for the first time with Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes in I Heart You Pare
- http://www.pep.ph/news/28996/-FIRST-READ-ON-PEP:--Iza-Calzado-takes-over-Regine-Velasquez-Alcasid's-role-on--I-♥-You-Pare-
- http://www.pep.ph/news/28131/ms-celia-rodriguez-remains-close-to-former-co-star-marian-rivera-defends-her-against-critics/1/1
- Santiago, Erwin (February 8, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People Ratings (Feb. 4-7): I ♥ You Pare and Babaeng Hampaslupa make impressive debuts; Mara Clara still rules". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- Santiago, Erwin (May 31, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (May 27–30): Amaya begins its epic journey; Mara Clara still leads primetime". Retrieved March 5, 2018.