I Luv NY

I Luv NY
In the city that never sleeps, gising na gising ang pag-ibig.
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Drama
Created by	GMA Network
Starring	Jennylyn Mercado Mark Herras Jolina Magdangal Marvin Agustin
Opening theme	Makulay Na Buhay by Kitchie Nadal
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	85
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante
Location(s)	New York, United States Metro Manila, Philippines
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Original run	May 15, 2006 – September 8, 2006
External links
Website

I Luv NY (read as "I Love New York"), is a television program of GMA Network. Set in New York City, it is the first Philippine TV soap to hold tapings in New York, around which revolves the story of the four main characters.

The show is shot around different locations in the city, where the characters lived their lives and encountered many problems and adventures. The series received a viewership rating of 33.4% for its whole run. From March 4, 2011 until June 30, 2011 the series re-aired on GMA Life TV worldwide.

Synopsis

Baste is a visitor in the United States from equatorial Philippines. Baste won his ticket to the United States via a TV contest and was in fact meant to go to Los Angeles. Some booking errors took him to New York instead, much to his disappointment, because he is obsessed with getting to California not just for a lark but to look for his long-lost mom, whom he last heard to be having the time of her life in the sunny state.

In New York, Baste meets the rebellious Natalie (Jennylyn), the high-strung Albert (Marvin), and screwball Polly (Jolina). His Philippine-acquired angst gets entangled with theirs and those of their families and friends.

Characters and cast

Actor	Role
Jolina Magdangal	Apolinaria "Polly" Balumbalunan
Marvin Agustin	Albert Sandoval (Natalie's cousin)
Jennylyn Mercado	Natalie Young (Albert's cousin)
Mark Herras	Sebastian "Baste" Santos
Isabel Oli	Wendy
Gerald Santos	Gerry Balumbalunan (Polly's younger brother)
Jonalyn Viray	Jenny de Castro
Alfred Vargas	Sebastian "Seb" Santos (Natalie's arranged fiancee and husband-to-be)
Tirso Cruz III	Edward Young
William Martinez	Joaquin Santos
Carmi Martin	Diane Young
Yayo Aguila	Susan Santos
Caridad Sanchez	Lola Juliana
Mike Tan	Jero
LJ Reyes	Ponyang
Gabby Eigenmann	Paul Young
Krizzy Jareño	Shayne Young
Kirby de Jesus	Sunshine
Neil Ferreira	Billy
Raymon Salvador	Kapitan Harabas
Tetchie Agbayani	Poly's mother
Tess Bomb	Ate Ging
Arnell Ignacio	Chichi Florence LaRoux
Jocas de Leon	Polly's hotel supervisor in New York
Tiya Pusit	Tita Esther
Craig Scribner	Immigration Officer

The soap features cameo appearances by Joey de Leon, Allan K. and Sugar of "Eat Bulaga's laban o bawi". Likewise, Joey's daughter Jocas de Leon has a small part in the series as Jolina's hotel supervisor. In the later part of the show, Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champions, Gerald Santos (from Season 2) and Jonalyn Viray (from Season 1) were included.

Sequel

There will be a sequel of this series, likely to premiere in 2012. It will be entitled "I Luv U". It will star the same team-up. It will tape in the Philippines and the U.S., specifically San Francisco. Negotiations with the network, the writers and the producers are still going on. Further planning of the plot is being discussed.

Theme songs

• "Makulay Na Buhay" by Kitchie Nadal/Jolina Magdangal
• "Let Me Be The One" by Jolina Magdangal
• "Gusto" by Jolina Magdangal
• "Ikaw" by Brenan Espartinez
• "Mahal Na Mahal" by Brenan Espartinez
• "Sa Aking Panaginip" by Jennylyn Mercado
• "Muli" by Gabby Eigenmann

See also

• GMA Network
• List of Philippine television shows

External links

• I Luv NY at the Internet Movie Database