Bridges of Love

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Bridges of Love
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Title card
Genre
Created by ABS-CBN Studios
Henry King Quitain
Developed by
  • ABS-CBN Studios
  • Malou N. Santos
  • Des M. de Guzman
Written by
  • G3 San Diego [1]
  • Enrique S. Villasis
  • Mary Pearl Urtola
  • BJ Lingan
Directed by
  • Richard V. Somes
  • Dado C. Lumibao
  • Will Fredo
  • Richard I. Arellano
Creative directorJohnny Santos
Starring
Opening theme"Pusong Ligaw" by Michael Pangilinan
Composer Jericho Rosales
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes103
Production
Executive producerKristine P. Sioson
ProducerMyleen H. Ongkiko
Production locations
  • Philippines
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
Editors
  • Bernie Diasanta
  • Rommel Malimban
  • Alexces Megan Abarquez
  • Frances Aileen del Carmen-Guiang
  • Froilan Francia
Running time30-45 minutes
Production company Star Creatives Television
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseMarch 16 (2015-03-16) 
August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)

Bridges of Love is a 2015 Philippine soap opera romance television series directed by Richard V. Somes and Will Fredo, starring Jericho Rosales, Paulo Avelino and Maja Salvador. [2] [3] [4] [5] The series was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from March 16 to August 7, 2015, replacing Two Wives , and was succeeded by On the Wings of Love .

Contents

Synopsis

The story follows the lives of two brothers, Gael and Carlos, bound by their promise to support each other, but separated by an unfortunate accident. Carlos is adopted by a wealthy architect and developer and grows up in wealth. Gael returns to his parents who are poor. He grows up to fulfill his dream of building bridges and becomes a successful and sought after engineer. They cross paths as adults but do not recognize each other. They will be bridged together by love for the same lady-of-interest—Mia, who is Gael's greatest love, and the woman who completes Carlos' broken heart.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Soundtrack

International broadcast

Production

Dubbed as "a story like no other", Bridges of Love is a soap opera directed by Dado Lumibao of the critically acclaimed melodrama, The Legal Wife , and Richard Somes of the highly successful horror-fantasy drama, Imortal . It is written by G3 San Diego from Magkaribal , and head writer Benjamin Lingan from Apoy Sa Dagat . Filming of the series began on September 12, 2014. [7]

During commercial gap of the romantic-comedy series, Forevermore , the teaser released on February 18, 2015, [8] and the full trailer premiered on February 25, 2015.

Casting

Prior to its unveiling, the soap opera made headlines because of changes in its casting. John Lloyd Cruz was originally part of the main cast, [9] [10] who at the time could not commit as he had yet to renew his contract with ABS-CBN. Cruz was later replaced by Xian Lim, but was eventually reassigned by management to co-star anew with Kim Chiu for a third series together. On January 10, 2015, Lim was officially replaced by Paulo Avelino. [11] This was Avelino second time playing an antagonist role since Walang Haggan in 2012.

The series marks the reunion of Rosales and Salvador, who previously starred together as husband and mistress respectively in The Legal Wife in 2014. It is also the first team-up of Rosales, Avelino and Salvador as previous Gawad Urian awardees. Meanwhile, the soap opera is Edu Manzano and Antoinette Taus' comeback project as returning Kapamilya stars. Meanwhile, this is Carmina Villarroel's return to primetime after the success of Got to Believe in 2013, opposite Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, the series ended on March 7, 2014. [12]

Reception

Ratings

Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(9:15 PM PST)
Pilot EpisodeFinale EpisodePeakAverage
21.9%
March 16, 2015 [13]
26.9%
August 7, 2015 [14]
28.3%
July 23, 2015 [15]
25.7%

Awards and recognitions

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
20151st GIC Innovative Awards for TVMost Innovative TV Actor 2015 Paulo Avelino Won
29th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Primetime Drama SeriesBridges of LoveWon
Best Drama Actress Maja Salvador Won
Best Drama ActorPaulo AvelinoNominated
Golden Screen TV Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama ProgramMaja SalvadorNominated
HAU's Paragala Central Luzon Media AwardsBest Actress in a TV SeriesWon
201614th Gawad Tanglaw Award 2016Best Drama ActorPaulo AvelinoWon
44th International Emmy Awards International Emmy Award for best telenovela Bridges of LoveNominated

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