I Luv NY

For other uses, see I Love New York (disambiguation).

I Luv NY
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Also known as	I Love New York
Genre	Romantic drama
Written by	Dode Cruz Abi Lam-Parayno Renato Custodio Kit Villanueva-Langit Denoy Punio-Navarro
Directed by	Louie Ignacio
Starring	Jolina Magdangal Jennylyn Mercado Mark Herras Marvin Agustin
Theme music composer	Kitchie Nadal
Opening theme	"Makulay na Buhay" by Kitchie Nadal and Jolina Magdangal
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	85
Production
Executive producer	Edlyn Tallada
Production locations	New York City, United States Metro Manila, Philippines
Editors	Ed Esmedia Ferdie Pangulahan
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	21–36 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	May 15 (2006-05-15) – September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08)

I Luv NY (international title: I Love New York) is a 2006 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first Philippine television drama series filmed in New York City. It stars Jolina Magdangal, Jennylyn Mercado, Mark Herras and Marvin Agustin. It premiered on May 15, 2006 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on September 8, 2006 with a total of 85 episodes.

The series is streaming online on YouTube. ^[1]

Cast and characters

Cast

Jolina Magdangal

Jennylyn Mercado

Mark Herras

Lead cast

• Jolina Magdangal as Apolinaria "Polly" Balumbalunan ^[2]
• Marvin Agustin as Albert Sandoval ^[3]
• Jennylyn Mercado as Natalie Young ^[4]
• Mark Herras as Sebastian "Baste" Santos ^[5]

Supporting cast

• Tirso Cruz III as Edward Young
• Carmi Martin as Diane Young
• Gabby Eigenmann as Paul Young
• Krizzy Jareño as Shayne Young
• Chinggoy Alonzo as Johnny
• Caridad Sanchez as Juliana
• William Martinez as Joaquin Santos
• Yayo Aguila as Susan Santos
• Isabel Oli as Wendy
• LJ Reyes as Ponyang
• Mike Tan as Jero
• Kirby de Jesus as Sunshine
• Alfred Vargas as Sebastian "Seb" Santos
• Tetchie Agbayani as Polly's mother
• Neil Ferreira as Billy

Recurring cast

• Tiya Pusit as Esther
• Gerald Santos as Gerry Balumbalunan
• Jonalyn Viray as Jenny de Castro

Guest cast

• Raymon Salvador as Harabas
• Tess Bomb as Ging
• Jocas de Leon as a hotel supervisor
• Craig Scribner as an immigration officer
• Joey de Leon as himself
• Allan K. as himself
• Sugar Mercado as herself
• Tanya Gomez as Lumeng
• Arnell Ignacio as Chichi Florence LaRoux
• Sid Lucero as Chris

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines, I Luv NY registered an average of 37.9% nationwide television ratings during its pilot week. ^[6]

References

1. "I Luv NY Full Episodes (Stream Together)". YouTube . Retrieved May 5, 2024.
2. Anarcon, James Patrick (February 26, 2019). "Where Are They Now: Original teleserye leading ladies". PEP. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. Valeza, Karen (November 14, 2014). "Marvin Agustin-Jolina Magdangal: The magic persists". Yahoo! . Retrieved June 15, 2024.
4. De Leon, Ed (May 26, 2006). "Sino nga ba ang nagdadala ng I Luv NY sina Jennylyn at Mark o Marvin at Jolina?". The Philippine Star . Retrieved June 15, 2024.
5. Lo, Ricky (April 19, 2006). "Mark, Jennylyn 'lovey dovey' in NY". The Philippine Star . Retrieved June 15, 2024.
6. "They Love New York". PEP. December 15, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• I Luv NY at IMDb