''A Beautiful Affair'' is a 2012 Philippine

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starring John Lloyd Cruz &

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together with

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.John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo featured in a news program in Vienna, Austria
(Pep.ph, June 23, 2012) The series premiered on

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's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on TFC from October 29, 2012 to January 18, 2013, replacing '' Walang Hanggan'' and was replaced by ''

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''. The drama revolves around two lost souls who meet and fall in love in the city of

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in Austria.

Overview

Background

''A Beautiful Affair'' is the highly anticipated drama series celebrating Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz's 10th anniversary as an on-screen love team. According to series director, Katski Flores, the drama began as a film concept in 2007 inspired loosely by ''

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''. The drama was first hinted by

in November 2011 as a blind item, however several articles were released a month later from various sources confirming this. The drama is produced under the unit of Laurenti Dyogi and directed by Katski Flores whose first work on television was headwriting Cruz and Alonzo's first drama together titled, '' Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay'' back in 2002. Filming began on May 16, 2012 in

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and

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, Austria. With its high budget, the drama filmed internationally for the second time in Japan in December 2012.

Premise

Leon ( John Lloyd Cruz) is an architect who loses the will to live after his mother's death. In Vienna, he meets Gen (

) a woman who suffers from a broken heart after finding out that her fiancé was cheating on her. Hoping to reclaim themselves and move on from their painful past, they venture to find love and romance. However, due to certain circumstances, they decide to part ways. A year later, fate brings them together again, but unbeknownst to Leon, Gen is already in love with another man who happens to be his adoptive brother, Edward (

) and is set to marry her.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* John Lloyd Cruz as Napoleon "Leon" Riego *

as Genevieve "Gen" Saavedra *

as Edward Pierro

Supporting cast

* Eula Valdez as Carlotta Pierro *

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as Emilia "Emy" Biglang-awa * Megan Young as Ava Pierro *

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as Arturo Pierro * John Arcilla as Leopoldo "Epong" Riego * Ana Roces as Natalia Saavedra *

Janus del Prado Janus Renato Robles Mateo III (born 19 November 1984), better known by his screen name Janus del Prado, is a Filipino actor. He is a former talent of Star Magic. Early life He is the youngest son of veteran action star Renato del Prado and ac ...

as Fred Macatangay * Regine Tolentino as Sophia Imperial * Erika Padilla as Dr. Trina Cawagas * Angelina Kanapi as Sabrina Saavedra-Reyes * Sandy Aloba as Mona * Slater Young as Harry Reyes * Bugoy Cariño as Ivan * Maria Anna Krynessa Rivera as Lala

Guest cast

* Menggie Cobarrubias as Julio Santillian * Maliksi Morales as Ferdie Macatangay * Edward Mendez as Martin Santillian * Lito Pimentel as Rex Resureccion * Bing Davao as Venicio * Jason Francisco as Nelson * Tetchie Agbayani as Tala * Matthew Mendoza as Winston * Beverly Salviejo as Ason * Ricardo Cepeda as Akira Yamamoto * Miki Tokugawa as a Japanese tea ceremony teacher

Special participation

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as Evelyn Saavedra *

Allan Paule Allan Paule De Guzman (born January 1, 1970 in Cebu City), better known as Allan Paule, is a Filipino actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and television series. He also unsuccessfully ran for councilor of Muntinlupa from the 1st distr ...

as Henry Lumayang * Jim Paredes as Stephen Saavedra * Tanya Gomez as Rosario "Osang" Riego * Carlo Romero as Jake Montgomery * Andre Garcia as young Leon * Alexa Ilacad as young Gen

Soundtrack

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/ref> * Artist: Various * Released: 2012 * Label:

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* Language: Filipino, English * Format: Studio album (CD) * Genre: OPM,

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Track list and duration

# After All – ''Martin Nievera & Vina Morales'' – 4:37 # I'll Take Care Of You – ''Richard Poon'' – 4:20 # Ikaw At Ako – ''Johnoy Danao'' – 5:10 # Akala Mo – ''Juris'' – 3:53 # Wag Kanang Umiyak – ''KZ Tandingan'' – 4:40 # Paano Ba Ang Magmahal? – ''Erik Santos & Liezel Garcia'' – 4:27 # After All – ''Yeng Constantino & Sam Milby'' – 3:57 # Naaalala Ka – ''John Lloyd Cruz & Bea Alonzo'' – 4:22 Total running time: 35:26

References

External links

Official website
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