''I Luv NY'' (International title: ''I Love New York'') is a 2006

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebi ...

romance series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. The series is the first Philippine television drama series filmed in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

. It stars

Jolina Magdangal Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal-Escueta (; born November 6, 1978) is a Filipina singer, actress, television presenter, and entrepreneur. She is referred to in the Philippines as the Queen of Pinoy Popular Culture (or simply as Pop Icon) and is ...

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

Mark Herras Mark Angelo Santos Herras (born December 14, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He won in the reality talent show '' StarStruck'' aired in GMA Network. He also appeared in '' Forever in My Heart'', ''Encantadia'', '' SOP'', and ''I ...

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. It was replaced by '' Bakekang'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Apolinaria "Polly" Balumbalunan * Marvin Agustin as Albert Sandoval *

as Natalie Young *

as Sebastian "Baste" Santos ;Supporting cast *

Isabel Oli Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress. Background Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of S ...

as Wendy *

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city ...

as Sebastian "Seb" Santos *

Tirso Cruz III Tirso Silvano Cruz III (born April 1, 1952) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and singer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Ur ...

as Edward Young * William Martinez as Joaquin Santos *

Carmi Martin Carmita Martin also known as Carmi Martin (born 9 August 1963) is a Filipina actress, model, and comedian. Career She first appeared in ''Dolphy's Angels'' with Liz Alindogan, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Yehlen Catral and the late comedy king Dolph ...

as Diane Young *

Yayo Aguila Yayo Aguila (born Maria Rosario Racelis Aguila; September 13, 1967) is a Filipina actress whose career began through the cult film series ''Bagets''. Career Yayo Aguila's career began in 1982. Her breakout film was the cult film ''Bagets'', wh ...

as Susan Santos *

Caridad Sanchez Caridad Yuson Sanchez-Babao (born August 1, 1933 in Mandaue) is a Filipina actress, mostly seen on GMA Network. In 1977, she played the role of Nanay Idad in the revival TV drama series based from the very successful radio soap opera (first he ...

as Juliana *

Mike Tan Jan Michael Silverio Tan (born December 31, 1986), is a Filipino actor. He became famous after he became the Ultimate Male Survivor in the second batch of the reality show '' StarStruck'' aired on GMA Network. Personal life Tan is of Chinese de ...

as Jero * LJ Reyes as Ponyang *

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails fro ...

as Paul Young * Krizzy Jareño as Shayne Young * Kirby de Jesus as Sunshine * Neil Ferreira as Billy * Raymon Salvador as Kapitan Harabas *

Tetchie Agbayani Visitacion Parado (born July 2, 1961), better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipina movie and television actress, Mutya ng Pilipinas, psychology instructor and ''Playboy'' model. She appeared in a regular issue of German '' ...

as Polly's mother * Tess Bomb as Ging *

Arnell Ignacio Arnaldo Arevalo Ignacio (born March 4, 1964), known professionally as Arnell Ignacio, is a Filipino Television Presenter, game show host, comedian, actor, news anchor, singer-songwriter, and public official. Ignacio has hosted several shows, ...

as Chichi Florence LaRoux * Jocas de Leon as a hotel supervisor *

Tiya Pusit Tiya Pusit (born Myrna Villanueva; March 23, 1948 – October 2, 2014) was a Filipino movie and television actress and comedian. She is best known for her role in the 1980s sitcom ''Eh, Kasi Babae''. Personal life Pusit was the sister of actre ...

as Esther * Craig Scribner as an immigration officer ;Guest cast *

Gerald Santos Gerald Padua Santos (born May 15, 1991) is a Filipino singer and actor. He was the grand champion of ''Pinoy Pop Superstar'' (Season 2) on GMA Network in 2006 and dubbed as "The Prince of Ballad". In November 2013, Gerald released his third studi ...

as Gerry Balumbalunan * Jonalyn Viray as Jenny de Castro *

Joey de Leon Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter. He hosts the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' He is a member of the comedy trio ...

as himself * Allan K. as himself *

Sugar Mercado Ma. Sugar Mercado (born September 13, 1986) is a Filipino dancer and actress. She was originally a member of the Sexbomb Girls and one of the hosts of the popular GMA Network noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!''. She was dropped by the show i ...

as herself

References

External links

* 2006 Philippine television series debuts 2006 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romance television series Television shows set in New York City Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub