''Bridges of Love'' is a 2015

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

romance series broadcast by

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

. Directed by Richard V. Somes, Dado C. Lumibao, Will S. Fredo and Richard I. Arellano, it stars

Jericho Rosales Jericho Vibar Rosales (; born September 22, 1979), also known as Echo, is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter and film producer. Known primarily for his leading man roles in romantic drama, he has starred in some of the most distributed Phil ...

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and film producer. He has starred in multiple hit television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), '' Bridges of Love'' (2015), and '' The General's D ...

and

Maja Salvador Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega (born October 5, 1988) is a Filipino actress and television personality. Known for portraying Strong female character, strong female leads in Revenge tragedy, revenge dramas in film and television, she has been ...

. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from March 16 to August 7, 2015, replacing '' Two Wives'' and was replaced by '' On the Wings of Love''.

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

as Mia Sandoval *

as Carlos Antonio / Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. *

as Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil

Supporting cast

Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Barrios Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino actor, television presenter, and politician. He hosted the game shows ''The Weakest Link'', '' Pilipinas, Game KNB?'', '' 1 vs. 100'', '' Asar Talo Lahat Panalo!'', and '' ...

as Lorenzo Antonio *

Carmina Villarroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; ; born August 17, 1975) is a Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. She is best known for portraying the role of Lyneth Santos in the medical drama, ''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap'' ...

as Alexa Meyers Antonio *

Antoinette Taus Antoinette Cherish Flores Taus (born August 30, 1981) is a Filipino-American actress and environmentalist. Taus started out as a child actress for ABS-CBN and Viva and rose to popularity starring in the GMA drama series '' Anna Karenina'' (1 ...

as Arch. Camille Panlilio * Janus del Prado as Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Isabel Oli-Prats as Atty. Malaya Cabrera-Nakpil *

Lito Pimentel Joselito Pimentel (born May 27, 1963), known professionally as Lito Pimentel, is a Filipino film and television actor. He is the nephew of the late game show host Pepe Pimentel. Early life and career Pimentel's career began in the early 1980s ...

as Manuel Nakpil, Sr. * Maureen Mauricio as Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil *

Malou de Guzman Malou de Guzman (born July 18, 1957) is a Filipina stage, television and film actress. Personal life De Guzman has a daughter Luchie, with former actor Ross Rival. She graduated from the University of the Philippines-Diliman with a degree in ...

as Manang Vida * William Lorenzo as Ramon Sandoval *

Max Eigenmann Maxine Eve Pimentel Eigenmann (; born September 29, 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer. Personal life Eigenmann is the daughter of actor Mark Gil and former beauty queen-turned-actress Bing Pimentel. Her brother is Sid Lucero. Through ...

as Georgina Calix *

Justin Cuyugan Justin Paulo Cuyugan (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino character actor. Career Cuyugan was one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as St ...

as Henson Lee *

John Manalo John Vladimir Cruz Manalo (born September 6, 1995), popularly known by his stage name John Manalo, is a Filipino actor who is formerly a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. He is a multi-awarded child actor. He ...

as Manuel "Tres" Nakpil, III * Jopay Paguia as Venus de Castro *

Joross Gamboa John Ross Sanchez "Joross" Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), is a Filipino actor, comedian and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of '' Star Circle Quest''. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''Joross Gamboa' ...

as Toto Rosales * Marilyn Villamayor as Chanda de Castro *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Filipino model, actor, businessman, and politician. Acting career He was discovered in the Filipino version of a reality game show, '' Pinoy Fear Factor'', which aired on ABS-CBN from November 2008 to February 2009, ...

as Abner Carillo *

Nikka Valencia Sharon Rosenfeld (born July 28, 1976 in Makati, Philippines), better known by her screen name Nikka Valencia, is a Filipino film, television and theater actress. Early life Valencia was born to a Filipino mother from Mindanao and a father from ...

as Tiyang Des Carillo

Guest cast

Bugoy Cariño Rogel Kyle "Bugoy" Cariño Jr. (born September 3, 2002) is a Filipino actor and dancer. He joined '' Star Circle Kid Quest'', a television search for young talented kids in 2009, and emerged as the winner. Since then, he has appeared in numerou ...

as young Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil *

Izzy Canillo John Izzy Maurillo Canillo (born March 3, 2004) is a Filipino actor. He was discovered by ''Star Circle Quest'' in 2009, winning first runner up. He was nominated for the PMPC Best Children's Show Host Award in 2010. As part of ABS-CBN's 60th ...

as young Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. *

Desiree del Valle Desirée Lois del Valle Dunham-Labrusca (born May 28, 1982), better known by her stage name, screen name Desiree del Valle, is a Philippines, Filipino-Americans, American actress. After joining ABS-CBN's Star Magic in 1998, she had her breako ...

as young Marilen Mendoza-Nakpil *

Jason Abalos Jason Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Abalos is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was dis ...

as young Manuel Nakpil, Sr. *

Baron Geisler Baron Frederick von Geisler (; born June 5, 1982) is a Filipino actor and entrepreneur of German-American descent. One of the most controversial actors in the Philippines, Geisler's career has been characterized by critical and popular acclaim ...

as young Lorenzo Antonio *

Grae Fernandez Grace Cameron Garcia Fernandez (born November 7, 2001) is a Filipino actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known as one of the vocalists of Star Magic's boy-group Gimme 5. Early life Grace Cameron Garcia Fernandez was born on November 7, 2001 ...

as teenage Manuel "JR" Nakpil, Jr. / Carlos Antonio *

Jairus Aquino Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino (, born April 1, 1999) is a Filipino film actor, actor best known for his roles in ''Super Inggo'', ''Kung Fu Kids'' and ''Luv U''. Aquino appeared in several television advertisements before his first television ...

as teenage Gabriel "Gael" Nakpil * Lance Lucido as young Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Jerould Aceron as teenage Romulo "Muloy" Angeles * Janice Jurado as Nancy Angeles * Encar Benedicto as Teacher Yolly * Kyle Blanco as Kyle * Lorenzo Mara as Tony Meyers * Toby Alejar as Robert Panlilio * Alvin Anson as Willy *

Carla Humphries Madeleine Lauren Humphries (born May 20, 1988), known professionally as Madeleine Humphries and formerly as Carla Humphries is a Filipino actress. Humphries is best known for her roles as Rita Arguelles in the television drama '' Bituing Walang ...

as Ivanka Valera *

Hiyasmin Neri Hiyasmin Neri (born July 17, 1988) is a Filipino actress, host and musician. Career Hiyasmin Neri was introduced via Star Magic batch 15. Her first regular TV appearance was in ABS-CBN's '' The Wedding'', where she played a pregnant teenager an ...

as Priscilla Angeles * Lei Andrei Navarro as Wolfgang Angeles * Jordan Herrera as Bernard Briones * Johan Santos as Enrique Hidalgo *

AJ Dee Angel James Velasquez Dee III (born July 27, 1983), professionally known as AJ Dee, is a Filipino actor, model and swimmer. He is the brother of fellow swimmer and actor Enchong Dee. Early life While in high school, Dee participated in the Phi ...

as Louie Sandejas * Menggie Cobarrubias as Chairman Luna * Bing Davao as Robert Torralba *

Eda Nolan Eda Kristy (born December 14, 1988), known professionally as Eda Nolan, is a Filipina actress, best known for her role as ''Junniper'', the shy, 'promdi' girl, in ABS-CBN's sitcoms, ''Let's Go'' and ''Gokada Go''. Nolan has been a member of S ...

as Michelle *

Maria Isabel Lopez Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez-Melrod (born 14 September 1958) is a Filipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Lopez won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 and represented the Philippines in the 31st Miss Universe Pageant in Lima, Peru. ...

as Veronica Sandoval *

Niña Dolino Niña Dolino (born October 26, 1982) is a Filipino actress. Filmography Television Film References External links * Star Magic Actresses from Cebu Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses 1982 births Living peo ...

as young Veronica * Akiko Solon as Alisa Almeda * Charles Christianson as Eugene * Inez Bernardo as Ms. Pierre * Mike Lloren as Raffy * Ces Aldaba as Malaya's grandfather

Soundtrack

* ''

Pusong Ligaw ''Pusong Ligaw'' (International title: ''Lost Hearts'' / ) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Garry Fernando, Elfren Vibar, Henry King Quitain, GB Sampedro and Ian Loreños, it stars Beauty Gonzalez, Bi ...

'' -

Michael Pangilinan Michael Pangilinan is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and model known for coming in second place in the second season of ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''. He is also known for being a part of the band Harana. Early life Michael Pangilina ...

* ''Ikaw Na Nga'' - Daryl Ong

Re-runs

It aired re-runs on

Jeepney TV Jeepney TV is a Philippine pay television channel owned and operated by Creative Programs, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. Its programming features classic television programs produced by ABS-CBN. The channel was named after the jeepne ...

from April 2 to June 8, 2018; October 21 to December 27, 2019; and January 2 to March 10, 2023.

International broadcast

* The series was aired in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

MNCTV PT MNC Televisi IndonesiaIndonesian, one of the main commercial TV networks of the country from February 17, 2017.

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 ''The Legal Wife'' is a 2014 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Rory B. Quintos and Dado C. Lumibao, it stars Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. It aired on the network's Primetime B ...

'', and Richard Somes of the highly successful horror-fantasy drama, ''

Imortal ''Imortal'' () is a Philippine television drama horror-fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is sequel to '' Lobo''. Directed by Chito S. Roño, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Trina N. Dayrit and Richard V. Somes, it stars John Lloyd Cruz and ...

''. 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. During commercial gap of the romantic-comedy series, '' Forevermore'', the teaser released on February 18, 2015, 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 John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "''King of Contemporary Cinema''" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 mill ...

was originally part of the main cast, 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 Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy (; born July 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network and GMA Pictures. He is best known for his roles in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011), ''The Reunion (2012 film), The Reunion'' (2 ...

, but was eventually reassigned by management to co-star anew with

Kim Chiu Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino actress and singer. Known for her performances in a range of genres across film and television, she rose to fame after winning the first teen edition of ''Pinoy Big Brother''. Chiu's ...

for a third series together. On January 10, 2015, Lim was officially replaced by

. 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 ''

'' in 2014. It is also the first team-up of Rosales, Avelino, and Salvador as previous

Gawad Urian The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (), a Film criticism, film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the h ...

awardees. Meanwhile, the soap opera is

and

' comeback project as returning ''Kapamilya'' stars. Meanwhile, this is

's return to ''primetime'' after the success of '' Got to Believe'' in 2013, opposite

Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (born March 26, 1996) is a Filipino actress. She began her career as a child actress, portraying young versions of lead characters in series such as '' It Might Be You'' (2003) and '' Endless Love'' (2010). She ...

and

Daniel Padilla Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), known professionally as Daniel Padilla, is a Filipino actor and singer. He is a recipient of multiple accolades across television, film, and music, including the FAMAS Award for Best Actor and PMP ...

, the series ended on March 7, 2014.

Reception

Ratings

Awards and recognitions

References

External links

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