''My Lady Boss'' is a 2013 Filipino
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film directed by
Jade Castro, and starring
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984) is a Filipino actor. He is regarded as the original "''Fantaserye King''" for top billing multiple hit television series.
Gutierrez is a recipient of a FAMAS Award and three PMPC Star Awards fo ...
and
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera Gràcia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur. She is known for her portrayals of Hero, heroines and roles in Romance film, romantic dramas. Her accolades includ ...
. It is produced by
GMA Pictures together with
Regal Films. The film was supposed to have premiered on April 8, 2013, but after a series of postponed showings, it was released nationwide on July 3, 2013.
Plot
Zach (Gutierrez) is a rich boy forced to find and keep a job after a major blunder in a company he set up. He ends up working for Evelyn, whom he discovers to be the boss from hell. In the long run, he sees her for who and what she really is. Meanwhile, Evelyn (Rivera) is an uptight and tough Brand Manager who hires an assistant Brand Manager. When she finds herself dumped by her boyfriend, Evelyn seeks comfort in Zach, her assistant who shows a different side of him. As they get to know each other more and as their encounters become more intimate, they begin to ask themselves if what they feel for each other is for real. The problem is romance between boss and subordinate in a company is not allowed. Things get complicated when an office romance develops between the unlikely pair.
Cast
*
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera Gràcia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur. She is known for her portrayals of Hero, heroines and roles in Romance film, romantic dramas. Her accolades includ ...
as Evelyn "EVL" Vallejo Lontoc
*
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984) is a Filipino actor. He is regarded as the original "''Fantaserye King''" for top billing multiple hit television series.
Gutierrez is a recipient of a FAMAS Award and three PMPC Star Awards fo ...
as Zach Rhys Strella
*
Rocco Nacino
Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987), known professionally as Rocco Nacino (), is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is an exclusive artist under GMA Artist Center.
E ...
as Henry "HPE" Posadas Enrile
*
Tom Rodriguez as Timothy "Tim" Espalto
*
Sandy Andolong as Myrna Lontoc
*
Sef Cadayona as Nonoy
*
Ronaldo Valdez
James Ronald Dulaca Gibbs (November 27, 1947 – December 17, 2023), popularly known by his screen name Ronaldo Valdez (), was a Filipino actor whose career spanned almost five decades.
Career
Valdez started his earlier career as a leading ma ...
as Carlos Strella
*
Matet De Leon as Ruby
*
Jace Flores as Leo
*
Ruru Madrid as Elvin Lontoc
*
Betong Sumaya as Sponky
*
Dion Ignacio as Eugene Lontoc
*
Kathleen Hermosa as Edna Lontoc
*Patricia Ysmael
as Aya
*
Jackielou Blanco as Diana
*
Pinky Amador as Liza
*
Regine Tolentino as Lydia
*
Andrea Torres as Ana Soriano-Espalto
*
Mikey Bustos as Norman
*Chloe McCully
as Chancy
*
Benjie Paras as Rammy
*Victor Aliwalas
as Jay
*Gerard Pizzaras
as Andres
*Petra Mahalimuyak
as Kai
*
Maricel Laxa as Lorna "LOV" Ongpauco-Villega
Background and development
The film was first announced by the lead actress,
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera Gràcia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur. She is known for her portrayals of Hero, heroines and roles in Romance film, romantic dramas. Her accolades includ ...
on December 3, 2012, during an interview with ''Philippine Entertainment Portal''.
It is going to be the second film which stars Rivera and actor
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984) is a Filipino actor. He is regarded as the original "''Fantaserye King''" for top billing multiple hit television series.
Gutierrez is a recipient of a FAMAS Award and three PMPC Star Awards fo ...
together following the
My Best Friend's Girlfriend produced by the same film outfit in 2008.
On a set visit by Samantha Portillo of
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...
, Gutierrez states that ''"..after 5 years, finally, we get to do a movie"'', while Rivera says that her working relationship with Richard is better than ever.
On an interview on
The Philippine Star
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, Gutierrez talked about the film saying ''"..It's entertaining and light. It feels good doing a movie of this type again. I was looking forward to this movie after Seduction. We enjoy doing the movie. Although the acting is serious, it is lighter."''
He further added that the film, though still a romantic-comedy, is more mature than ''BFGF''(My Besftriend's Girlfriend).
Originally, it is slated for February 13, 2013, film date but was pushed back because of scheduling issues. According to an article published by "Filipinas in Showbiz", the film is very much alike with Hollywood film,
The Proposal''(2009)'' produced by
Mandeville Films. An assumption which proved to be inaccurate because the story of My Lady Boss is not similar to the Proposal, other than the leading actress is the boss of the leading actor. The Proposal is a film about a Canadian lady Executive working in the United States who is forced to pretend to be engaged to her American assistant so that she will not be deported back to Canada. My Lady Boss, on the other hand is about a failed young businessman who is forced to seek employment to get back to the good graces of his disappointed rich grandfather. In January 2013, two short teasers were shown on television, but it was removed on-air after its playdate pushback. The full trailer was first released on the #PPSummerShake episode of Sunday variety show,
Party Pilipinas. The theme song for the movie is a new rendition by
Aicelle Santos and
Gian Magdangal to "I'll Never Go" originally sung by Nexxus.
An acoustic version by
Rita Iringan and a band version by
Kristofer Martin will also be used on the film.
Filming
The film is set on various locations in the
Philippines
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, with majority of sets in Fairlane,
West Fairview,
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
.
Release and box office status
The film was originally slated for a February 14, 2013, release date but it was postponed to April 10, 2013, because production failed to finish shooting the movie on time. But GMA Films moved it again because it would conflict with several Hollywood Summer Blockbuster releases. The movie was finally shown on July 3, 2013.
The film grossed P19.45 million after its two weeks of showing.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 3012214, My Lady Boss, (2013)
2013 films
2013 romantic comedy films
GMA Pictures films
Regal Entertainment films
2010s Tagalog-language films
Philippine romantic comedy films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Jade Castro
English-language romantic comedy films