''Once a Princess'' is a 2014 Filipino

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Laurice Guillen Laurice Ilagan Guillen-Feleo (born January 31, 1947) is a Filipino actress, film and television director, and college professor. Early life and acting career Guillen studied at St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, earned an AB English degree befor ...

. It was based on Angel Bautista's novel with the same name and produced by

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film studios in th ...

Regal Films Regal Entertainment, Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Philippine film production company based in Pasig. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. It has produced movies of all genres; and is the oldest ...

and

Skylight Films Skylight Films was a division of ABS-CBN Films that specialized in producing films for the niche market. Its first feature film was the 2012 comedy romance ''My Cactus Heart ''My Cactus Heart'' (stylized as ''#MyCactusHeart'') is a 2012 Filipi ...

Plot

Erin Almeda (

Erich Gonzales Erika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco-Lorenzo (born September 20, 1990), better known by her stage name Erich Gonzales (), is a Filipino actress. She is a contract artist of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She started her showbiz career at the age of 14, as ...

) came from a rich family and was always known by her nickname "Princess". She ends up breaking up with her geeky classmate Leonard Jamieson (

Enchong Dee Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee (, born November 5, 1988), professionally known as Enchong Dee, is a Filipino actor, model, and swimmer. Dee is a contract artist of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. He came to prominence after starring in his first major TV ...

) by pretending that she was only using him. She is then faced with many difficult trials after her family went bankrupt. 7 years later, Leonard is unexpectedly reunited with Erin who is married to his high school rival Damian (

JC de Vera John Carlo de Vera (born March 10, 1986), better known by his screen name JC de Vera, is a Filipino actor, host and model. Personal life De Vera was offered a basketball scholarship in Colegio de San Juan de Letran after he graduated from hig ...

Cast

Main cast

as Erin Almeda *

as Leonard Jamieson *

as Damian Albert

Supporting cast

Ian Veneracion Stephen Ian Lopez Veneracion (; born February 7, 1975) is a Filipino athlete, actor, pilot, and singer. He was a former talent of GMA Network and is currently an artist of ABS-CBN and TV5. Personal life and career His father is renowned paint ...

as Anton *Bing Pimentel as Rosalie *

Angel Aquino Angel Aquino (born Angelita Velasquez Aquino on February 7, 1973) is a Filipino film and television actress. She is currently part of ABS-CBN's contract talents. She is mostly known for her lead antagonist roles such as Ether in '' Encantadia ...

as Maritess *

Matt Evans Matthew Nicolas Evans (born October 22, 1986) is a Filipino actor who rose to prominence after appearing in Filipino soap operas '' Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko'', ''Tanging Yaman'' and '' Rosalka''. Evans previously competed ...

as Ricky *

Tippy Dos Santos Stephanie Denise "Tippy" Dos Santos-Porcuna (born August 16, 1994) is a Filipino American singer and actress. She first appeared on '' Ruffa & Ai'' in 2009. Dos Santos is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. In J ...

as Nina *

Nikki Valdez Maria Alinica "Nikki" Valdez-Garcia (born January 25, 1979) is a Filipina actress and singer. Career In the Philippine music scene she was known for a ballad titled "Meron Ba?", composed for the soundtrack of ''G-Mik the Movie'' and ''Trip th ...

as Myrna *Bryan Santos as Teddy *

Eda Nolan Eda Kristy Cabilan (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 membe ...

as Kristine

Guest cast

Myrtle Sarrosa Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa (born December 7, 1994) is a Filipina actress, cosplayer, host, singer, songwriter and gamer who rose to prominence after being declared the '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4'' Big Winner. Sarrosa started he ...

as Helen *

Akiko Solon Akiko Solon (born January 3, 1994, as Akiko Maria Leslie Solon) is a Filipino singer and actress. She joined '' Star Power: Sharon Search For the Next Female Superstar'' in 2010 and placed fifth in the contest. She is now currently under Star M ...

as Jackie *Annika Dolonius as Mischa * Avery Paraiso as Neil *John Uy as Morris *Marx Topacio as Rommel *Althea Guanzon as Sofia

References

External links

* 2014 romantic drama films Philippine romantic drama films 2014 films Regal Entertainment films Skylight Films films Star Cinema films Films directed by Laurice Guillen Filipino-language films {{Philippines-film-stub