I Luv NY

2006 Philippine television drama series

Dode Cruz
Abi Lam-Parayno
Renato Custodio
Kit Villanueva-Langit
Denoy Punio-Navarro

Directed byLouie IgnacioStarring

Jolina Magdangal
Jennylyn Mercado
Mark Herras
Marvin Agustin

Theme music composerKitchie NadalOpening theme"Makulay na Buhay" by Kitchie Nadal and Jolina MagdangalCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languageTagalogNo. of episodes85ProductionExecutive producerEdlyn TalladaProduction locations

New York City, United States
Metro Manila, Philippines

Editors

Ed Esmedia
Ferdie Pangulahan

Camera setupMultiple-camera setupRunning time21–36 minutesProduction companyGMA Entertainment TVOriginal releaseNetworkGMA NetworkReleaseMay 15 (2006-05-15) –
September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08)

I Luv NY (International title: I Love New York) is a 2006 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first Philippine television drama series filmed in New York City. It stars Jolina Magdangal, Jennylyn Mercado, Mark Herras 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.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Cast and characters

Cast

Jolina Magdangal

Jennylyn Mercado

Mark Herras

Lead cast

Jolina Magdangal as Apolinaria "Polly" Balumbalunan^[2]
Marvin Agustin as Albert Sandoval^[3]
Jennylyn Mercado as Natalie Young^[4]
Mark Herras as Sebastian "Baste" Santos^[5]

Supporting cast

Tirso Cruz III as Edward Young
Carmi Martin as Diane Young
Gabby Eigenmann as Paul Young
Krizzy Jareño as Shayne Young
Chinggoy Alonzo as Johnny
Caridad Sanchez as Juliana
William Martinez as Joaquin Santos
Yayo Aguila as Susan Santos
Isabel Oli as Wendy
LJ Reyes as Ponyang
Mike Tan as Jero
Kirby de Jesus as Sunshine
Alfred Vargas as Sebastian "Seb" Santos
Tetchie Agbayani as Polly's mother
Neil Ferreira as Billy

Recurring cast

Tiya Pusit as Esther
Gerald Santos as Gerry Balumbalunan
Jonalyn Viray as Jenny de Castro

Guest cast

Raymon Salvador as Harabas
Tess Bomb as Ging
Jocas de Leon as a hotel supervisor
Craig Scribner as an immigration officer
Joey de Leon as himself
Allan K. as himself
Sugar Mercado as herself
Tanya Gomez as Lumeng
Arnell Ignacio as Chichi Florence LaRoux
Sid Lucero as Chris

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines, I Luv NY registered an average of 37.9% nationwide television ratings during its pilot week.^[6]

References

^ "I Luv NY Full Episodes (Stream Together)". YouTube. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Anarcon, James Patrick (February 26, 2019). "Where Are They Now: Original teleserye leading ladies". PEP. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ Valeza, Karen (November 14, 2014). "Marvin Agustin-Jolina Magdangal: The magic persists". Yahoo!. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ De Leon, Ed (May 26, 2006). "Sino nga ba ang nagdadala ng I Luv NY sina Jennylyn at Mark o Marvin at Jolina?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Lo, Ricky Lo (April 19, 2006). "Mark, Jennylyn 'lovey dovey' in NY". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "They Love New York". PEP. December 15, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2024.