I Heart You, Pare!

2011 Philippine television drama series

Drama
Romantic comedy

Written by

Denoy Navarro-Punio
Maribes Severano
Lean Sales
Juan Kenneth de Leon

Directed by

Andoy Ranay
Joyce E. Bernal

Creative directorJun LanaStarring

Regine Velasquez
Iza Calzado
Dingdong Dantes

Theme music composerJanno GibbsOpening theme"This Guy is in Love with You Pare" by Dingdong Dantes and Regine VelasquezEnding theme"True Romance" by Regine VelasquezCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languageTagalogNo. of episodes78ProductionExecutive producerJoseph B. BuncalanProduction locationsMetro Manila, PhilippinesCamera setupMultiple-camera setupRunning time17–37 minutesProduction companyGMA Entertainment TVOriginal releaseNetworkGMA NetworkReleaseFebruary 7 (2011-02-07) –
May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)

I ♥ You, Pare! (International title: I ♥ You, Bro / read as I Heart You, Pare! / transl. I heart you, man!) is a 2011 Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay and Joyce E. Bernal, it stars Regine Velasquez, Iza Calzado and Dingdong Dantes. It premiered on February 7, 2011, on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Beauty Queen. The series concluded on May 27, 2011, with a total of 78 episodes. It was replaced by Amaya in its timeslot.

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

Cast and characters

Cast

Regine Velasquez

Dingdong Dantes

Iza Calzado

Ian Veneracion

Luane Dy

Marc Abaya

Paolo Ballesteros

Lead cast

Regine Velasquez and Iza Calzado as Antonia "Tonya" Estrella / Tonette^[2]^[3]
Dingdong Dantes as Kenneth Castillo^[4]

Supporting cast

Tirso Cruz III as Cesar / Sarsi
Ian Veneracion as Ramon Castillo
Celia Rodriguez as Marita Castillo^[5]
Luane Dy as Nikki Romualdez
Ehra Madrigal as Mandy
Paolo Ballesteros as Vodka^[6]
Via Antonio as Polly
Joel Camacho as Pepsi
Boy Alano as Coka
Joey Paras as Serbeza
Peter Serrano as Vi
Marc Abaya as Joel
Antonio Aquitania as Sonny Boy
Carlo Gonzales as Caloy
Kevin Santos as Joni
Butz Aquino as Henry Castillo
Racquel Villavicencio as Corazon Romualdez
Luz Valdez as Charito Castillo

Guest cast

Ryza Cenon as Mia Valencia
Stella Cañete as a doctor
Tom Olivar as Costales
Chinggoy Alonzo as Carlos Romualdez
Arthur Solinap as Chong
Mark Anthony Fernandez as Chito Salazar^[7]

Casting

In April 2011, Philippine actress Iza Calzado replaced singer-actress Regine Velasquez in the series as Tonette, due to Velasquez's pregnancy.^[8]^[9]

Production

Principal photography commenced on November 9, 2010.^[10]^[11] Filming concluded in May 2011.^[12]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of I Heart You, Pare! earned an 11.4% rating.^[13] While the final episode scored a 22.9% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.^[14]

References

^ "I Heart You Pare (Stream Together) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ Reyes, William R. (December 2, 2010). "Director Andoy Ranay works for the first time with Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes in I Heart You Pare". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "First Read on PEP: Iza Calzado takes over Regine Velasquez-Alcasid's role on I ♥ You Pare". PEP. July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ Calderon, Nora (January 31, 2011). "I Heart You Pare will open the colorful world of drag queens". PEP. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Llanel, Rommel R. (February 2, 2011). "Ms. Celia Rodriguez remains close to former co-star Marian Rivera; defends her against critics". PEP. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ Mendoza, Ruel J. (February 12, 2011). "Paolo Ballesteros says he prepared for gay role by watching drag queens, learning their dance moves, and playing dress-up". PEP. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "Mark Anthony guests in I Heart You Pare". The Philippine Star. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Iza replaces rumored pregnant Regine in I Heart You Pare". The Philippine Star. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Lo, Ricky (April 18, 2011). "Regine goes on maternity leave". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Paglicawan, Mc Richard (November 11, 2010). "I Heart U Pare, sinimulan na ang taping!". Lionheartv. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Regine Velasquez begins taping "I Heart You Pare"". PEP. November 11, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Paglicawan, Mc Richard (May 19, 2011). "I Heart You Pare, naglast taping na!". Lionheartv. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ Santiago, Erwin (February 8, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People Ratings (Feb. 4-7): I ♥ You Pare and Babaeng Hampaslupa make impressive debuts; Mara Clara still rules". PEP. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Santiago, Erwin (May 31, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (May 27–30): Amaya begins its epic journey; Mara Clara still leads primetime". PEP. Retrieved March 5, 2018.