"Inday Will Always Love" You Airs Starting May 21

MEET THE CAST

Award-winningKapuso actress Barbie Forteza returns to primetime as Happylou Magtibay, a happy Manilenia, a store assistant and expert “lechonera” whose life makes a topsy-turvy turn when she makes a career move away from Manila in search for her father in Cebu. She spreads good vibes and kilig via GMA Network’s latest offering‘Inday Will Always Love You’ beginning Monday, May 21.

Based on the trailer, we can see how hyper and always “super” positive the character of Happylou is, a tough role for Barbie to keep during taping. But Barbie says her secret
that helped her survive are simply lots of sleep and coffee. Barbie says she and her character, Happylou, are the similar in a way that she takes it problems very lightly. She doesn’t show it to others, especially when she’s with friends and family. She only shows her happy self when she’s with them. Barbie wishes that Happylou would be a household name as well as Inday Will Always Love You.

Joining Barbie in spreading kilig is Kapuso heartthrob. Derrick Monasterio who in the series plays Patrick, a rich Cebuano bachelor who is tasked to manage the lechon
business of his uncle.‘Inday Will Always Love You’ also marks the return to the small screen of the much-loved DerBie love team after their successful team-up in ‘The Half Sisters’. Derrick says his character, Patrick, is serious yet “pilyo”, being a rich and young who is tasked with managing a business. Similar to his character, he admits he has no charm in doing comedy because he’s “corny”. It’s easier for him to do drama. In real life, however, contrary to Patrick’s personality, Derrick says he is nice and not “pilyo”. He says Barbie is even used to him giving her compliments.

Meanwhile, playing Happylou’s good friend Ernest, a Cebuano musician, is another Kapuso heart throbJuancho Trivino. He reveals that he is the third wheel of the love
team.

Adding color to Happylou’s journey of love and family drama are some of the country’s veteran actors led byRicky Davao who plays Philip Altamira (the rich uncle of Patrick who is a lechon magnate) and Gladys Reyes who plays Amanda Melendez. Also mentioned during the blogcon are Manilyn Reynes who plays Marta (Happylou’s mother), Nova Villa and Tina Paner.

Viewers should also look forward to the characters of Kim Rodriguez, who plays Erica, and Super Tekla, who plays Kimberlou the Cebuano who helps Happylou get work in

Cebu and, eventually, becomes Happylou’s best friend. Kim Rodriguez shared that to prepare for their take and also for safety, she talks to Barbie before their scene which, as shown in their trailer, were really wild. Barbie revealed that in two of their fight scenes she had stunt doubles and thanked their Program Manager for always taking care of them.

Also featured are the all-grown up Lumen Twins Charisseand Charlotte Hermoso. After appearing in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS), they said they received a text that they needed to fly to Cebu for ‘Inday Will Always Love You’. They

admitted that they are challenged with their “contrabida” roles, aside from the fact that they are working with veteran actors (particularly and affectionately mentioning Gladys

Reyes because of the “contrabida” role). But, however pressured they are, they said they are enjoying what they’re doing because everyone’s so nice to them. The production and even the bosses and the cast helped them with the delivery of their lines, to make it more natural. They consider KMJS as a big opportunity for them to land their roles in ‘Inday Will Always Love You’ and they are grateful to GMA Public Affairs for trusting them with it.

Inday Will Always Love You also features New Zealand-based Pinoy vlogger and Internet Star Kimpoy Feliciano, as well as character actor Buboy Villar and Fliptop Artists Mzhayt and Price Tagg. 

At the helm of this upcoming series are directors Monti Parungao and Rember Gelera with headwriters Zig Dulay and Nathan Arciaga. 

THE LOCATION

Produced by GMA News and Public Affairs, this newest rom-com series puts the Queen City of the South in the spotlight as it showcases the unique beauty and rich culture of Cebu making it one of the top destinations for international and local tourism. Inday Will Always Love You will also paint the stories of Cebuanos and of the Filipino family as seen through the eyes of Happylou, played by Barbie. Eighty percent (80%) of the scenes are set in Cebu and the cast will go back two more times for more taping.

Cebu made a very good impression on the cast, especially to the Lumen twins as this is their first time in the city. They said the Cebuanos were able to preserve the beauty
and cleanliness of the place, that Cebu’s culture is very rich and they were surprised that the children speak English. The Cebuanos, they say, are very religious and hospitable. Ricky Davao said it was a long journey from Cebu City to Bantayan but it was worth it. Barbie also found Cebu a city with rich culture and religion. She said their producer, GMA Public Affairs, found many concepts in the city’s visuals and facts which they used as a basis on how Inday Will Always Love You will interpret Cebu to the viewers.

THE MUSIC VIDEO

Inday Will Always Love You musical teaser is very entertaining and lively. It is a short musical production but according to Barbie, the shoot took almost one whole day.
Asked if ‘Inday Will Always Love You’ has musical scenes, Barbie mentioned that there are some scenes where Manilyn Reynes, her mother, would sing to her. She said Tina Paner sings in some scenes as well.

CANDIDNESS AT THE BLOGCON

Ricky Davao says that this is a happy cast and working with them makes him feel young. He says he gets motivation and inspiration from them. He considers Barbie Fortaleza, in particular, a model actress with all the qualities of an actress who will go far in this business: very professional, courteous, and beautiful. Professional, that is, she knows what to do on set, has her lines memorized and talks to people. He says he is not saying he’s a fan of Barbie but he’s becoming one. Barbie returns the compliment saying that she is very honored to be recognized by those she looks up to. Gladys Reyes as well says the younger actors are very open and listens to her sharing her experiences, having been in the industry for three decades. She sees their love for their job and loving what they are doing. She is happy because they are willing to learn.

Barbie says she and Derrick are really good friends. She is comfortable working with him. She feels safe when she works with Derrick who she says is really a gentleman on the set. Derrick also said that both their professionalism and objective to get the scenes done made the team up work. Their relationship, their closeness, can be seen on cam and will be translated on screen. And from there, he
says, everything follows.

Catch‘Inday Will Always Love You’ weekdays beginning May 21 on GMA Telebabad.

Kapuso viewers abroad can also catch it on GMA Pinoy TV.

For the program guide, visit www.gmapinoytv.com.