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I Luv NY
In the city that never sleeps, gising na gising ang pag-ibig.
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Drama
Created by	GMA Network
Starring	Jennylyn Mercado Mark Herras Jolina Magdangal Marvin Agustin
Opening theme	Makulay Na Buhay by Kitchie Nadal
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	90
Production
Location(s)	New York, United States Metro Manila
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Original run	May 15, 2006 – September 8, 2006
External links
Official website

I Luv NY (read as "I Love New York"), is a television program of GMA Network. Set in New York City, it is the first Philippine TV soap to hold tapings in New York, around which revolves the story of the four main characters.

The show is shot around different locations in the city, where the characters lived their lives and encountered many problems and adventures. The series received a viewership rating of 33.4% for its whole run.

Contents 1 Characters and cast 1.1 Sequel 2 Miscellaneous 3 Theme songs 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Characters and cast

Actor	Role
Jolina Magdangal	Apolinaria "Poly" Balumbalunan
Marvin Agustin	Albert Sandoval
Jennylyn Mercado	Natalie Young
Mark Herras	Sebastian "Baste" Santos
Isabel Oli	Wendy
Gerald Santos	Gerry Balumbalunan (Polly's younger brother)
Jonalyn Viray	Jenny de Castro
Alfred Vargas	Sebastian "Seb" Santos (Natalie's arranged fiancee and husband-to-be)
Tirso Cruz III	Edward Young
William Martinez	Joaquin Santos
Carmi Martin	Diane Young
Yayo Aguila	Susan Santos
Caridad Sanchez	Lola Juliana
Mike Tan	Jero
LJ Reyes	Ponyang
Gabby Eigenmann	Paul Young
Krizzy Jareño	Shayne Young
Kirby de Jesus	Sunshine
Neil Ferreira	Billy
Raymon Salvador	Kapitan Harabas
Tetchie Agbayani
Tess Bomb
Arnell Ignacio	Shusmita
Jocas de Leon	Polly's hotel supervisor in New York
Tiya Pusit
Craig Scribner	Immigration Officer

[edit] Sequel

There will be a sequel of this series, likely to premiere in 2010. It will be entitled "I Luv U". It will star the same team-up. It will tape in the Philippines and the U.S., specifically, San Francisco. Negotiations with the network, the writers and the producers are still going on. Further planning of the plot is being discussed.

[edit] Miscellaneous

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• Magdangal and Agustin previously appeared as a love team in several of ABS-CBN's television programs.
• Mercado, Herras previously appeared as a love team in GMA Network television programs and both of them, plus Tan, Reyes, Jareno and de Jesus were alumni of StarStruck talent search.
• The soap features cameo appearances by Joey de Leon, Allan K. and Sugar of "Eat Bulaga's laban o bawi". Likewise, Joey's daughter Jocas de Leon (who graduated Magna Cum Laude at New York's Fordham University) has a small part in the series as Jolina's hotel supervisor.
• In the later part of the show, Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champions, Gerald Santos (from Season 2) and Jonalyn Viray (from Season 1) were included.

[edit] Theme songs

• Makulay Na Buhay by Kitchie Nadal/Jolina Magdangal
• Let Me Be The One by Jolina Magdangal
• Gusto by Jolina Magdangal
• Ikaw by Brenan Espartinez
• Mahal Na Mahal by Brenan Espartinez
• Sa Aking Panaginip by Jennylyn Mercado
• Muli by Gabby Eigenmann

[edit] See also

• GMA Network
• List of Philippine television shows

[edit] External links

• I Luv NY at the Internet Movie Database

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