A Beautiful Affair

A Beautiful Affair is a 2012 Philippine romantic melodrama television series starring John Lloyd Cruz & Bea Alonzo Together With John Estrada.[1][2][3] The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on TFC from October 29, 2012 to January 18, 2013, succeeding Walang Hanggan.[4] The drama revolves around two lost souls who meet and fall in love in the city of Vienna in Austria.[5][6][7]

A Beautiful Affair
Genre
Created byKatasi M. Flores
Written by
  • Katski M. Flores
  • Tanya Winona E. Bautista
  • Chie E. Floresca
  • Jose Ruel L. Garcia
Directed by
  • Katski M. Flores
  • Jerome C. Pobocan
Starring
Opening theme"After All" by Martin Nievera and Vina Morales
Composers
Country of originPhilippines
Original languages
  • Filipino
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producers
  • Anna Krynessa Rivera
  • Row Tan
Production locations
Running time30-45 minutes
Monday - Friday at 21:15 (PST)
Production companiesLMD Unit
Dreamscape Entertainment Television
Release
Original networkABS-CBN
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseOctober 29, 2012 (2012-10-29) –
January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)
External links
Website

Overview

Background

A Beautiful Affair is the highly anticipated drama series celebrating Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz's 10th anniversary as an on-screen love team. According to series director, Katski Flores, the drama began as a film concept in 2007 inspired loosely by Camelot and The Fountainhead.[8] The drama was first hinted by ABS-CBN in November 2011 as a blind item, however several articles were released a month later from various sources confirming this.[9][10] The drama is produced under the unit of Laurenti Dyogi and directed by Katski Flores whose first work on television was headwriting Cruz and Alonzo's first drama together titled, Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay back in 2002.[11] Filming began on May 16, 2012 in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria.[12] With its high budget, the drama filmed internationally for the second time in Japan in December 2012.[13]

Premise

Leon (John Lloyd Cruz) is an architect who loses the will to live after his mother's death. In Vienna, he meets Gen (Bea Alonzo) a woman who suffers from a broken heart after finding out that her fiancé was cheating on her. Hoping to reclaim themselves and move on from their painful past, they venture to find love and romance. However, due to certain circumstances, they decide to part ways. A year later, fate brings them together again, but unbeknownst to Leon, Gen is already in love with another man who happens to be his adoptive brother, Edward (John Estrada) and is set to marry her.[14][15]

Cast and characters


Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast
  • Menggie Cobarrubias as Julio Santillian
  • Maliksi Morales as Ferdie Macatangay
  • Edward Mendez as Martin Santillian
  • Lito Pimentel as Rex Resureccion
  • Bing Davao as Venicio
  • Jason Francisco as Nelson
  • Tetchie Agbayani as Tala
  • Matthew Mendoza as Winston
  • Beverly Salviejo as Ason
  • Ricardo Cepeda as Akira Yamamoto
  • Miki Tokugawa as a Japanese tea ceremony teacher

Special participation

Soundtrack

A Beautiful Affair: Original Soundtrack[16]

  • Artist: Various
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Star Records
  • Language: Filipino, English
  • Format: Studio album (CD)
  • Genre: OPM, Ballad

Track list and Duration
  1. After All – Martin Nievera & Vina Morales – 4:37
  2. I'll Take Care Of You – Richard Poon – 4:20
  3. Ikaw At Ako – Johnoy Danao – 5:10
  4. Akala Mo – Juris – 3:53
  5. Wag Kanang Umiyak – KZ Tandingan – 4:40
  6. Paano Ba Ang Magmahal? – Erik Santos & Liezel Garcia – 4:27
  7. After All – Yeng Constantino & Sam Milby – 3:57
  8. Naaalala Ka – John Lloyd Cruz & Bea Alonzo – 4:22

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 35:26

See also

References
  1. John Lloyd, Bea in a beautiful partnership Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (Journal.com.ph, June 23, 2012)
  2. John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo featured in a news program in Vienna, Austria (Pep.ph, June 23, 2012)
  3. Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz will reunite for teleserye to be shot in Europe (Pep.ph, June 23, 2012)
  4. Bea, John Lloyd's 'Beautiful Affair' gets full trailer
  5. Bea overwhelmed by success of 'The Mistress'
  6. John Lloyd, Bea talk about 'A Beautiful Affair'
  7. Adultery a no-no to Lloydie
  8. A Beautiful Affair facts
  9. How 2012 is shaping up for John Lloyd Cruz
  10. Bea Alonzo admits she misses being teamed-up with John Lloyd Cruz
  11. A Beautiful Affair will air for 22 weeks
  12. Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz' reunion teleserye to be shot in Austria
  13. A Beautiful Affair in Japan
  14. A Beautiful Affair Final Full Trailer
  15. "Broken-hearted Bea in 'Beautiful Affair' trailer". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  16. A Beautiful Affair Primetime Bida Patrol Version 4 - Official Soundtrack Release
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