Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Must Be... Love

2013 Filipino film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Must Be... Love
Remove ads

Must Be... Love is a 2013 Filipino coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Dado Lumibao, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The film was shot in many locations in Cebu and Laguna in the Philippines. The film was produced by Star Cinema and was released nationwide on March 13, 2013.[1]

Quick facts Directed by, Screenplay by ...

This marks the first solo film with love tandem Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla in a leading role following their roles in the ensemble films 24/7 in Love and Sisterakas in 2012 as well as from Princess and I that ended on February 1 a month later.[2]

Remove ads

Synopsis

"Must Be... Love" follows the love story of Patricia (Kathryn Bernardo), who is better known as "Patchot or Patch", and her childhood best friend, Ivan (Daniel Padilla). But what will Patchot do if she starts falling in love with her best friend? And what if Ivan only sees her as a 'best friend'? This problem will develop when another girl enters Ivan's life. Unfortunately for Patchot, it's her cousin Angel (Liza Soberano). Will Ivan fall in love with "Patchot" or will they remain as best friends forever?

Remove ads

Casts

Main cast

Thumb
Kathryn Bernardo portrays Princess Patricia "Patchot" Espinosa.
Thumb
Daniel Padilla portrays Ivan Lacson.
Thumb
Liza Soberano portrays Angel Gomez.

Supporting cast

Cameo appearance

  • G. Toengi as Patchot's Mother
  • Enrique Gil as Dave (uncredited)
  • Sofia Milla as young Patchot Espinosa
  • Kyle Banzon as young Ivan Martinez
  • Mia Necole Ramas as young Lavinia
Remove ads

Production

Music

"Nasa Iyo Na Ang Lahat", an entry in the 2013 songwriting competition Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs originally recorded by Daniel Padilla, was used as the film's theme song. A mid-tempo version of the song was recorded by Sam Milby, which it was used in the trailer of the film and was also played in the film.[3]

Release

Rating

The film was graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board, and it received G rating by the MTRCB.

Critical reception

Jennifer Dugena of Philippine Entertainment Portal said Must Be.. Love was a recommended "perfect teen movie" and finished the review wrote , "Must Be Love is a rare film that is cute and light as much as it is serious and heavy, content-wise."[4]

Box office

The film earned 61 million after almost 2 weeks of showing.[5] This movie ended earning Php 113 million in the box-office.[6]

Remove ads

See also

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads