2023 Philippine romantic drama television series
Can't Buy Me Love
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Series finale promotional poster
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Genre
| Romantic drama
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Written by
| Generiza Reyes-Francisco
Rona Co
Gena de Jesus Tenaja
Maan Fampulme
Mary Pearl Urtola
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Directed by
| Mae Cruz-Alviar
Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Ian Lorenos
Henry King Quitain
Petersen Vargas
Raymund Ocampo
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Starring
| Donny Pangilinan
Belle Mariano
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Music by
| Jessie Lasaten
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Composer
| Rico Blanco
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Country of origin
| Philippines
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Original languages
| Filipino
English
Chinese (Hokkien)
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 148
(
list of episodes
)
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Executive producers
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Producers
| Sackey Prince Pendatun
Kristine Prudencio Sioson
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Production locations
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Cinematography
| Dexter Dela Pena
Marcial Tarnate III
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Editor
| Kathryn Jerry Perez
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Camera setup
| Single camera
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Running time
| 20-39 minutes
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Production company
| Star Creatives
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Network
| Kapamilya Channel
(cable and satellite TV only)
[a]
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Release
| October 16, 2023
(
2023-10-16
)
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May 10, 2024
(
2024-05-10
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Can't Buy Me Love
is a Philippine
romantic
drama
television series broadcast by
Kapamilya Channel
. Directed by
Mae Cruz-Alviar
,
Cathy Garcia-Sampana
, and Ian Lorenos, it stars
Donny Pangilinan
and
Belle Mariano
.
[1]
It premiered on the network's
Primetime Bida
evening block from October 16, 2023 to May 10, 2024, replacing
The Iron Heart
and was replaced by
High Street
.
[2]
Plot
[
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When a young man gets caught up in a deadly plot against a rich woman, he pays a devastating cost to free her ? creating a debt that binds them together.
[3]
Cast and characters
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- Main cast
- Donny Pangilinan
[4]
as Andrei "Bingo" P. Mariano: A street-smart, hardworking Filipino boy who was adopted and raised by a poor, yet loving family in Binondo, Manila. Bingo explores different jobs until he saves Caroline's life and begins a relationship with her.
- Jeremiah Cruz as young Bingo
- Belle Mariano
[4]
as Caroline "Ling" A. Tiu-Mariano: The black sheep and intelligent daughter of a wealthy Chinese-Filipino family. Caroline has a traumatic past caused by the death of her mother, and she seeks to find all the answers to her questions with the help of Bingo.
- Chastity Dizon as young Ling
- Supporting cast
- Albie Casino
[4]
as Charleston Y. Tiu: Cindy and Wilson's eldest son and Caroline's older half-brother. Charleston is a rebellious young man who has a protective and caring side for Caroline.
- Kaila Estrada
[4]
as Bettina Y. Tiu: Cindy and Wilson's eldest daughter and the main antagonist. Bettina is stubborn and power-hungry with a strong dislike towards Caroline.
- Jana Agoncillo as young Bettina
- Maris Racal
[4]
as Irene Y. Tiu: Cindy and Wilson's youngest daughter and Caroline's half-sister and former rival. Irene is a spoiled, alcoholic and sarcastic girl, who later develops a love-hate relationship with Snoop.
- Althea Ruedas as young Irene
- Anthony Jennings
as Snoop Alfonso Manansala: Bingo's street-smart best friend with a sense of humor. Snoop later forms a romantic bond with Irene.
- Joao Constancia
[4]
as Carlo T. Tiu: Gina and Wilson's illegitimate son and Charleston's younger half-brother and accomplice. He is an unstable young man with anger issues and a mother complex.
- Robbie Wachtel as young Carlo
- Nova Villa
[4]
[b]
as Salvacion "Lola Nene" Rivera: Bingo's loving adoptive grandmother, who lives in a tenement in Binondo, Manila.
- Rowell Santiago
[4]
as Wilson Tiu: The patriarch of the Tiu family and the president of Golden Lotus Corporation (GLC). Wilson is Caroline's father who adopted her into his family after her mother's death.
- Agot Isidro
[4]
as Cindy Young-Tiu: Wilson's wife and the mother of Charleston, Bettina and Irene. Cindy acts as a cold-hearted step-mother to Caroline.
- Ruffa Gutierrez
[4]
as Gina Tan: Wilson's mistress and Carlo's mother. Gina is a lawyer serving for the Tiu family, and also Cindy's accomplice.
- Ina Raymundo
as Annie Pedrosa-Mariano / Annie Pedrosa-Al Jufalli: Bingo's late mother, who abandoned him when he was a child. Annie sought revenge against the Tiu family who was unaware that Bettina killed Divine. She was killed by Gilbert under the orders of Bettina.
- Darren Espanto
[4]
[c]
as Stephen Tanhueco: Caroline's arrogant childhood friend who is dangerously obsessed with her. Since he is a child of nepotism, he has a strong disdain towards the working-class people, particularly Bingo.
- Celeste Legaspi
[4]
[d]
as Catherine "Cathy" Chang: A businesswoman and Wilson's aunt.
- Recurring cast
- Rafael Rosell
as Sherwin Yuchengco: Annie's closest ally and Balong's boss, who develops an interest for Bettina.
- Ketchup Eusebio
as Ramoncito "Monching" Rivera: Nene's son and Bingo's adoptive father.
- Enzo Pineda
as Edward Liao: Bettina's late fiancee, who has an affair with Liv. He was killed by Liv.
- Chie Filomeno as Jersey Lim: Caroline and Stephen's best friend.
- Vivoree Esclito
[4]
[e]
as Pandora "Dara" dela Cruz: One of Bingo's neighbors in Binondo.
- Karina Bautista
[4]
as Bougie Dimaranan: One of Bingo's neighbors in Binondo.
- Rhen Escano as Olivia "Liv" Almario: Bettina's best friend, who has an affair with Edward.
- Alora Sasam as Bierna: One of Bingo's neighbors in Binondo.
- Gello Marquez as Koriks: One of Bingo's neighbors in Binondo.
- Hyubs Azarcon as Valentin "Kap Tin" de Jesus: A barangay captain in Binondo.
- Ronnie Lazaro
as Abalos "Balong" Pelonio: A mysterious man seeking revenge against the Tiu family.
- Guest cast
- Shaina Magdayao
as Divine Almazan: Caroline's late mother who was killed at the beginning. In the finale, it was revealed that she was killed by Bettina.
- Bernard Palanca
as Ronald Mariano: Bingo's late father.
- Alex Medina
as Felix Pelonio
- Alwyn Uytingco
as Jared
- Katya Santos
as Edna
- Bodjie Pascua
as Albert Liao: Edward's father.
- Adriana Agcaoili as Marietta Liao: Edward's mother.
- Jay Gonzaga
as Jaime de Guzman
- Kakai Bautista
as Yaya Ikay
- Tart Carlos as Patricia "Pato" Bugtong
- Mitch Valdez as Prudencia
- Isay Alvarez-Sena as Doc Kat
- Frenchie Dy as Pepper
- Cheska Inigo as Thea
- Olive Isidro as Phoebe
- Karl Gabriel as Bob
- Argel Saycon as Boloy
- Igi Boy Flores as Neco: One of the workers at Cathy's business.
- Matt Evans
as Emong: One of the workers at Cathy's business.
- Anna Luna
as Kida: One of the workers at Cathy's business.
- Peewee O' Hara as Yaya Lyn: Annie's personal maid.
- Shanaia Gomez
as Kara
- Emmanuelle Vera
as Geline
- Jake Ejercito
as Aldrich Co: A businessman whom Irene is interested.
- Cris Villanueva
as Gilbert "Ibe" Bautista: A former engineer who resides in La SSinfonia. He is also an accomplice of Bettina Tiu for her wicked plan.
- Aya Fernandez as Carissa: A female
chef
and Charleston's ex-girlfriend.
- Freddie Webb
as Dr. John Capistrano: An
ophthalmologist
who helped Lola Nene regain her eyesight.
- Raul Montesa as Toni Alumahan: A retired investigator.
- Ayen Munji-Laurel
as Charry Tanhueco: Stephen's mother.
- Audie Gemora as Brian Tanhueco: Stephen's father.
- Floyd Tena as Atty. Philip San Diego: Sherwin's lawyer.
- Kuya Manzano as Ahmed Al Jufalli: Annie's ex-husband.
- Luis Manzano
as a restaurant waiter.
- Cloud Ramos
- Clyde Cruz as Chris
- Lotlot Bustamante
- Nicole Cordoves
- Von Lopez
- RJ Ledesma as Atty. Joey
- John Adajar as Paulo
- Luis Antonio Dominguez
- Cassandra Chan
- Yamyam Gucong
as Brian - Auntie Cathy's helper at her restaurant where Caroline and Irene used to work.
- Ralph Malibunas as one of Stephen's friend.
Production
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Filming
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Principal photography
commenced in August 2023.
[5]
Timeslot change
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On January 22, 2024, after
Senior High
ended,
Can't Buy Me Love
was moved to a later timeslot at 9:30 PM to give away for
Linlang: The Teleserye Version
.
Music
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The theme song of
Can't Buy Me Love
is a 2023 version of "
You'll Be Safe Here
" performed by
Moira Dela Torre
.
[6]
A re-recorded version of "You'll Be Safe Here" by
Rico Blanco
is also featured in the series.
[7]
Other soundtracks include "Autumn" by
Ben&Ben
and
Belle Mariano
,
[8]
and "Iyo" by
Darren Espanto
.
[9]
The musical score for the series was composed by Jessie Lasaten.
Release
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Can't Buy Me Love
streamed with advanced episodes first on
Netflix
on October 13, 2023 and on
iWantTFC
on the following day, before releasing on other platforms on October 16, 2023.
[10]
[11]
Broadcast
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The series was pre-empted on
A2Z
on Wednesdays and Fridays to give way to the
2023?24 PBA season
from November 8, 2023 to February 9, 2024. It continued to air on
Kapamilya Channel
and
TV5
.
[12]
Reception
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Online viewership
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]
Can't Buy Me Love
was a success upon its premiere, garnering 454,413 concurrent live viewers on
YouTube
, and also soared as the number-one most watched series on
Netflix Philippines
.
[13]
[14]
Ratings
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According to
Kantar Media
, the series received a TV ratings of 11.6%, beating its timeslot rival
Love Before Sunrise
(9.7%).
[15]
According to
AGB Neilsen
, the pilot episode of the series generated 8.0% over its rival
Love Before Sunrise
with 7.1%.
[16]
[17]
References
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"Belle, Donny to star in first teleserye together"
.
ABS-CBN News
. December 19, 2022
. Retrieved
September 16,
2023
.
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"DonBelle teleserye 'Can't Buy Me Love' to air in October"
.
ABS-CBN News
. September 5, 2023
. Retrieved
September 10,
2023
.
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"DonBelle's 'Can't Buy Me Love' to premiere in October"
.
Rappler
. September 6, 2023
. Retrieved
September 10,
2023
.
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"Meet the cast of DonBelle teleserye 'Can't Buy Me Love'
"
.
ABS-CBN News
. September 11, 2023.
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"Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano begin taping for 'Can't Buy Me Love'
"
.
ABS-CBN News
. August 1, 2023
. Retrieved
September 10,
2023
.
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"Produced the OST of the most anticipated #DonBelle series "Can't Buy Me Love", interpreted by the ever awesome @moiradelatorre"
.
X (formerly Twitter)
. Retrieved
October 5,
2023
.
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"Rico Blanco records own version of 'You'll Be Safe Here'
"
.
ABS-CBN News
. October 19, 2023
. Retrieved
October 19,
2023
.
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"Belle Mariano and Ben&Ben Release 'Autumn'
"
.
myx.global
. March 17, 2024
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
.
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"Darren Espanto releases Tagalog version of 'Iyo'
"
.
ABS-CBN News
. February 12, 2024
. Retrieved
April 15,
2024
.
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"DonBelle's 'Can't Buy Me Love' to premiere on Netflix on October 13"
.
ABS-CBN News
. September 15, 2023
. Retrieved
September 16,
2023
.
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"Poster of 'Can't Buy Me Love' drums up fans' excitement"
.
ABS-CBN News
. September 22, 2023
. Retrieved
September 22,
2023
.
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"Some ABS-CBN shows to give way to PBA on A2Z"
.
ABS-CBN News
. October 17, 2023
. Retrieved
October 17,
2023
.
- ^
"
"Can't Buy Me Love" pilot grabs first and multiple spots on X, registers 454,413 live concurrent viewers | ABS-CBN Entertainment"
.
ent.abs-cbn.com
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
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"
'Can't Buy Me Love' ng DonBelle, No. 1 agad sa Netflix Top 10 TV shows"
.
PEP.ph
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
- ^
Paglicawan, Mc Richard (October 18, 2023).
"
'Can't Buy Me Love' premiere pulls in impressive viewership numbers"
.
LionhearTV
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
- ^
"
'Can't Buy Me Love' ng DonBelle, naungusan sa ratings ang 'Love Before Sunrise' ng BeaDen"
.
PEP.ph
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
- ^
Mia, Ron (October 25, 2023).
"
'Can't Buy Me Love' scores new all-time high ratings"
.
LionhearTV
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
Notes
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The series also airs on
A2Z
(analog free TV in Manila only, and digital TV in Nationwide only)
,
Jeepney TV
(cable and satellite TV only)
,
Kapamilya Online Live
, and
TV5
(free TV in Nationwide)
. Also available on-demand via
iWantTFC
and
Netflix
(Philippines only)
for advanced episodes.
- ^
Credited as Ms. Nova Villa.
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Credited as Darren.
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Credited as Ms. Celeste Legaspi.
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Credited as Vivoree.
External links
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