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A Love to Last is a 2017 Philippine romantic family drama television series directed by Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Frasco Mortiz, Richard I. Arellano, and Rory B. Quintos, starring Bea Alonzo, Ian Veneracion, and Iza Calzado with an ensemble cast. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on January 9, 2017, replacing Magpahanggang Wakas.
The story tackles relationships in a diversified family setting, something which exists in real life.
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Plot
The story follows two different people, Andeng (Bea Alonzo), and Anton (Ian Veneracion), that will prove that two brokenhearts can make their love last or not.
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Cast
Main cast
- Bea Alonzo as Andrea "Andeng" Agoncillo-Noble. Anton's wife and stepmother of Chloe, Lucas, and Kitty who faces trials in her relationship with Anton.
- Ian Veneracion as Antonio "Anton" Noble IV. Grace's ex-husband who is in a relationship with Andrea. He is a loving father who falls in love with a young woman.
- Iza Calzado as Grace Silverio. Anton's ex-wife and the mother of Chloe, Lucas, and Kitty who left them due to personal problems. She is one of the main adversaries in Anton and Andrea's relationship.
- Enchong Dee as Andrew Agoncillo, Andrea's para-triathlete half-brother who tries his best to fit in with Andrea's family.
- Julia Barretto as Chloe S. Noble, Anton and Grace's eldest child who stands in as the mother-figure to her siblings when Grace left them. She is in a relationship with Fort, but actually likes Tupe. She will have to choose between Tupe and Fort who are both in love with her.
- Jameson Blake as Andres Bonifacio "Fort" Gonzales, Chloe's childhood best friend who pretends to be her boyfriend. His parents suffer from a broken marriage and he relies on Chloe to be the person to talk to. He is in love with Chloe.
- Ronnie Alonte as Christopher "Tupe" Dimayuga, Chloe's best friend who has a secret interest for her, but cannot tell her his feelings. He is working as an intern in Anton's company.
- JK Labajo as Lucas S. Noble, Anton and Grace's only son who despises Andrea and dreams to make his family complete again.
- Hannah Lopez Vito as Katherine "Kitty" S. Noble, Anton and Grace's youngest child who is supportive to her father's relationship with Andrea.
Supporting cast
- Tirso Cruz III as Antonio "Tony" Noble III, Anton's father who became a renowned scientist from poor roots. He has little faith in his son's decisions and does not support Anton's relationship with Andrea.
- Irma Adlawan as Virginia "Baby" Custodio-Agoncillo, Andrea's mother and Andrew's stepmother who is supportive in all of Andrea's decisions, especially with Anton.
- Perla Bautista as Carla "Mameng" Agoncillo, Andrea's grandmother and the head of the family who questions Andrea's relationship with Anton.
- Bernard Palanca as Tom Gonzales, Anton's best friend who secretly likes Andrea's best friend, Tracy. He is supportive to Anton's relationship with Andrea, which is why he wants to admit his feelings to Tracy.
- Matet de Leon as Tracy Buenaventura, Andrea's best friend who likes Anton's best friend, Tom. She was with Andrea in Germany when they went to the CELBA conference.
- Justin Cuyugan as Gerry, Anton's friend.
- Khalil Ramos as Red Fernandez
- Melanie Marquez as Miriam "Mimi" Stuart, a fellow friend of Andrea who works with her in Good Events.
- Arlene Muhlach as Noemi Agoncillo, Andrea's aunt (her late father's sister) who in the beginning was against Andrea and Anton's relationship.
- Anna Marin as Cecilia Hernandez-Noble, Anton's loving mother and the grandmother to Chloe, Lucas, and Kitty. Unlike Tony, she fully trusts and supports Anton's relationship with Andrea.
- Jenine Desiderio as Bettina "Betty" Agoncillo, Andrea's aunt (her late father's sister) who is going to be the godmother at her wedding.
- Denise Joaquin as Maggie Agoncillo, Andrea's cousin.
- Claire Ruiz as Gena, Tupe's ex-girlfriend who is jealous of Chloe.
- Pamu Pamorada as Maxine, Andrea's friend who works with her in Good Events.
- Prince Stefan as Oscar, Andrea's friend who works with her in Good Events.
- Sam Thurman as Marcus, Andrea's friend who works with her in good events.
- Kazel Kinouchi as Bianca Silverio, Grace's niece who is living with her due to business reasons. She has a secret liking to Andrew but does not know that he is actually Andrea's half-brother.
- Patricia Ysmael as Astrid, Anton's loyal secretary.
- Troy Montero as Michael, Grace's ex-boyfriend who is persistent in getting back together with her. He is whom the family is suspecting the reason why Grace left them.
- Carla Martinez as Dianne Silverio, Grace's mother and the maternal grandmother to Chloe, Lucas, and Kitty. She returns to the Philippines and helps Grace in her battle with Andrea and Anton.
- Lilet as Amina Gonzales, Fort's mother who strives to keep her family together despite her husband's persistent affairs.
- Michael Flores as Marlon Gonzales, Fort's father who left them for his mistress.
- Alvin Anson as Simon Sumulong
- Cris Villanueva as Paul Silverio, Bianca's father who disapproves her daughter's relationship with Andrew.
- Glenda Garcia as Sonia
- Lui Manansala as Yaya Diding, a nanny and maid in Anton's house who keeps Grace updated in Anton and Andrea's relationship. She hates Andrea for Anton and thinks that she is only after his money.
- Kim Molina as Anjanette, Andrea's friend who is directing Lucas's music video launch.
- Minnie Aguilar as Lota
- Kyra Custodio as Lucy
- Ethyl Osorio as Francia
- Trina "Hopia" Legaspi as Kath, Chloe's friend.
- Josh Ivan Morales as Berto
- Miguel Diokno as Santino Agoncillo, Andrea's nephew who is scared that Kitty might replace him as her baby.
- Lance Lucido as Marty
- Aaliyah Belmoro
- Eric Nicolas as Gaston Dimayuga
- Marc Santiago as Donald Dimayuga
- Via Veloso as Susan
- Richard Manabat as Boyet Agoncillo
- Dwight Gaston as Jordan
- Via Carillo as Morgana Agoncillo
- Uajo Manarang as Vincent Agoncillo
- Jade Ecleo as Catherine Agoncillo
- Marianne Guidiotti as Karen Noble
- Erika Padilla as Melissa
- Riva Quenery as Coleen
- Dianne Medina as Stella
- Isabel Granada as Kris
- Luke Jickain as Mr. Salcedo
Special participation
- Xian Lim as Sebastian "Totoy" Cruz, Andrea's childhood friend who is in love with her. He later gives way to Andrea and Anton's love knowing that it would make Andrea happy, and he went abroad as a seaman.
- Andrea Brillantes as young Andrea "Andeng" Agoncillo, the daughter of Baby and Reynaldo who believes that she does not need her father because he left them.
- Pilar Pilapil as Mrs. Victoria Madrigal, a client of Andrea's company, Good Events, who introduced her to Anton.
- Victor Silayan as Jerold Francisco, Andrea's former soon-to-be husband who she caught cheating on her with another woman.
- TJ Trinidad as Ben
- Toby Alejar as Reynaldo Agoncillo, Andrea and Andrew's father as well as Baby's husband who had an affair with another woman which caused him to leave them.
- Bobby Andrews as Bobby Andrews, a fellow business associate of Anton.
- Bea Rose Santiago as Herself
- Wendy Cornejo as Himself
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Episodes
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Reception
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Production
Title change
The initial title for the series was The Second Wife. However, the Wife titles became redundant, and thus the title was later renamed by the management as A Love To Last.
Timeslot change
On January 23, 2017, A Love To Last was moved to a later timeslot at 9:30pm to give way for My Dear Heart.
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