A Beautiful Affair

{{Short description|Philippine romantic melodrama television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = A Beautiful Affair-titlecard.jpg

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| genre = {{ubl|Drama|Romance}}

| creator = ABS-CBN Studios
Katasi M. Flores

| writer = {{ubl|Katski M. Flores|Tanya Winona E. Bautista|Chie E. Floresca|Jose Ruel L. Garcia}}

| director = {{ubl|Katski M. Flores|Jerome C. Pobocan}}

| starring = {{ubl|John Lloyd Cruz|Bea Alonzo|John Estrada}}

| opentheme = "After All" by Martin Nievera and Vina Morales

| composer = {{ubl|Tom Snow|Dean Pitchford}}

| country = Philippines

| language = Filipino

| num_episodes = 60

| executive_producer = {{ubl|Carlo Katigbak|Cory Vidanes|Laurenti Dyogi|Roldeo T. Endrinal}}

| producer = {{ubl|Anna Krynessa Rivera|Row Tan}}

| location = {{ubl|Philippines|Austria|Japan}}

| runtime = 30-45 minutes

| network = ABS-CBN

| company = Dreamscape Entertainment Television

| first_aired = {{start date|2012|10|29}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2013|1|18}}

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A Beautiful Affair is a Philippine television drama romantic series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Katski M. Flores and Jerome C. Pobocan, it stars John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo and John Estrada.[http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/30222-john-lloyd-bea-in-a-beautiful-partnership John Lloyd, Bea in a beautiful partnership] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704205454/http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/30222-john-lloyd-bea-in-a-beautiful-partnership |date=2012-07-04 }} (Journal.com.ph, June 23, 2012)[http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/10333/john-lloyd-cruz-and-bea-alonzo-featured-in-a-news-program-in-vienna-austria John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo featured in a news program in Vienna, Austria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090601/http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/10333/john-lloyd-cruz-and-bea-alonzo-featured-in-a-news-program-in-vienna-austria |date=2016-12-20 }} (Pep.ph, June 23, 2012)[http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/10079/Bea-Alonzo-and-John-Lloyd-Cruz-will-reunite-for-teleserye-to-be-shot-in-Europe Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz will reunite for teleserye to be shot in Europe] (Pep.ph, June 23, 2012) It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from October 29, 2012 to January 18, 2013, replacing Walang Hanggan and was replaced by Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw.[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/09/29/12/bea-john-lloyds-beautiful-affair-gets-full-trailer Bea, John Lloyd's 'Beautiful Affair' gets full trailer] The drama revolves around two lost souls who meet and fall in love in the city of Vienna in Austria.[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/09/18/12/bea-overwhelmed-success-mistress Bea overwhelmed by success of 'The Mistress'][http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/09/23/12/john-lloyd-bea-talk-about-beautiful-affair John Lloyd, Bea talk about 'A Beautiful Affair'][http://entertainment.inquirer.net/58074/adultery-a-no-no-to-lloydie Adultery a no-no to Lloydie]

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.[https://twitter.com/katskiflores/status/261691870718078976 A Beautiful Affair facts] 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.[http://www.mb.com.ph/node/345034/how-2012- How 2012 is shaping up for John Lloyd Cruz][http://www.push.com.ph/features/3657/bea-alonzo-admits-she-misses-being-teamed-up-with-john-lloyd-cruz/ Bea Alonzo admits she misses being teamed-up with John Lloyd Cruz] 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.[https://twitter.com/katskiflores/status/262726876609515520 A Beautiful Affair will air for 22 weeks] Filming began on May 16, 2012 in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria.[http://lionheartv.net/2012/04/bea-alonzo-and-john-lloyd-cruz-reunion.html Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz' reunion teleserye to be shot in Austria] With its high budget, the drama filmed internationally for the second time in Japan in December 2012.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIljSZnZBo A Beautiful Affair in Japan]

=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.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbzXZEN4fus A Beautiful Affair Final Full Trailer]{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/16/12/broken-hearted-bea-beautiful-affair-trailer|title=Broken-hearted Bea in 'Beautiful Affair' trailer|publisher=ABS-CBN News|accessdate=October 16, 2012}}

Cast and characters

=Main cast=

John Lloyd Cruz as Napoleon "Leon" Riego
Bea Alonzo as Genevieve "Gen" Saavedra
John Estrada as Edward Pierro

=Supporting cast=

Eula Valdez as Carlotta Pierro
Dimples Romana as Emilia "Emy" Biglang-awa
Megan Young as Ava Pierro
Jaime Fabregas as Arturo Pierro
John Arcilla as Leopoldo "Epong" Riego
Ana Roces as Natalia Saavedra
Janus del Prado as Fred Macatangay
Regine Tolentino as Sophia Imperial
Erika Padilla as Dr. Trina Cawagas
Angelina Kanapi as Sabrina Saavedra-Reyes
Sandy Aloba as Mona
Slater Young as Harry Reyes
Bugoy Cariño as Ivan
Maria Anna Krynessa Rivera as Lala

=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=

Maritoni Fernandez as Evelyn Saavedra
Allan Paule as Henry Lumayang
Jim Paredes as Stephen Saavedra
Tanya Gomez as Rosario "Osang" Riego
Carlo Romero as Jake Montgomery
Andre Garcia as young Leon
Alexa Ilacad as young Gen

Soundtrack

A Beautiful Affair: Original Soundtrack[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKavkXTDkAE A Beautiful Affair Primetime Bida Patrol Version 4 - Official Soundtrack Release]

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