Abt Ur Luv

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Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv

Genre	Drama, Romance, Comedy
Running time	1 hour
Creator(s)	ABS-CBN
Starring	See cast list
Country of origin	Philippines
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Original run	Nov 25, 2006–Unknown
No. of episodes	3 (as of December 9, 2006)
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Abt Ur Luv is the second season of the Filipino drama TV series Star Magic Presents. The second season began airing in the Philippines on November 25, 2006 and currently airs on Saturday afternoons on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines.

Unlike the first season of Star Magic Presents, which presented many stand-alone stories in single episodes, the entire second season of the series is devoted to just one story, with the title Abt Ur Luv.

The story revolves around the lives of four young women -- Neri, Brenda, Celine, and Gwen -- as they experience and fight for true love while they taking on the challenge of proving to the world that they're full-fledged adults.^[1]

1 Cast and Characters
2 Episode Guide
3 Production Credits
4 Footnotes
5 References
6 See also

[edit] Cast and Characters

'Abt Ur Luv' brings together 19 young stars from Star Magic, the talent management agency affiliated with the ABS-CBN network.

The youngest member of the cast (Lauren Young) is 13 years old, while the eldest (Victor Basa) is 21. ^[2]

Name	Portrayed by	Description
Neri Larazaga	Shaina Magdayao	A street smart girl who’s about to experience new challenges in her life when she moves in with her aunt and cousins. She might look meek but she’s a real fighter, used to being independent since her mother died and her father became missing at sea.
Brenda	Carla Humphries	Neri’s rich and pampered cousin. She’s used to a wealthy lifestyle and finds it hard to adjust when their family business starts having financial trouble. She resents having Neri around, finding her cousin very uncouth.
Gwen	Valeen Montenegro	The girl who always wants to be the center of everybody’s attention. She feels that she’s the prettiest and that all the boys want her. She can’t choose from her three suitors. She likes Lieu for being handsome. She likes Mao for being smart and Ahmad for being reliable.
Celine Lagrimas	Denise Laurel	A self-supporting gal, working as a gym and martial arts instructor. She’s Brenda’s best friend and Gen’s girlfriend. Guys tend to flip over Celine. They’d do just about anything to get near her.
Gen	Rayver Cruz	Lieu’s older brother. He’s an achiever and a bit conservative because of his father’s influence, an ex-military man. He’s very protective of his girlfriend, Celine, what with all the guys surrounding her. But his world will turn topsy-turvy when he meets Neri.
Lieu	Aldred Gatchalian	The exact opposite of his Kuya Gen. If Gen’s very assertive, Lieu’s very shy. In fact, he clams up whenever Gwen’s around. He hates being compared to his older brother and is closer to his sister, Nelle.
Nelle	Lauren Young	The unica iha of Gen’s family. Being the only woman, she resents having to shoulder all the household duties including taking care of their paralyzed father. She wants to enjoy being a teen-ager for once, free to hang out with her buddies Josh, Rickson, Web and Giselle.
Hillary	Empress Schuck	Brenda’s younger sister. She idolizes her sister so much to the point that she copies Brenda’s every move. Hillary also dislikes Neri, but eventually she warms up to her.
Josh	AJ Perez	Hillary’s twin. Hillary is the neat and proper twin while Josh is the more relaxed and easy going one. He immediately takes to his cousin Neri.
Stick	Victor Basa	Brenda’s boyfriend and Celine’s co-gym instructor. He’s a ‘super’ man – super kind, super disciplined and a super loving boyfriend.
Blue	Enchong Dee	Stick’s younger brother. He’s also a ‘super’ man – super reckless and a super chickboy. He joined his brother in Manila to escape the boring life in the province. He irks Stick to no end because he often borrows his Kuya’s stuff without permission.
Mich	Mikki Arceo	Mao’s geeky friend who has a huge crush on Stick. She might look harmless on the outside but think again! She hates Brenda for she gets in the way of her Stick-stalking activities.
Vince	Joaqui Mendoza	A computer techie and an employee at Gen’s family’s internet café. He is also Gen’s confidant. Their friendship gets a little complicated when Neri enters the picture.
Ahmad	Aaron Agassi	He's head over heels in love with Gwen. The pretty girl likes him for being dependable but the problem with Ahmad is he’s a bit torpe. His father is an Arab.
Mao	Mikee Lee	Ahmad’s younger brother. He’s very intelligent and he likes Gwen very much. His father is Chinese.
Bill	Dino Imperial	Ahmad’s and Mao’s Kuya. He’s kalog and a very cheerful guy. He hopes that his crush, Hillary, likes him back.
Web	Angelo Patrimono	Josh and Rickson's friend. A perennial repeater at his school. The reason? He can’t seem to pass his Filipino subject. He has a crush on Celine.
Rickson	Christopher Gutierrez	Nelle and Web’s barkada. He can’t seem to think straight when Celine is around.
Giselle	Zia Marquez	A very loyal friend, she goes where Web, Rickson, Nelle and Hillary go.

[edit] Episode Guide

Format

Each episode depicts the events of a particular day of the week. The episode opens with the first-person narrative of a character. Recaps of events that took place on other days of the week are shown, and the plot culminates on the present day. Each episode ends with a perceptive take on love, life, and everything in between.^[3]

Title	Narrator	Day of Week	Original airdate	SMP Epi #
"Isang Bagong Sabado"	Neri	Saturday	November 25, 2006	17
Neri arrives in Manila by boat and is met by Brenda and Josh. Lieu admires Gwen from a distance. Nelle gets stuck doing laundry for Gens and Lieu. Mao helps Aling Tetay pack for her trip to Italy. Gwen gives Aling Tetay a package to bring to her parents. Brenda and Hillary learn Yaya Rosing has left. Celine teaches Rickson some martial arts moves and trips him for being fresh. Gens arrives at the Gym to pick up Celine. Giselle hangs out with Hillary. Brenda learns her family is in financial trouble. Neri sees Celine and Gens wrestling and tries to save Gens by hitting Celine on the head with a thick piece of wood. Gens takes Celine to the neighborhood clinic with Neri in tow. Mich eyes Stick at the gym. Rickson, Web, and Josh extort money from Stick. Brenda, Hillary, and Giselle look for Neri when she goes missing. At the clinic, Neri mocks Gens for not knowing Celine's last name. Brenda enlists Gwen to help look for Neri. Gen's phone gets snatched while Neri watches. Gwen asks Lieu to help look for Neri but his shyness makes him say no. Aling Tetay poses for a family photo with Bill, Ahmad, and Mao, and hints that Bill and Hillary might be a good match. Nelle is offended when Aling Tetay thinks she's a tomboy. At the neighborhood internet cafe, Vince tells Lieu he got a call from Gens asking for money. Josh, Rickson, and Web learn from Lieu that Neri is missing. Gen demands Neri's necklace as collateral. Celine is okay after her treatment. At the gym, Brenda accidentally tells Stick that she wants their relationship to be official. Stick is thrilled. Mich is upset. Gens, Celine, and Neri arrive from the clinic and Neri meets everyone. The neighbors organize a despedida party for Aling Tetay. Stick reclaims his P1000 from Web, Rickson, and Josh. Gwen learns the hard way that her parents have split up. Neri reaches for her necklace, only to remember that it's gone. Gens notices. Vince asks Neri if she's okay. Ahmad, Mao, and Bill leave for the airport with Aling Tetay. Stick shares a tender moment with Brenda. Blue surprises Stick by suddenly showing up to stay with him. Gens returns the necklace to a grateful Neri, then asks for her last name.

"Nagkabukol ka na ba on a Tuesday?"	Gens	Tuesday	December 2, 2006	18
Gens and Vince concoct an entrapment operation to get back his mobile phone from a snatcher. Gwen and Lieu escape school to shop and shoplift, only to have Mao turn them into the police at the end. Vince makes his admiration for Neri obvious. Gizelle starts following Blue around. Brenda gives Neri a long list of household chores. Neri realizes that her cousins expect her to replace their maid. Celine discovers that her boyfriend Gens knows very little about her. Neri helps Vince and Gen catch the snatcher. Stick realizes that his brother Blue is a freeloader and loses the keys to his apartment... to his stalker, Mich!

"Sunday Stalkers"	Lieu	Sunday	December 9, 2006	19
Everyone participates in monito-monita and exchanges babies to get the person they like to give a gift to. Lieu gets Gwen’s name and gives her a simple gift. Vince got Neri a gift she likes through Gens’ recommendation. Hillary gets a prank gift from Bill. Lieu concludes that Mao must be in love with Gwen and reads Mao’s secret blog looking for a clue. Gens starts reading Celine’s blog because he seems to forget everything about her. Gens is shocked to discover that Celine had a secret crush on Stick. Brenda breaks up with Stick after finding a girl’s underwear in his room. Mich comforts Stick and gets a chance to be close to him. Lieu confronts Mao, who is ruffled and doesn’t confirm or deny that he likes Gwen. Through Neri, Brenda realizes that she has to listen to what Stick has to say, and she and Stick get back together. Nelle tells Lieu to stop being a torpe and to welcome challenges. She also makes Gens realize that he has to trust Celine if he loves her. Gen's real problem is that he feels guilty. He thinks he feels something for Neri but he won’t admit it. When he sees Neri’s exposed diary, he is tempted to read what Neri has to say about him. In the end, Lieu is able to solve the Sudoku puzzle that he thought only Mao could solve. He realizes that he has a fair chance of winning Gwen, just like Mao has.

			December 16, 2006	20
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			December 23, 2006	21
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