A new breed of love team is making waves in Philippine show business. Kapamilya stars Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano, collectively known as “DonBelle,” have amassed a huge fan base since 2021. Their palpable chemistry consistently evokes enthusiastic cheers and screams from their devoted followers in every project and even during public appearances.
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DonBelle is being groomed as the new set of superstars in the Kapamilya network, and this is evident in the projects they have done together – from the massive success of their iWantTFC original series “He’s Into Her” in 2021 to the blockbuster films “Love is Color Blind” (2021) and “An Inconvenient Love” (2022).
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Now, they are headlining their first-ever primetime series, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” under Star Creatives and directed by Mae Cruz Alviar. - Len Armea
(Photos courtesy of ABS-CBN)
Read the full article in the December 2023 issue of the Filipino-Japanese Journal, out now in Japan.