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Ivana Alawi officially introduced as ‘A Family Affair’ leading lady

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ivana Alawi will star in the ABS-CBN teleserye ‘A Family Affair.’ Instagram: @ivanaalawi" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/03/22/20220322-ivana.jpg"/><figcaption>Ivana Alawi will star in the ABS-CBN teleserye ‘A Family Affair.’<em> Instagram: @ivanaalawi</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Ivana Alawi has officially been introduced as the leading lady of the upcoming ABS-CBN teleserye “A Family Affair.”</p><p>The social media darling took the stage Tuesday during the Star Magic Trade Event for advertisers, as the ABS-CBN talent agency unveiled the slate of titles featuring its artists.</p><p>Alawi, 25, was physically present while previously announced leading men, Gerald Anderson and Sam Milby, joined virtually.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/20/21/still-a-kapamilya-ivana-teases-new-abs-cbn-teleserye">‘New teleserye soon’: Ivana Alawi remains a Kapamilya, teases her acting comeback with ABS-CBN</a></li></ul><p>Alawi’s appearance marked the first official confirmation of her casting as the lead star of “A Family Affair.”</p><p>In the past month, Alawi has shared snaps of the series’ lock-in taping in Masbate, without yet identifying the project.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">A Family Affair cast Ivana Alawi, Sam Milby, and Gerald Anderson on Star Magic Trade Event!<br/><br/>Abangan ang pinakabagong teleserye na magpapainit ng gabi mo this 2022! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/soon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#soon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarCreatives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StarCreatives</a> <a href="https://t.co/992jJbucB5">pic.twitter.com/992jJbucB5</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1506216214418563073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Her co-stars have also posted photos of the quarantined production, providing glimpses of the show’s setting, which includes a beach, and other cast members, such as Jake Ejercito, Jameson Blake, and Aya Fernandez.</p><p>“A Family Affair” will also see Alawi’s acting comeback after three years.</p><p>Alawi, who was a cast member in “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” in 2018 and then “Mea Culpa: Sino Ang May Sala?” in 2019, was due to star in her first ABS-CBN teleserye in a lead role in 2020, after exclusively signing with the network in February that year.</p><p>The following month, however, saw the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to delays and change of plans when it came to Alawi’s launching projects.</p>

Ivana Alawi has officially been introduced as the leading lady of the upcoming ABS-CBN teleserye “A Family Affair.”