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First look: Ivana Alawi with her 4 leading men in 'A Family Affair'

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<p>MANILA — In her first-ever lead role in a teleserye, Ivana Alawi has not just one, not two, but four leading men, as seen in the first cast photos of “A Family Affair” released on Sunday.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Estrellas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a> Soon. <a href="https://t.co/DEkl8pZzyb">pic.twitter.com/DEkl8pZzyb</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510614154578567173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In set photos released by producer Star Creatives, Alawi is seen with her co-stars Gerald Anderson, Sam Milby, Jake Ejercito, and Jameson Blake, marking the first confirmation of their casting in the project.</p><p>The four actors will portray the Estrella brothers: Anderson as Paco, Milby as Dave, Ejercito as Seb, and Blake as Drew.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heartthrob yarn? Jameson Blake is Drew Estrella in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a>. Soon. <a href="https://t.co/Ib08RLs3fJ">pic.twitter.com/Ib08RLs3fJ</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510614658838790146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Dasurv. Jake Ejercito is Seb Estrella in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a>. Soon. <a href="https://t.co/vlox8QFM1G">pic.twitter.com/vlox8QFM1G</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510615560463138818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Swabe. Gerald Anderson is Paco Estrella in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a>. Soon. <a href="https://t.co/f5IjpP5g5t">pic.twitter.com/f5IjpP5g5t</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510616098139344897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pusuan mo this. Sam Milby is Dave Estrella in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a>. Soon. <a href="https://t.co/hMLcamZl6M">pic.twitter.com/hMLcamZl6M</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510616607529201669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Alawi, meanwhile, portrays a woman who becomes their common object of affection: Cherry Red.</p><p>“In all your affairs, one that you should protect, is that of the family’s, even if it costs your love and your life,” a caption for the series’ logo reads.</p><p>Aside from being Alawi’s debut series in a lead role, “A Family Affair” also marks her acting comeback after three years.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kabog. Ivana Alawi is CherryRed in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFamilyAffair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFamilyAffair</a>. Soon. <a href="https://t.co/kojIgiZ53J">pic.twitter.com/kojIgiZ53J</a></p>— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCreativesTV/status/1510622157574852610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><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 headline her own ABS-CBN teleserye 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><p>“A Family Affair” started filming in Masbate in March, and is due to premiere later this year.</p>

In her first-ever lead role in a teleserye, Ivana Alawi has not just one, not two, but four leading men, as seen in the first cast photos of “A Family Affair” released on Sunday.