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Dreamy heartthrobs in 5 Filipino romance movies

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<p>When it comes to watching romance films, what do you look for in the male lead? Is it a handsome face? Intelligence and wit? Or would you like to see him sport a hunky body?</p><p>Whether you like just one or all of the above, we got you covered! As we drop more movies on <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema</a>’s official <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/5/2/star-cinema-reaches-11-million-subscribers-on-youtube-channel-1827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>, here are five romance movies leading men that tick all your boxes! </p><div> </div><div><strong>Derek Ramsay in ‘Ex with Benefits’</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Adam Castrances (Derek Ramsay) and Arki Aragon (Coleen Garcia) are medical school students who fall madly in love. But an incident on campus triggers them to fight and part ways. Ten years later, Adam becomes a successful sports doctor and reunites with Arki, now a pharmaceutical sales representative. Can they continue where they left off?  </p><div> </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7N2UKKEGDoA?si=Qx_rw7VI-tFqugGr" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>Sam Milby in ‘Babe, I Love You’</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The stern professor Nico Borromeo (Sam Milby) catches feelings for Sasa Sanchez (Anne Curtis), a free-spirited promo girl, when a series of bad luck forces them to stick together. But given his affluent background and refined ways, can Nico be brave enough to defend his relationship with Sasa?  </p><div> </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-nln6LY9MoI?si=Q_1LOOYBXZgP8O7_" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Piolo Pascual in ‘Milan’ </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Lino (Piolo Pascual) travels to Milan in Italy to look for his estranged wife Mary Grace (Iza Calzado). He meets an OFW named Jenny (Claudine Barretto), who teaches him how to survive in the European city. Jenny and Lino become inseparable and start a passionate love affair.  </p><div> </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f-g98gl6lQM?si=oWnPGx-K0dT4rzCY" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>Aga Muhlach in ‘When Love Begins’</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Ben (Aga Muhlach) is an environmentalist who meets the young and independent Mich (Anne Curtis) in Boracay. They are smitten with each other, but their bond is put to the test when Ben finds out that Mich’s father, Paco (Christopher de Leon), is a real estate developer responsible for cases of deforestation. Will Ben choose love or his principles? </p><div> </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E9kSHLcxBRU?si=iXHfbvB0FDluPZQP" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>Rico Yan and Diether Ocampo in ‘Mula sa Puso’</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>In this movie adaptation of the hit ‘90s teleserye, Gabriel (Rico Yan), a taxi driver, rescues the beautiful and rich Via (Claudine Barretto) from kidnappers. They keep in touch after the incident and start to fall in love, which complicates Via’s engagement with her loyal friend Michael (Diether Ocampo).  </p><div> </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q0N-Rnksb6E?si=u2hasQw243f5rTGM" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>Watch these FULL MOVIES, along with these fine actors’ other projects, all for FREE only on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABSstarcinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema’s Official YouTube channel</a>. </p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gAluDIZqVCk?si=CAhkTFvsZ_hpfRbR" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uqG36drwdyU?si=oeHlS5BrUvBlJ6z8" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED STORIES:</strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/4/16/5-times-dingdong-dantes-dazzled-us-in-his-star-cinema-roles-1143" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 times Dingdong Dantes dazzled us in his Star Cinema roles</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/4/3/paulo-avelino-ticks-off-5-love-languages-in-my-love-will-make-you-disappear-1524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paulo Avelino ticks off 5 love languages in “My Love Will Make You Disappear”</a></div>

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Dreamy heartthrobs in 5 Filipino romance movies

Nela Evalle

Published May 14, 2025 06:49 PM PHT

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Updated May 15, 2025 07:22 PM PHT

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Derek Ramsay

Sam Milby

Piolo Pascual

Aga Muhlach

Rico Yan

Diether Ocampo

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