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Throwback; Joshua and Janella in "The Killer Bride" (2020)

 

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Is JoshNella the ‘multo’ that keeps haunting your fangirl heart? See these throwback pics from "The Killer Bride" 

Liezel Dela Cruz

<p>With its rustic beauty by day and eerie ambiance by night, the town of Las Espadas itself became an iconic &#x27;character&#x27; in <strong>&quot;The Killer Bride&quot;</strong> (2020). When mapped out, Las Espadas was home to the vast plantations owned by the warring Dela Torre and Dela Cuesta clans, an ancestral funeral home called Dako Pa Roon, and vintage households. </p><p>And it was no stranger to horror. </p><p>But while the place gave us spine-tingling events and wild revelations, Las Espadas also became the backdrop for a love story fans deeply adored, that of Joshua Garcia and Janella Salvador&#x27;s Elias and Emma. Forget the ghouls or psycho killers wreaking havoc, because for many fans, the real “multo” of the series is JoshNella’s undeniable chemistry, still haunting them with “kilig” to this day.</p><p>At the time, JoshNella was a plot twist viewers didn’t see coming. It was their first team-up, but the chemistry radiated the kind of magic some tandems take years to build. While &quot;The Killer Bride&quot; kept everyone hooked with its gothic thrills, Joshua and Janella grounded the series&#x27; macabre universe, softened its chilling edges with much-needed romance. </p><p>And you wouldn’t get tired replaying Elias and Emma&#x27;s stolen looks and shy smiles because they were enough to make JoshNella unforgettable—even with just one project together.</p><p>Janella portrayed Emma Bonaobra, who arrived in Las Espadas as the new mortuary cosmetologist at the Dela Torre’s ancestral funeral home, Dako Pa Roon. Branded as a stranger in town and later believed to be possessed by the spirit of Camila Dela Torre (Maja Salvador), she lived under suspicion and fear. Elias Sanchez, played by Joshua, was a flower farm owner and a true-blooded Las Espadas local—brave, principled, and deeply tied to the community.</p><p>Their first encounters were marked by distrust, as Elias questioned Emma’s motives but his protective instincts soon overpowered his doubts. Slowly, through shared dangers and moments of vulnerability, Emma found an ally in Elias, and Elias saw Emma’s resilience beyond the town’s superstitions. Their bond deepened amid feuds, hauntings, and betrayals, until they developed romantic feelings for each other. </p><p>In the end, though Las Espadas was left scarred by bloodshed, Elias and Emma’s love story closed on a note of hard-earned hope.</p><p>And because reminiscing wouldn’t be complete without visuals, we&#x27;ve pulled together a gallery of throwback JoshNella photos from &quot;The Killer Bride.&quot; Consider this your kilig time machine back to Las Espadas.</p><div> </div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E5t3mX6FGRg?list=PLPcB0_P-Zlj5tXejjHxmktqeE8s_iJIPh" title="Full Episode 1 | The Killer Bride" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>For those who still can’t move on, these throwback JoshNella photos in “The Killer Bride” will take you right back to Elias and Emma’s love story in Las Espadas.</p>

For those who still can’t move on, these throwback JoshNella photos in “The Killer Bride” will take you right back to Elias and Emma’s love story in Las Espadas.

Throwback: Joshua and Janella in “The Killer Bride” (2020)

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Throwback: Joshua and Janella in “The Killer Bride” (2020)

Liezel Dela Cruz

Published September 18, 2025 09:21 AM PHT

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Updated November 06, 2025 11:03 AM PHT

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