Heartful Café

Heartful Café is a 2021 Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark Sicat dela Cruz, it stars Julie Anne San Jose and David Licauco, it premiered on April 26, 2021 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on June 18, 2021 with a total of 40 episodes.

Heartful Café
Title card
Genre	Drama Romantic comedy
Created by	R.J. Nuevas
Written by	J-Mee Katanyag Ken de Leon Jimuel dela Cruz
Directed by	Mark Sicat dela Cruz
Creative director	Aloy Adlawan
Starring	Julie Anne San Jose David Licauco
Theme music composer	Ann Figueroa
Opening theme	"See You at the Café" by Julie Anne San Jose
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	James Ryan L. Manabat
Cinematography	Apollo Vallega Anao
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25–35 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment Group
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	April 26 (2021-04-26) – June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Cast and characters

Cast

Julie Anne San Jose

David Licauco

Lead cast

• Julie Anne San Jose as Heart Fulgencio^[2]
• David Licauco as Ace Nobleza^[3]

Supporting cast

• Edgar Allan Guzman as Uno Ynares^[4]
• Zonia Mejia as Soledad "Sol" Fulgencio^[5]
• Jamir Zabarte as Salvador "Buddy" Portales^[6]
• Ayra Mariano as Marcelina "Mars" Sawingsawing^[7]
• Victor Anastacio as Roco^[8]
• Angel Guardian as Charity^[9]

Guest cast

• Shyr Valdez as Chona
• Ina Feleo as Zowie
• Kate Valdez as Diana
• Migo Adecer as Max / Charles
• DJ Durano as Jeremiah
• Barbie Forteza as Cors
• Jak Roberto as Jasper
• Richard Reynoso as Raffy
• Rosemarie Sarita as Belen
• Nicole Chan as Virgo
• Klea Pineda as Ivy
• Jeric Gonzales as Warren
• Gold Aceron as Garci
• Nikki Co as Sebastian / Seb
• Candy Pangilinan as Andi
• Camille Prats as Bettina

Production

Principal photography commenced in April 2021.^[10]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Heartful Café earned a 14.1% rating.^[11]