Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo also known as Kathryn Bernardo (born March 26, 1996) is a Filipina actress. She is best known for her role as Mara in the Filipino drama, Mara Clara. Kathryn is currently a contract artist with Star Magic and most recently starred as Ana Bartolome in the 2011 drama film, Way Back Home. She now casts as the main protagonist of Princess and I as Princess Areeyah or better known as Mikay.

Bernado was born in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and was a school student of the OB Montessori Center Inc. in Greenhills

Bernardo began acting in 2003, appearing as Young Cielo in It Might Be You. She has acted primarily in television but has also appeared in several movies. Her first breakthrough was "Mara Clara" with her Co-star Julia Montes. The actress is currently working on Princess and I, an upcoming romance-drama television series, following on from the success of the television series, Growing Up in 2011.

Mara Hautea Schnittka , better known by her stage name Julia Montes (born March 19, 1995 in Quezon City), is a Filipina actress and commercial model of German-Filipino descent. She was a cast member of Goin' Bulilit before appearing as Clara in Mara Clara. Studied in Blessed Hope Christian School. With Direk Sheila Noreen Gamo, she auditioned for "Eat Bulaga" but failed. She then auditioned for Goin' Bulilit.

Montes was born in Pandacan, Manila to Gemma Hautea and Martin Schnittka, a german. Her father left her since she was a baby and only her deaf mother raised her, with the help of her grandmother, Flory Hautea.

She studied High School in Blessed Hope Christian School and graduated in the year 2011, with good grades. She sings and dances at ASAP ^{[disambiguation needed ]}.

Montes started acting since 2004, appearing in commercials like in Nido Milk, Her first TV series in on Hiram ^{[disambiguation needed ]}, an ABS-CBN drama series. Then, after on, she moved on in the child sitcom, Goin' Bulilit in ABS-CBN, using her name as Mara Schnittka from 2004 to 2008.

Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano (born August 6, 1964), better known as Gary Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. He is also dubbed as Mr. Pure Energy. He has released 26 albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best Male Performer" 11 times. In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines first national Ambassador. His most notable songs include "Di Bale Na Lang", "Eto Na Naman", "Sana Maulit Muli", "Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?", "Gaya ng Dati", "Pasko na Sinta Ko", and "Narito".