Fans are currently swooning over David Licauco and Barbie Forteza in their much-talked about show, 'Maria Clara at Ibarra' on GMA. Overnight, the team up of 'FiLay' — a combination of their character names Fidel (Licauco) and Klay (Forteza) — took over social media and Licauco became the leading man fans are pining for.

But before Forteza, Licauco's first onscreen partner was Shaira Diaz. Together, they did a string of TV anthologies on GMA before they eventually crossed over to the big screen via the movie 'Because I Love You' in 2019.