Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 2001 · 1h 44m

American Adobo

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Director
Laurice Guillen
Cast
Christopher de Leon as Mike Dina Bonnevie as Marissa Ricky Davao as Gerry Cherry Pie Picache as Tere Paolo Montalbán as Raul Keesha Sharp as Debbie
Crew
Lee Briones-Meily — Director of Photography Efren Jarlego — Editor Nonong Buencamino — Original Music Composer Vincent R. Nebrida — Screenplay Tony Gloria — Producer Steve Max Grenyo — Producer
Tagline

Sex is the appetizer. Love is the main course. Friendship is the dessert.

Synopsis

The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Laurice Guillen Director Lee Briones-Meily Director of Photography Efren Jarlego Editor Nonong Buencamino Original Music Composer Vincent R. Nebrida Screenplay Tony Gloria Producer Steve Max Grenyo Producer Vincent R. Nebrida Producer Fiel Zabat Production Design
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