American Adobo
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The theatrical poster of the film.
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| Directed by | Laurice Guillen |
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Charo Santos-Concio Kevin J. Foxe |
| Written by | Vincent Nebrida |
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Cherry Pie Picache Traci Ann Wolfe Christopher de Leon Dina Bonnevie Ricky Davao Paolo Montalban Randy Becker Sandy Andolong |
| Music by | Nonong Buencamino |
| Cinematography | Lee Meily |
| Edited by | Efren Jarlego |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema (Philippines) Outrider Pictures (USA) |
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104 minutes |
| Country | Philippines United States |
| Language | English Tagalog |
| Box office | US$344,992 (USA) |
American Adobo is a 2002 Filipino comedy, romantic-drama film directed by Laurice Guillen. The screenplay was written by Vincent Nebrida. It tells the story of five Filipino-American friends living in New York City dealing with love, sex, friendship, careers, and cultural identity. The title was derived from adobo, a very popular dish in the Philippines. The film was released on January 16, 2002 in the Philippines and January 25 in the United States, and stars Cherry Pie Picache, Traci Ann Wolfe, Christopher de Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Ricky Davao, Paolo Montalban, Randy Becker, and Sandy Andolong.
Tere Sanchez (Cherry Pie Picache) is an accountant who is in her early forties, single, and not especially happy about it. Tere is an excellent cook, and often throws dinner parties for her friends, and the arrival of her old friend Lorna (Sol Oca) from Manila is all the reason she needs to invite her friends over for a feast. Mike (Christopher De Leon) is a former political journalist who is now enjoying the fruits of a lucrative career as a newspaper editor, but he wonders if he left his principles behind along the way; he's also feeling unfulfilled in his marriage to Gigi (Susan Valdez-LeGoff). Gerry (Ricky Davao) is an advertising copywriter who is afraid to tell his friends and family that he's gay, though circumstances may well drive him out of the closet. Raul (Paolo Montalban) is a good-looking womaniser who prefers to date Caucasians, and lacks a certain amount of emotional maturity. And Marissa (Dina Bonnevie) is on the surface a well-to-do social butterfly; however, deep inside she's woefully insecure, and is afraid to confront her boyfriend Sam (Randy Becker) about his constant infidelity. Meanwhile, Lorna confesses that while she's married to a wealthy man in Manila, she's terribly unhappy, and is considering staying in America as an illegal alien.
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