Manay_Po Knowpia

Manay Po
(aka Oring, Orang, Oroses)
Manay Po; (aka Oring, Orang, Oroses)
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Joel C. Lamangan
Screenplay by	Dinno Erece
Story by	Lily Y. Monteverde; Dinno Erece;
Produced by	Lily Y. Monteverde;
Starring	Cherry Pie Picache; John Prats; Polo Ravales; Jiro Manio;
Cinematography	Rolly Manuel
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Music by	Vincent de Jesus
Production; company	Regal Films
Distributed by	Regal Entertainment
Release date	May 31, 2006 (Philippines);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Manay Po! (aka Oring, Orang, Oroses) is a 2006 Filipino gay-themed comedy film directed by Joel C. Lamangan and starring Cherry Pie Picache, Polo Ravales, John Prats and Jiro Manio.^[1] The film grossed "a phenomenal" ₱6 million on its opening day.^[2] It was followed in 2008 by the sequel Manay Po 2: Overload. This movie is based on Mano Po, also produced by Regal Films.

Plot edit

A mother has three boys, but the oldest is a bisexual, the other is openly gay and the youngest is confused about his gender identity. The eldest is an engineer, the other one is an Arts student and the youngest is a high school student. All is fine until a problem appears. The mother and her boyfriend was robbed and the jewelry set cannot be returned incomplete and she was short of cash. The middle son, rejected by his crush, decides to give his expenses for a gown to add to the balance. The eldest, initially angry, tried to solicit his partner/couple to reduce their savings to help his mother. The eldest son is officially a couple, the middle wins the beauty pageant and the youngest, content with his identity.

Cast edit

Cherry Pie Picache as Luzviminda Catacutan
John Prats as Orson Castello
Polo Ravales as Oscar Dimagiba
Jiro Manio as Orwell Castello
Luis Alandy as Adrian Pengson
Mike Tan as Marky
Glaiza de Castro as Pauleen
IC Mendoza as Frida
Theo Bernados as Robin
LJ Reyes as Gina
Christian Vasquez as Gerry
Bearwin Meily as Marco
Giselle Sanchez as Maritess
Charles Christianson as Cher
Jim Pebanco as Rouel
Justin De Leon as Rowin
Encar Benedicto as Annabelle
Allan Paule as Jonathan

Recognition edit

Awards and nominations edit

2007, nominated for a [Philippines Golden Screen Award as 'Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy' for Regal Films
2007, nominated for a Philippines Golden Screen Award as 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)' for Cherry Pie Picache

References edit

^ staff (June 8, 2006). "'Manay Po' director Joel Lamangan isn't exactly big on subtlety but this comedy-drama, for all its faults, is still largely watchable". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^ staff (June 5, 2006). "'Bading" Bonding". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2016.