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American Adobo

American Adobo

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

2001 · 104 min · ★ 4.7 · Comedy, Romance

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).

Directed by Laurice Guillen · Written by Vincent R. Nebrida

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