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American Adobo

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

Rating
4.7
The Film

American Adobo

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

The Story

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).

Budget

$344

Runtime

104 min

Box Office

$342,855

Released Sep 2001
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