Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!

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Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
Directed by Joel Lamangan
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
  • Lily Y. Monteverde
  • Roselle Monteverde-Teo
Starring
CinematographyCharlie Peralta
Edited byMarya Ignacio
Music byVon De Guzman
Production
company
Distributed by GMA Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 2007 (2007-12-25)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! is a 2007 Filipino comedy-drama film starring Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon. It was one of the official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival. [1] The story setting is patterned after the films of the Mano Po series with Mestizo/Austronesian Filipino characters instead of Chinese Filipino characters. [2]

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Plot

Eden lives in a bahay kubo in the middle of a farm near a river, with Lola Ida and her friend Marang. One day, after her regular routine of selling her produce in the market, she finds Lily. She decides to adopt Lily, then finds and adopted Dahlia. Soon after, the number of children increases, earning jealous eyes and DSWD officials trying to intervene, but it is foiled when Eden's friends help by claiming some of the children as theirs.

Marang, who has a racket by posing as a bit player in films shot in their town, puts her in a date with Perry who is blind. Later, they marry and live in the hut. Perry later leaves for Manila, after creating the Garden of Eden, her flower stall. He later returns sharing good news that they could migrate to Manila. They then live a rich life, hiring Jake as a gardener, and having the children enter prestigious schools.

Their problems begin when her husband is indicted for fraud and forced to hide. This causes their house to be foreclosed and they drive to their old home, returning to selling plants, flowers and other homegrown items. However, the worst is to come. The adopted child's parents claim them back. JR is trying to find his parents. Dahlia desperately tries to be an actress. Rose and Lily argue for their mother's affection, the former leaves home after her mother sides with the latter. Ida dies of old age, leaving Lily, JR and Marang to be Eden's counsellors. One day, Marang and Habagat decide to marry and Lily reveals that she competed against Rose for Eden's affection.

Rose later receives a letter from her father during a shift in a fast food restaurant, apologizing what he has done to his family.

Many days later, Eden is disturbed by Marang that Dahlia had become an actress, which slumps Eden even further. Overnight, while she is sleeping, she hears caroling and decides to go out. The carolers are her own her children and her husband begged for forgiveness, which she then accepts.

Cast

Awards

YearAward-Giving BodyCategoryRecipientResult
2007 Metro Manila Film Festival [3] Best Actress Maricel Soriano Won
Best Supporting Actress Eugene Domingo Won
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
(tied with Katas ng Saudi)
Won
Best Musical Score Von De GuzmanWon

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References

  1. "Maricel Soriano and Marian Rivera in 'Bahay Kubo' - ClickTheCity". December 19, 2007.
  2. "Bahay Kubo" and "Desperadas" will open on their original playdates
  3. "Jinggoy, Maricel, ?Resiklo? Bag top awards in 2007 MMFF - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". showbizandstyle.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2022.