Ako Legal Wife
Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife (Chinese: 合法妻; pinyin: Héfǎ qī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ha̍p-hoat-chhe) is a 2005 Filipino comedy-drama film. It was Regal Entertainment's entry for the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film focuses on the lives of the Chinese-Filipino community, but rather in a wackiest way unlike in the first 3 Mano Po installments which are used in a melodramatic way. It stars Jay Manalo, Zsa Zsa Padilla as Chona the Legal Wife, Cherry Pie Picache as Patty the Lucky Wife and Rufa Mae Quinto as Gloria the Latest Wife. The title is considered as the fourth installment of Mano Po and was based on the line of Zsa Zsa Padilla in the movie Mano Po 2: My Home, “Ako legal wife!” (literally “I am [the] legal wife!”).[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Joel Lamangan |
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| Produced by | Lily Y. Monteverde |
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| Cinematography | Rolly Manuel |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Music by | Vincent De Jesus |
Production company | Regal Multimedia Inc. |
| Distributed by | Regal Entertainment |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Aside from the other Mano Po films this film is the first comedy from the series since three of the films in the beginning centered on perplex drama
Synopsis
Elton Chiong is a businessman having three wives. Chona, a pure Chinese is his legal wife having three children, Hamilton who is a homosexual, Hibiscus and Anthurium; Patty, who is a Chinese with having a Visayan accent. She gives good luck to Elton, with their only son Nixon; and Gloria, a Filipino is Elton's mistress.
Cast
- Jay Manalo as Elton Chiong
- Zsa Zsa Padilla as Chona Gao-Chiong
- Cherry Pie Picache as Patty Que-Chiong
- Rufa Mae Quinto as Gloria Martinez
- JC De Vera as Nixon Chiong
- John Prats as Hamilton Chiong
- Julianne Lee as Hibiscus Chiong
- Ella Guevara as Anthurium Chiong
- Bianca King as Trixia Sy
- Pinky Amador as Elvie Rosales-Tan
- Marissa Sanchez as Nancy Dy
- Harvey Diez as Benito Co
- Mon Confiado as Condo Sales Agent
Awards
At the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival, Padilla took the award for Best Actress and Picache won the award for Best Supporting Actress.
References
- Seno, Alexandra A. (2 February 2006). "China's starring role in the Philippines". The New York Times.
- "Zsa Zsa Padilla: The Dragon Lady". 6 January 2018.
- "The predictable winners of the 2005 MMFF". 28 December 2005.
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