American Adobo

American Adobo (2001)

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

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).

Date of release
2001-09-29
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Laurice Guillen

Casting

Interesting facts

American Adobo is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Laurice Guillen and produced by Kevin J. Foxe. The film stars Cherry Pie Picache, Keesha Sharp, Christopher de Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Ricky Davao, Paolo Montalban, Randy Becker, and Sandy Andolong. Written by Vincent Nebrida, it tells the story of five Filipino-American friends living in New York City dealing with love, sex, friendship, careers, and cultural identity. The title was derived from adobo, a popular dish in the Philippines. The film was released on January 16, 2002, in the Philippines and January 25, 2002, in the United States. American Adobo is notable for being the first ever film produced by Unitel Pictures.

Production

The film started out with a conversation in 1995 between Tony Gloria and Vincent Nebrida that there should be films depicting Filipino life in the US. Two months later Vincent finished a screenplay called "Magic Adobo" but only received attention from movie executives in April 1999, after four years since its conception.

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