Mano Po 2: My Home
DVD cover
Directed byErik Matti
Screenplay byRoy C. Iglesias
Story by
Produced by
  • Lily Y. Monteverde
Starring
CinematographyJ.A. Tadena
Edited byManet A. Dayrit
Music byVon De Guzman
Production
company
Release date
  • December 25, 2003 (2003-12-25)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Mano Po 2: My Home (Chinese: 我的家; pinyin: Wǒ de jiā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Góa ê ka) is a 2003 Filipino drama film directed by Erik Matti. It is the second installment of the Mano Po film series, followed by Mano Po (2002). It stars Susan Roces in the leading role. It was also the first Mano Po film that was not directed by Joel Lamangan. It was one of the official entries to the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival and garnered five awards.

Plot

On a rainy night, Antonio Chan is killed in his car during a random mugging. In his lifetime, Antonio sired children with three different women: Sol, the first wife, and non-Chinese; LuShui, Chinese wife that was arranged to Antonio; and Belinda Ke, the concubine who is of Filipino-Chinese descent. His death and funeral arrangements divide his children whose parents had had strained relations with each other, particularly between Sol and LuShui on one side and Belinda on the other. After Belinda's son, Erickson, allows his elder half-brother Lean to lead the funeral honors, she and her half-brother, Johnson, hatch a plan to pin the blame on Sol, making it appear that Antonio's death was premeditated by her.

Sol is arrested on murder charges, but Belinda's daughter Grace, who is sympathetic to her other relatives, investigates and finds out that the charges were trumped up and that Lean had been recognized by Antonio as his heir and left him an inheritance as an act of penance before his death. Johnson is arrested while Belinda escapes by denying involvement, but at the cost of his son Erickson, who commits suicide in front of her as a result of her domineering ways and the stress of the previous events. Sol and LuShui comfort and forgive a distraught Belinda, who is reconciled with them.

Cast

Production

While Susan Roces was the original choice to play the first wife, the Filipina Sol,[1] the role of the third wife was mired in controversy.[2] The contested role, the Chinese mestiza Belinda, was originally offered to Dina Bonnevie. However, Lolit Solis, manager to both Christopher de Leon and Lorna Tolentino, threatened to pull out her talents if the role was not given to Tolentino.[3] The role was ultimately given to Tolentino; Bonnevie, who would have played the role of the second wife, the Chinese immigrant LuShui, bowed out of the production citing that she would not fit the role of a pure Chinese character.[2] Zsa Zsa Padilla replaced Bonnevie in the film.

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Recipient Result
2003 Metro Manila Film Festival[4] 2nd Best Picture Mano Po 2: My Home Won
Best Production Design Rodell Cruz Won
Cinematography J.A. Tadena Won
Best Original Story Lily Monteverde and Roy Iglesias Won
Best Float Mano Po 2: My Home Won
2004 Luna Awards[5] Best Cinematography J.A. Tadena Won
Best Production Design Rodell Cruz Won
Golden Screen Awards[6] Best Supporting Actress Judy Ann Santos Won

Legacy

A famous line of Lu Shui (Zsa Zsa Padilla), "Ako, legal wife!", inspired the fourth Mano Po installment, Ako Legal Wife, which, like Mano Po 2, revolves around concubinage (albeit in a more comedic tone) and also stars Padilla as Chona. Jay Manalo also starred in the film as her husband Elton.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lo, Ricky (December 7, 2003). "The brave new world of Susan Roces". PhilStar Global. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Lo, Ricky (August 9, 2003). "Dina airs her side". PhilStar Global. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Aquino, Kris (August 9, 2003). "Ate LT does fit the role". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Santos, Simon (November 5, 2010). "THE 2003 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "CRYING LADIES" BEST PICTURE; MARCEL SORIANO AND ERIC QUIZON TOP AWARDEES". Video 48. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "FAP Awards (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Golden Screen Awards (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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