Mano Po (Chinese: 吻手; pinyin: Wěn shǒu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bún chhiú; lit. 'Hand Please') is a 2002 Filipino drama film produced by Regal Entertainment, and an entry to the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film focuses on the lives of the Chinese Filipino community. Mano Po stars an all-star cast headed by Maricel Soriano, Richard Gomez, Kris Aquino and Ara Mina. Eddie Garcia and Boots Anson-Roa play the patriarch and matriarch of the Go clan respectively.

Mano Po
DVD cover
Directed by	Joel C. Lamangan
Screenplay by	Roy C. Iglesias
Story by	Roy C. Iglesias Lily Y. Monteverde
Produced by	Lily Y. Monteverde
Starring	Maricel Soriano Richard Gomez Ara Mina Kris Aquino Eddie Garcia Boots Anson-Roa
Cinematography	Leslie Garchitorena
Edited by	Tara Illenberger
Music by	Von de Guzman
Distributed by	Regal Entertainment
Release date	25 December 2002 (2002-12-25)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

The film won the most major awards in the film-awarding bodies, including 12 awards in the 28th Manila Film Festival in 2002. It was named Best Picture, Best Actor (for Eddie Garcia), Best Actress (for Ara Mina), Best Supporting Actress (for Kris Aquino) and Best Director (for Joel Lamangan). Mano Po was among the top-grossing films in time for the Metro Manila Filmfest.

The film's success was followed by a sequel, Mano Po 2: My Home and a spin-off, Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! that was released in 2007. The film was the first entry into what would become a franchise.

Synopsis

Don Luis Go (Eddie Garcia) is a Chinese immigrant who married a Filipina named Elisa (Boots Anson-Roa). In 1949, the young Luis (Cogie Domingo) brought Elisa (Maxene Magalona) to China. There Elisa suffered discrimination from Luis' parents. When she decided to go back to the Philippines, Luis joined her. Luis became a cook and Elisa a laundrywoman. Their hardwork paid off and they became one of the most prominent Chinese businessmen. The film shows the challenges they face in old age set simultaneously with the struggles faced by their children and grandchildren in adulthood.

Cast

Main cast

• Maricel Soriano as Vera Go
• Kris Aquino as Juliet Go-Co
• Richard Gomez as PInsp. Rafael "Raf" Bala
• Ara Mina as Richelle Go-Bala

Supporting cast

• Eddie Garcia as Don Luis Go
• Tirso Cruz III as Daniel Go
• Eric Quizon as Joseph Co
• Cogie Domingo as young Luis/Fong Huan
• Jay Manalo as Emerson Lau
• Gina Alajar as Gina Chua-Go
• Amy Austria as Linda Go-De la Madrid
• Boots Anson-Roa as Elisa Malimban-Go
• Maxene Magalona as young Elisa

Minor cast

• Allan Paule as Antonio "Tonyo" De la Madrid
• Jim Pebanco as Mike De la Madrid
• Richard Quan as Joey Yang
• Carlo Maceda as Jimmy Go
• Nanding Josef as Gen. Dioscoro Blanco

Awards

See also

• Mano Po (Filipino film series)
• Mano Po 2
• Mano Po III: My Love
• Ako Legal Wife
• Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
• Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
• Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love
• Mano Po 7: Tsinoy

References

External links

• Mano Po at IMDb