Regal Entertainment brings to the big screen
the sequel to the 2006 box office hit comedy "Manay Po." And
this time, the well-loved Dimagiba clan becomes more loaded with
Rufa Mae’s addition to the wacky family. Written by Dinno Erece
and directed by Joel Lamangan, "Manay Po 2. Overload" promises
nothing but hearty laughs for the audiences.
In "Manay Po 2: Overload," Luzviminda
Dimagiba (Cherry Pie Picache) and her three gay sons: Oscar
(Polo Ravales), Orson (John Prats) and Orwell (Jiro Manio) are
back! And now they want to add a new member to their outrageous
family – so when the Dimagibas are figuring out this dilemma,
Bette (Rufa Mae Quinto) – the ditzy baby maker just came right
on time to provide the answer.
But along with a new family member, comes a
new set of problems for the rest of the family, Luz gets
insecure with her daring Gerry’s (Christian Vasquez) eccentric
co-star Summer Rain (Rubi-Rubi), Adhanne (Sid Lucero) becomes
jealous with Oscar’s (Polo) affection with Bette, while Orson
(John) who is still hopelessly in love with Marky (Mike Tan)
becomes emotionally torn when he found out Marky’s engagement.
Meanwhile, Onwell (Jiro) is having identity issues and is now
confused on choosing between wearing a gown and trousers.
The original "Manay Po" cast seems to be in
tune with their adjustments for the sequel, all of them are
really prepared in reprising their roles. John Prats shares,
"Honesty, nung inoffer sa akin yung project na
‘Manay Po 2’ medyo hesitant ako to accept it
kasi its another gay movie na naman. But when
direk Joel called me up sabi n’ya John – read the
script first sobrang ganda nung project maganda yung
story. So when I read the script yes it is a good script kaya
tinanggap ko na.
"Preparation ko lang I think sabi
ni Direk Joel sa akin ‘wag kong isipin na bading
ako dito isipin ko na babae ako. So good thing na may
sister akong babae at may mga friends din ako na babae
and kung paano sila mag-act yun ang naging
motivation ko for my role as Orson."
Meanwhile Cherry Pie Picache narrates the
changes in her role as Luzviminda Dimagiba, "I had a speech
defect from the ‘Manay Po 1.’ And more apparent changes is
magaling na yung speech defect ko. So that was one
exciting part at least I don’t have difficult time na
talking. Actually doing ‘Manay Po’ is a breather for me because
most of the films I’ve been doing are serious and dramatic
films, ngayon for fun lang."
While Polo Ravales happily recounts, "Before
closet gay ako tinatago ko sa mommy ko na gay
ako ditto. Sa part 2, open na ako pero hindi ako as
loud na gay as John. The big difference talaga dito sa
sequel is that mas comfortable kami ngayon with
our roles.
"Tsaka iba ang samahan namin dito
during shoot, nag-gel kami lahat part 1 palang
tapos ngayon hahaluan mo pa ng Rufa Mae, not na.
Kaya minsan nasisigawan kami ni Direk kasi maingay kami
dun sa set," chuckles Polo whose reprising his role as Oscar
Dimagiba.
All the cast are very happy, aside from being
reunited with each of their fellow actors and with director Joel
Lamangan, Rufa Mae Quinto’s entry to hilarious family bandwagon
became a real comic knockout during the whole filming
experience.
John Prats jovially reveals, "Honestly,
hindi ko talaga ni-reregret na ginawa ko ulit tong
pelikula. Kasi same cast, same team, same writer, same
production man wild nga lang yung script mas laugh
trip. Casting pa lang ng ‘Manay Po 2’ at sigurado
talaga itaga n’yo sa bato matatawa talaga kayo."
"Manay Po 2" starts its theater run on April 16.