Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di

Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
	Philippines poster
Directed by	Joel C. Lamangan
Produced by	Lily Y. Monteverde; Roselle Monteverde-Teo;
Screenplay by	Andrew Paredes; Dode Cruz;
Story by	Lily Y. Monteverde; Andrew Paredes; Dode Cruz; Abi Lam-Parayno;
Starring	Richard Gutierrez; Angel Locsin;
Music by	Von de Guzman
Cinematography	Charlie Peralta
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Production; company	Regal Films; Regal Multimedia;
Distributed by	Regal Films
Release date	December 25, 2006 (Philippines);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱19 million

Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (also billed parenthetically as Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di (I Love You)) (simplified Chinese: 我爱你; traditional Chinese: 我愛你; pinyin: Wǒ ài nǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Góa-ài-lí) is a 2006 Filipino film starring Filipino actors Angel Locsin as Charity and Richard Gutierrez as Nathan. Nathan is a veterinarian with playboy tendencies who falls in love with Charity, a Chinese Filipino who always follows tradition. In order to woo not only Charity but also her family, Nathan tries to follow and adapt Chinese culture, but with hilarious results.

Unlike the other films in the series, Mano Po 5 is a romantic comedy-drama film.

The film stars Lorna Tolentino, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez, which already starred together in Mano Po 2: My Home. Asia's Superstar and Star In A Million finalist Christian Bautista also appeared in his first film at the height of his successful musical career.

Plot

Charity Co, a daughter of Chinese-Filipino parents, was torn between traditional Chinese arranged marriage on a Malaysian-Chinese-Filipino singer/celebrity Timothy Lam/Felix Yan (Christian Bautista), or her newfound love Dr. Nathan Ramirez (Richard Gutierrez), a pure Filipino.

Cast

Richard Gutierrez as Dr. Jonathan "Nathan" Ramirez, DVM
Angel Locsin as Charity Kho
Christian Bautista as Timothy Lam/Felix Yan
Lorna Tolentino as Yolanda "Yolly" Kho
Tirso Cruz III as Williamson "Willy" Kho
Ketchup Eusebio as Emerson Kho
Michelle Madrigal as Kate
AJ Dee as Anderson Kho
Joyce So as Caroline (Anderson's Wife)
Boots Anson-Roa as Ama
Tony Mabesa as Ang Kong
Irma Adlawan as Mrs. Go
Jaclyn Jose as Donita
Gina Alajar as Mollie
Jim Pebangco as Johnny
Lorenzo Mara as Nathan's Father
Ella Guevara as Suzie
Ethel Booba as Baday
Menggie Cobarrubias as Recording Producer
Aria Clemente as Young Charity Kho
Enzo Sison as Young Timothy Lam

Production

The role of Yolanda Kho was originally supposed to be played by Dina Bonnevie. However, upon her return from Australia to shoot scenes for the then-upcoming teleserye Walang Kapalit, Bonnevie suffered bleeding induced by an ovarian cyst. Thus, she was replaced by Lorna Tolentino.[1]

This marks the second time that Bonnevie was cast in the Mano Po, the first being Mano Po 2: My Home. In both instances, Bonnevie withdrew from the film and the characters she was set to portray both went to Lorna Tolentino.[2]

Awards

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Result
2006	Metro Manila Film Festival[3]	Best Cinematography	Charlie Peralta	Won
		Best Production Design	Egay Littua	Won
		Best Musical Score	Von De Guzman	Won
		Best Sound Recording	Ditoy Aguila	Won
		1st Runner-up Best Float	Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di	Won

References

Erece, Dinno (7 November 2006). "Dina airs her side". PEP. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
Lo, Ricky (9 August 2003). "Dina airs her side". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
"Metro Manila Film Festival (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

External links

Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di at IMDb

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[1] Erece, Dinno (7 November 2006). "Dina airs her side". PEP. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[2] Lo, Ricky (9 August 2003). "Dina airs her side". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[3] "Metro Manila Film Festival (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 April 2014.