Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di


Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di 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, or her newfound love Dr. Nathan Ramirez, a pure Filipino.

Cast

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

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