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"Sex is the appetizer. Love is the main course. Friendship is the dessert."
The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).
25 Cast Members
Christopher de Leon
Mike
Dina Bonnevie
Marissa
Ricky Davao
Gerry
Cherry Pie Picache
Tere
Paolo Montalbán
Raul
Keesha Sharp
Debbie
Sandy Andolong
Emma
Gloria Romero
Gerry's Mother
Martha Millan
Candy
Marcel Simoneau
Sal
Randy Becker
Sam
Susan Valdez-LeGoff
Gigi Manalastas
Sol Oca
Lorna
Wayne Maugans
Chris
Martha Millan
Candy Manalastas
Lorli Villanueva
Lydia
Jojo Gonzalez
Frank
Luis Pedron
Nonong
Jason Verdadero
Mark
James C. Burns
Fireman
