Otso-Otso Pamela-Mela-Wan
Otso-Otso Pamela-Mela-Wan is a 2004 Filipino comedy film starring Vhong Navarro and Bayani Agbayani. The title was inspired from the two dance songs popularized by the main actors: Otso-Otso and Pamela.[3]
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Directed by | Jerry Lopez Sineneng |
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Screenplay by | Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario |
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Music by | Jessie Lasaten |
Cinematography | Ricardo Jose Trofeo |
Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
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Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino Mandarin |
Plot
Many years ago in an hospital, a lone nurse (Gina Pareño) guards newborn babies when a freak storm happened and the babies were mixed up and given to the different families.
Present day, Amboy and Boy, sons by different families was treated as an outcast, Boy was out of place on his family because he has no talent in singing, while Amboy was misunderstood. Meanwhile in Chinatown, Mao and Dao was spoiled by their mother (Tessie Tomas) in order to marry them according to Chinese customs. Boy and Amboy decided to go to Manila to live a new life, while Mao and Dao tries to go to Ilocos Norte and get a ship to hitch to Taiwan. But before that, Boy and Amboy not intentionally saved Mayor Pamintuan's life from assassins by dancing otso-otso.
They rode separate Partas buses, and met their alternate identities while on stopover in Tarlac, while the nurse tried to chase them. As they arrive on their destinations, confusion arises. Mao and Dao became instant heroes, while Boy and Amboy tries to adjust to Chinese style of living.
Their destinies entwined by a grave blunder that the nurse tried to fix.
Cast
- Vhong Navarro as Amboy/Dao[1]
- Bayani Agbayani as Boy/Mao[1]
- Tessie Tomas as Mrs. Go
- Pinky Marquez as Mrs. Ronquillo
- Dexter Doria as Mrs. Cabangon
- Gina Pareño as Tessie
- Michelle Bayle as Tessa
- Denise Joaquin as Mooncake
- Cherry Lou as Pamela Lou Pamintuan
- Angelene Aguilar as Pamela Zou Pamintuan
- Robin da Roza as Max Ronquillo
- Miko Palanca as Gino Ronquillo
- Karel Marquez as Yumi Ronquillo
- Felix Roco as Marky Cabangon[4]
- Dominic Roco as Mocky Cabangon[4]
- Kristine "Boomboom" Gonzales as Cecil Cabangon
- Katrina "Jaja" Gonzales as Rica Cabangon
- Dido dela Paz as Mayor Pamintuan
- Jeffrey Tam as Mrs. Go's lost son
- Whitney Tyson as Ita
- Xavier (dog) as Bantay
References
- Lo, Ricky (22 May 2004). "Bayani the singer". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "OTSO-OTSO PAMELA-MELA WAN (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Perez, Hanna (4 May 2010). "Star Records celebrates 15 years with Mr. Papabol, Vhong Navarro". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- San Diego, Bayani (11 June 2009). "Bembol's son takes indie route". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2015.