Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
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| Written by | Jose Javier Reyes |
| Screenplay by | Mary Ann Bautista |
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| Cinematography | Monchie Redoble |
| Edited by | Vito Cajili |
| Music by | Jesse Lucas |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Box office | ₱187 million |
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (released on Netflix as Wedded, Worried, Wearied;[1] Wedding, Joining In, Partaker) is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and it was based on a written screenplay by Mary Ann Bautista. It was an official entry for the 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival. It stars the real-life couple, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo as Angie and Jed and also starring Gina Pareño, Gloria Diaz, and Ariel Ureta.
The film had a two-week gross of ₱139.9 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of the 32nd MMFF.[2] It also emerged as the big winner of the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival with a total of nine awards.
ABS-CBN's TV Patrol World (now TV Patrol) reported that the total gross of Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo is ₱187 million making it the 4th highest-grossing Philippine-produced movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation).[citation needed]
Plot[edit]
Prologue[edit]
Jerome/Jed, a company executive is ready to go on a blind date. There she meets Angelita/Angie who is working in a television network. The two developed feelings for each other. But, Jed's parents asked him to come to the United States. Because of his love for Angie, he asked her to marry him and she agreed.
Kasal[edit]
The news of Jed and Angie's wedding were known by their respective parents. Angie's mother Belita, a barangay kagawad in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija thinks that Angie is pregnant, which she denied. She also asked to tell her father Rommel, but Belita refused. Rommel and Belita had been estranged for years and is now living with another woman. Jed's parents Carlos and Charito flew back to the Philippines in total shock. As the couple are preparing for the wedding, Belita has invited her friends and closest political allies and she wanted to have the wedding held in Cabanatuan. When Carlos was about to go to the United States, he asked Charito not to meddle with Jed and Angie for the wedding preparations. Angie had an argument with Jed about his mother and decided to call off the wedding. But because they still love each other, Jed proposed to Angie again and decided to marry in a simple ceremony.
Kasali[edit]
After their marriage, Jed and Angie lived in Jed's house, while Carlos and Charito are in the United States. But, series of misunderstandings went through. First is when Angie's brother Otap and nephew took one of Jed's Batman toy collection. But Angie said that they didn't mean it and nothing happened to his toy. Another thing is about Angie who re-arrange the furniture of the house. Charito came back and reprimanded her son because of Angie's behavior. Belita also asked Jed to stay with them as she was attending an annual conference. But, Charito gone mad when she found out that her expensive towel that she brought from London was used by Belita after she dyed her hair. In a fit of embarrassment, Belita decided to stay in a hotel. Jed surprised Angie with a new house so that they can start over again. Angie also surprised Jed when she said that she's pregnant.
Kasalo[edit]
Now living in a new home, Jed and Angie are now adjusting to their new environment especially now that Angie's pregnant. Both Jed and Angie's parents are now happy especially when Jed said that Angie is bearing a baby boy. In a party, Jed met Mariel, a resort owner. Little did Angie know that Jed is now having an affair. One day, Jed left his cellphone at home. Angie found it and saw a text message from Mariel. The two are about to meet up for lunch. Angie went to Mariel and ask her for a ride, to the brink of forcing her. Jed was surprised when Angie and Mariel came. Angie confronted her husband about his infidelity and left their house. She stayed in Belita's house in Cabanatuan. Belita then asked Rommel to talk to their daughter. After a heart-to-heart conversation with her father, Angie decided to meet up with Jed. She only ask him to apologise, but as they are having an argument, Angie went into labor. Jed and Angie reconciled at the hospital room after she gave birth to a son. It was also their 1st wedding anniversary. Angie and Jed, along with their son arrived home and Belita and Charito welcomed their new grandson.
Cast[edit]
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- Judy Ann Santos as Angelita "Angie" Mariano-Valeriano
- Ryan Agoncillo as Jerome "Jed" Valeriano
- Gina Pareño as Belita Mariano
- Gloria Diaz as Charito Valeriano
- Ariel Ureta as Dr. Carlos Valeriano
- Soliman Cruz as Rommell Mariano
- Derek Ramsay as Ronnie
- Juliana Palermo as Mariel
- Lui Villaruz as Erwin
- Kat Alano as Sandra
- Tuesday Vargas as Catalina
- Cheena Crab as Cora
- AJ Perez † Otap
- Nina Medina as Manang Pasyang
- Gerard Pizzaras as Elmo
- Edgar Ebro as the Waiter
- Kakai Bautista as Myra
- Carlo Balmaceda[3] as Bronson
Development[edit]
The original screenplay for Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, written by Mary Ann Bautista, won second place in one of the national screenwriting competitions of the Film Development Foundation (now the Film Development Council) in the 1990s, though it took a decade before it was developed into a feature film.[4]
In the mid-1990s, Ishmael Bernal and Jose Javier Reyes had talks about developing a romantic comedy movie starring Nora Aunor for Regal Films where it was initially entitled as Kasal. However, the project was canceled due to the death of director Ishmael Bernal in 1996. Years later, Reyes was approached by ABS-CBN to do a film starring Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo. Reyes would pitch the film to them and then, it was approved and began writing the script for it. ABS-CBN would later tell Reyes that they had decided to change the title to Kasal, Kasali Kasalo because they did not like the script and the title initially developed by Reyes. Joey Reyes would redevelop the film to include the other two parts which is "Kasali" and "Kasalo".[5]
Reception[edit]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2006 | Metro Manila Film Festival[6] | Best Second Best Film | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won |
| Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award | Won | |||
| Most Gender-Sensitive Film | Won | |||
| Best Director | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Gina Pareno | Won | ||
| Best Original Story | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Best Original Theme Song | Yeng Constantino - "Hawak Kamay" | Won | ||
| 2nd Runner-up - Best Float | Kasal Kasali Kasalo | Won | ||
| 2007 | 5th Gawad Tanglaw [7] | One of Five Outstanding Films of the Year | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won |
| One of Five Outstanding Directors of the Year | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies[8] | Movie of the Year | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won | |
| Movie Director of the Year | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Movie Actress of the Year | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Gina Pareño | Won | ||
| Movie Original Screenplay of the Year | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| 4th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards[9] | Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won | |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| 9th Gawad Sineng-Sine PASADO Awards | Best Screenplay | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | |
| 55th FAMAS Awards [10] | Best Picture | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won | |
| Best Director | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Gina Pareño | Won | ||
| Best Story | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Vito Cajili | Won | ||
| Best Musical Score | Jessie Lucas | Won | ||
| Best Theme Song | Yeng Constantino - "Hawak Kamay" | Won | ||
| 25th FAP Luna Awards [11] | Best Picture | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won | |
| Best Director | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Gina Pareño | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Jose Javier Reyes and Mary Ann Bautista | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Vito Cajili | Won | ||
| 1st Gawad Genio Awards (The Annual Critics' Academy Film Desk; Zamboanga City) | Best Film | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won | |
| Best Film Director | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Film Actress | Judy Ann Santos | Won | ||
| Best Film Supporting Actress | Gina Pareño | Won | ||
| Best Film editor | Vito Cajili | Won | ||
| Best Film Screenwriter | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Film Soundtrack | Yeng Constantino - "Hawak Kamay" | Won | ||
| Best Film Story | Jose Javier Reyes | Won | ||
| Outstanding Genio awardee | Star Cinema - ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. | Won | ||
| 2007 YES! Magazine's Readers' Choice | Favorite Movie of the Year | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Won |
Sequels[edit]
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo was followed by Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo, released in the following year and revolves Angie and Jed as parents to their son. Like its predecessor, the film was released as one of the entries for Metro Manila Film Festival but it received criticism for the use of ethnic slurs that demean the non-Tagalog-speaking audiences.[12]
In the pre-show for the digital premiere of the film's restored version on KTX.ph on July 15, 2021, when Leo Katigbak (head of ABS-CBN Film Archives and its film restoration project) asked the film's lead stars, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, and writer-director Jose Javier Reyes if they are interested in having another sequel of the film, their answers are that they are open on doing the third and final part of the film. The writer-director also said that the sequel will happen soon.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wedded, Worried, Wearied - Netflix". netflix.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Red, Isah V. "The vindication of Star Cinema". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
- ^ Jhen (March 11, 2020). "Where's Carlo Balmaceda aka Bronson in 'Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo' Now?". Philippine Newspaper. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Torre, Nestor U. (January 20, 2007). "New hits from 'old' scripts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. D3. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ""Brocka, Bernal and the City" - Joey Reyes Full Interview". YouTube.
- ^ Calderon, Ricky L. (January 6, 2007). "The one that got away". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2022..
- ^ Gallardo, Ricky T. "Gay actors triumph at the 2007 Tanglaw Awards". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
- ^ "Star Cinema humakot ng awards! " Journal, accessed March 24, 2007.
- ^ "Judy Ann on 4th Golden Screen Awards" Journal, accessed March 19, 2007.
- ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (November 27, 2007). ""Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo" bags nine awards in FAMAS 2007". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
- ^ Almo, Nerisa (December 27, 2007). ""Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo" bags six out of 12 Luna Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ a b Cruz, Marinel (July 27, 2021). "Juday, Ryan OK to do final sequel to Direk Joey's 'Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo' trilogy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
