Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo

Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jose Javier Reyes
Written by	Jose Javier Reyes
Screenplay by	Mary Ann Bautista
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos
Starring	Judy Ann Santos Ryan Agoncillo
Cinematography	Monchie Redoble
Edited by	Vito Cajili
Music by	Jesse Lucas
Production company	Star Cinema
Release date	December 25, 2006 (2006-12-25)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
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

Prologue

Jed, a company executive, goes on a blind date. There she meets Angelita/Angie who is working in a television network. The two develop feelings for each other. But Jed's parents ask him to come to the United States. Because of his love for Angie, he asks her to marry him and she agrees.

Kasal

Jed and Angie's wedding becomes known to their respective parents. Angie's mother Belita, a barangay kagawad in Cabanatuan thinks that Angie is pregnant, which she denies. She also asked to tell her father Rommel, but Belita refuses, as they have been estranged for years. Jed's parents Carlos and Charito return to the Philippines in total shock. As the couple prepare for the wedding, Belita invites her friends and political allies and wants to have the wedding held in Cabanatuan. When Carlos is about to go to the United States, he asks Charito not to meddle with the wedding preparations. Angie argues with Jed about his mother and calls off the wedding. But because they still love each other, Jed proposes to Angie again and decide to marry in a simple ceremony.

Kasali

After their marriage, Jed and Angie live in Jed's house while Carlos and Charito are in the United States, but experience a series of misunderstandings, including when Angie's brother Otap and nephew take a part of Jed's Batman toy collection, and Charito reprimands Jed upon her return after discovering that Angie had rearranged the house furniture. Belita also stays in the house to attend an conference, but faces Charito's wrath after she uses the latter's expensive towel that she brought from London to dye her hair, prompting her to move to a hotel. Jed surprises Angie with a new house so that they can start over again. Angie also surprises Jed by announcing her pregancy

Kasalo

Jed and Angie adjust to their new home and anticipate the latter's giving birth. Both Jed and Angie's parents are now happy after learning that Angie is bearing a baby boy. In a party, Jed meets Mariel, a resort owner, and begins an affair without Angie's knowledge. They are later exposed after Jed leaves his cellphone at home, upon which Angie finds a text message from Mariel. Discovering that the two are about to meet up for lunch, Angie goes to Mariel and asks her for a ride, surprising Jed when they arrive together. Angie confronts her husband about his infidelity and transfers to Belita's house in Cabanatuan. Belita then asks Rommel to talk to their daughter. After a heart-to-heart conversation with her father, Angie decides to meet up with Jed and ask for an apology. As their conversation deteriorates into an argument, Angie goes into labor and gives birth to a son in hospital, coinciding with their first wedding anniversary, after which she reconciles with Jed. The couple, along with their son, return home and are welcomed by Belita and Charito.

Cast

Judy Ann Santos portrays Angelita "Angie" Mariano-Valeriano.

Ryan Agoncillo portrays Jerome "Jed" Valeriano

• 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

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,

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]

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