Rekados

Rekados is a magic-realist tragicomedy of three generations of cooks in the slums that own a karinderia. Josefina, the matriarch whose traditional skill in cooking keeps the family alive; Laura, the daughter who prefers cooking to please her customers and the man she desires; and caught in between the two is Pinay, the granddaughter who mimics Kris Aquino to get a basketball player of her own. In their small world of the kitchen that empowers and imprisons them, they cook dishes that symbolize their affection: adobo; kare-kare; dinuguan; and pansit. Each of them brings different flavors as they mix with each other and the men of their desires.

Cast

Meryll Soriano

as Pinay

Eula Valdez

as Laura

Boots Anson-Roa

as Josefina

Ana Capri

as Dalagang Josefina

Mario Magallona

as James

Reth Romero

as Tomas

Gerald Lauron

as Bruno

Alvin Marquez

as Cardo

Mar Garchitorena

as Kapitan

Helen Anang

as Kapitana

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