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简介:Synopsis: ThroughtheirportrayalsasthegaysonswhomakelifeanythingbutdullformomLuzvimindaCatacutan(CherryPiePicache),PoloRavales,JohnPrats,andJiroManioaretacklingthemostunusualrolesintheirenviablecareersasscreenentertainers.InthehilariousbutemotionallyengagingnewcomedyManayPo!,theseactors(allofthemstraight)areimaginingwhatit'sliketobeinlovewiththesamesex.Insomeinstances,theroleshaveevenrequiredthemtogetphysicalwithanotherguy! PoloRavalesplaysOscar,theeldestsonofLuzCatacutaninManayPo!Oscarisasuccessfulyoungarchitectwho,unknowntohismother,isahomosexual.Notonlythat,Oscarisbeendatinghisequallyhandsomeco-workerAdrian(LuisAlandy)foryears.Thesecretlovebetweenthesetwoattractive,straight-actingguysisreminiscentofBrokebackMountainminusthetragicending. Already,wordhasleakedthatthekisswhichPoloandLuissharewillbeoneofManayPo'smosttalked-aboutscenes.It'saveryviolentkiss,promisesdirectorJoelLamangan,butitshowsclearlyhowmuchOscarandAdrianloveoneanother. PlayingOscaristhemostuniquechallengefacingthehandsomeandsexyPoloRavales,whoisoneofthefewstarstostageasuccessfulcomebackafterbeinginshowbizlimboforyears.Whenhe'snotprofessinghisloveforactressAraMinaorwaitingforhersweetyestohim,youcanseePolointhetop-ratingfantasyserialMajika. PlayingOscar'syoungerbrotherOrsonisPinoyBigBrotherCelebrityEdition2ndplacerJohnPrats.BeforehejoinedthePBBfishbowllastFebruary,JohnwasseenonthebigscreenasagayChinoysonwhocomesoutoftheclosetintheMMFFhitcomedyAkoLegalWife:ManoPo4. ThecuteyoungactoracknowledgesthatplayingtheflamboyantOrsoninManayPo!isevenmorechallengingthanhisroleasaclosetedgayChinoyinAkoLegalWife. InAkoLegalWife,thehardestthingIhadtodowasputonZsazsaPadilla'sclothes!,laughstheteenidol.Inmostofthemovie,IactednormallybecauseIwasplayingaclosetedgay.InManayPo,I�mplayingaloudandproudgayforthewholemovie,andittakesalotofenergy. There'sevenascenewhereIjoinagaybeautypageant,soyoucanimaginetheoutfitsIhadtowear.There'salsoascenewhereIpullthehairofLJReyesbecauseshe�sstealingmycrush,playedbyMikeTan.Andofcourse,Iwon'tgiveupMikewithoutafight,laughsJohn. Istheyouthiconworriedatallaboutdoingtwoconsecutivegaymovies?Notreally,repliesPrats.Forme,thefunofactingisthatIgettoplaydifferentpeople,especiallycharacterswhoareverydifferentfromwhoIaminreallife. Pratsreveals,however,thathewon'tbeplayinganyothergaycharacterssoonashisnextprojectistheteleseryeBituingWalangNingning.Likeanyactor,IwanttosurprisetheaudiencewitheverythingthatIdo.Whenthey'releastexpectingit,I'llplayanothergaycharacter,saysJohn. Playingtheyoungestsiblinginthisbroodofgaybrothersisgrand-slamchildsensationJiroManio,theyoungestactorinPhilippinecinematowineveryactingawardforhismagnificentworkinMagnifico. InManayPo!,Jiro(whichmeanscutemonkeyinJapanese)playsOrwell,theyoungestsonofLuzCatacutan.Orwellisfrightenedwhenheslowlyrealizesthathe'salsoattractedtoboys,justlikehistwoolderbrothers.TheobjectofOrwellsfeelingsishisbestfriendandhighschoolclassmate,RobinDavid,playedbyStarCircle2QuestorTheoBernados. ThecreativestaffofManayPohadwickedfunteasingJiroandTheoabouttheir�graphickissingscene.ToJiro�scredit,headmittedthathewasscaredtodoit,butsaidhewouldkissTheoifthestoryrequiredit.Asitturnsout,direkJoelLamanganjustwantedtoseeifJiro'sfearwouldovercomehisprofessionalism.Needlesstosay,Jiropassedthetestwithflyingcolors. DirectorJoelLamangansaystherewillbeakissbetweenthetwobuddingadolescentboys,butthatitwillbehandledappropriatelyconsideringJiroandTheoareminors.…