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English Only, Please
English Only, Please
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Directed by	Dan Villegas
Screenplay by	Antoinette Jadaone; Anjeli Pessumal;
Story by	Antoinette Jadaone; Dan Villegas;
Produced by	Joji Alonso; Eduardo Rocha; Edgar Mangahas; Fernando Ortigas;
Starring	Jennylyn Mercado; Derek Ramsay;
Cinematography	Dan Villegas
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Music by	Emerzon Texon
Production; companies	Quantum Films; MJM Productions; Tuko Film Productions; Buchi Boy Films;
Distributed by	Quantum Films
Release date	December 25, 2014;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱135 million

English Only, Please is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Dan Villegas and starring Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay. Produced by Quantum Films, in association with MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions and Buchi Boy Films^[1] it is an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Plot

Julian Parker (Derek Ramsay) comes to Manila from New York with one goal: to perfectly dictate a Filipino translation of his angry letter to his half-Pinay ex-girlfriend Megan with the help of the perky Filipino-English tutor he hired online. Tere Madlansacay (Jennylyn Mercado) is a top-notch Filipino-English tutor. She is strict and feisty and takes pride in teaching English and/or Filipino to more than 142 Americans, Fil-Ams, Koreans since 2006.

Cast

Main cast

Jennylyn Mercado as Tere Madlansacay, a Filipino tutor from the Philippines
Derek Ramsay as Julian Parker, a Filipino-American from the States
Kean Cipriano as Rico, Tere's "gold-digging, on-and-off" boyfriend
Isabel "Lenlen" Frial as Kay-Kay, Mallows's witty daughter/Tere's goddaughter
Cai Cortez as Mallows, Tere's best friend
Jerald Napoles as "the manliligaw on the street"
Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Tere's mother
Ian de Leon as Tere's brother
Jervy "Patani" Daño as Tere's mare

Special Participation

Isabel Oli as Megan Montañer, Julian's ex-girlfriend
Tom Rodriguez as Ernest, Megan's fiancée
Meowfie as Jeepney Bystander

Awards

40th Metro Manila Film Festival 2014
- Best Picture: 2nd Place
- Best Actor: Derek Ramsay
- Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado
- Best Director: Dan Villegas
- Best Story: Antoinette Jadaone and Dan Villegas
- Best Screenplay: Antoinette Jadaone and Anj Pessumal
- Best Editor: Marya Ignacio

References

^ Jimenez, Joyce (November 28, 2014). "WATCH: Jennylyn, Derek star in first rom-com film 'English, Only Please'". The Philippine Star. Philstar. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

External links

English Only, Please at IMDb

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[rom-com-1] Jimenez, Joyce (November 28, 2014). "WATCH: Jennylyn, Derek star in first rom-com film 'English, Only Please'". The Philippine Star. Philstar. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

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