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Namets! is a Philippin film of genre Drama with Christian Vazquez
Namets! (2008)
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Add to a movie listNamets! is a 2008 Filipino independent film directed by Jay Abello. The film was a finalist in the full-length feature category of the 2008 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The film's title is a play on the Hiligaynon word namit, which means "yummy" or "delicious".
^ Arevalo, Rica (2008-06-14). "Film about love and food debuts at Cinemalaya". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ Lim, Michael Kho (2008-07-17). "A delicious filmt treat". The Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ Gomez, Carla (2008-11-26). "Movie triggers rush for food". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
Synopsis
Jacko Teves (Christian Vasquez) owns Puccini's, an Italian restaurant in Bacolod City. When a monstrous cock fighting debt sets him at odds with Boss Dolpo (Peque Gallaga), he offers his restaurant up as payment. Boss Dolpo brings in Cassie Labayen (Angel Jacob) as a consultant to renovate the restaurant. Much to Jacko's dismay, Cassie decides to offer Negrense cuisine instead of Italian. The pair then set off across the province re-discovering the unique aspects of Negrense food.Actors
Christian Vazquez
(Jacko Teves)
Peque Gallaga
(Boss Dolpo)
Monsour del Rosario
(Babyboy Labayen)
Joel Torre
(Caveman)
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