Kailangan Kita

Kailangan Kita
Official Movie Poster
Directed by	Rory B. Quintos
Starring	Aga Muhlach Claudine Barretto
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date	November 6, 2002
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog, English
Box office	P98,903,756[1]

Kailangan Kita (I Need You) is a 2002 film in the Philippines that tackles a beautiful love story shot in the province of Albay. Claudine Barretto plays the lead role Lena, a simple lady in the province and Aga Muhlach as Carl a Filipino working in the United States who made a visit in Albay to fix his wedding with Lena's elder sister. This movie is under Rory Quintos' direction and produced by Star Cinema, ABS-CBN film productions.

Synopsis

New York-based celebrity chef Carl Diesta is coming home to the Philippines after being away for seventeen long years to marry his fiancee, supermodel Chrissy Duran, in her hometown of Albay province. With Chrissy still being held up somewhere in Europe for a photo shoot, Carl has to meet her family by himself and instantly impresses everyone except for Chrissy's father, Papay Rogelio. Here Carl gets to meet Chrissy's other sister - Lena. Through Lena, Carl has now come to terms with his forcibly forgotten identity - both as a son and as a Filipino. Lena has also awaken a love in Carl that he has never felt before.

Cast

• Aga Muhlach as Carl "Caloy" Diesta
• Claudine Barretto as Elena "Lena" Duran
• Jericho Rosales as Abel
• Johnny Delgado† as Rogelio Duran
• Liza Lorena as Consuelo Duran
• Dante Rivero as Ka Pinong / Carl's Father
• Cris Villanueva as Father Ruben
• Gerald Madrid as Mario
• Rissa Mananquil-Samson as Crissy Duran
• Ces Quesada as Lucci Dellosa
• Igi Boy Flores as Buboy Duran
• Farrah Florer as Sylvia
• Mads Nicolas as Elvie Mirandilla
• Cholo Escaño as Sonny Duran
• Nicole Judalena as Giselle Duran
• Idda Yaneza as Martha

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