Mr. Suave

Mr. Suave (subtitled hoy! hoy! hoy! hoy! hoy! hoy!)^[1] is a 2003 Filipino comedy film co-written and directed by Joyce E. Bernal starring Vhong Navarro (his first movie lead star) and Angelica Jones.^[2] Based on the song of the same name by Parokya ni Edgar,^[3] the film was released on November 19, 2003.

Mr. Suave
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Bb. Joyce Bernal
Screenplay by	Bb. Joyce Bernal Dindo Perez Earl Ignacio Roel Raval
Story by	Dindo Perez Earl Ignacio Roel Raval
Based on	Original screenplay by Dindo Perez
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos
Starring	Vhong Navarro
Cinematography	Charlie Peralta
Edited by	Renato de Leon
Music by	Edwin "Kiko" Ortega Parokya ni Edgar (theme song)
Production company	Star Cinema
Distributed by	ABS-CBN Films
Release date	November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino Japanese

Plot

Rico Suave (Vhong Navarro) is the ultimate ladies' man. In the bayside market where he works, he is constantly grilled by his four quirky friends (collectively known as the F-Poor) for "Suave" tips. Soon they find out that Rico has a problem: when he gets intimate with a girl, his entire body freezes. Rico is miserable. To help their friend, the F-Poor enlist the services of Venus Marte (Angelica Jones), a sexy con artist. Convinced that Rico is a potential goldmine to exploit, Venus agrees to take on the job. Sparks fly as Venus tries to snare Rico. But, when she finds herself genuinely falling for him, she is caught in a dilemma. Will there be a way out of this rut for Venus? Can Rico regain his old charm as Mr. Suave?

Cast

Main cast

• Vhong Navarro as Rico Suave
• Angelica Jones as Venus Marte

Supporting cast

• Isko Salvador as Mr. Tea
• Ketchup Eusebio as Mr. Roboto
• Juddha Paolo as Mr. Clean
• Julius Empoy Marquez as Mr. Takatak
• Long Mejia as Doc Martin
• Val Sotto as Dad
• Ces Quesada as Mom
• Tuesday Vargas as Stella
• Mahal
• Dagul

In popular culture

• Several scenes of this movie come from the Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden II where Rico Suave is the version of Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan) and Venus is also the version of Shan Cai (Barbie Hsu) just like the music video of Lara Fabian's "Broken Vow".