The gay and happy characters of (from left, clockwise) John Prats, Cherry Pie Picache, Rufa Mae Quinto, Polo Ravales, Sid Lucero, and Jiro Manio will entertain viewers as they tackle issues about homosexuality and family ties.

The cast of Manay Po 2: Overload include (standing from left) Rubi-Rubi, Sid Lucero, Marco Alcaraz, Rufa Mae Quinto, Polo Ravales, Cherry Pie Picache, John Prats, Christian Vasquez, Alex Castro, Giselle Sanchez; (seated) Charles Christianson, Jiro Manio, and IC Mendoza.

 

Cherry Pie Picache reprises her role as Luzviminda Dimagiba, the mother of her gay sons (from left) Orwell, Orson, and Oscar. The veteran actress says of her role, "I had a speech defect in Manay Po 1 but now, magaling na ang speech defect ko. That was exciting for me since now, I don't have a difficult time talking. Doing Manay Po 2 is a breather for me because most of the films that I have been doing are serious and dramatic films. Ngayon, fun fun lang."

Polo Ravales (far left) narrates the changes in the sequel of Manay Po. "Before, closet gay ako...tinatago ko sa Mommy ko na gay ako. Dito sa part two, open na ako [as Oscar] pero hindi ako as loud na gay as John [Prats, second from right].
"The big difference talaga dito, mas comfortable kami ngayon with our roles. Saka iba ang samahan namin during the shoot, nag-gel kami lahat sa part one tapos ngayon, haluan mo pa ng Rufa Mae [Quinto, second from left], riot na!"

John Prats (second from right) reveals that he almost didn't accept the role of the gay Orson in Manay Po 2. "Honestly, nung inoffer sa akin yung project na Manay Po 2, medyo hesitant ako to accept kasi it's another gay movie na naman. But when Direk Joel [Lamangan] called me up, sabi niya, 'John read the script.' Sobrang ganda pala ng project, maganda yung script kaya tinanggap ko na.

Manay Po 2: Overload is written by Dinno Erece.

The Dimagiba siblings all have a tendency to become effeminate. Jiro Manio (right) plays the youngest son named Orwell. He says of his character, "Ako yung bata na hindi pa alam kung gay ba siya o hindi. Confused siya. Sa part one kasi hindi pa niya alam...may times na lalaki ako at may times na bumibigay ako. Dito sa part two, medyo lumalabas na yung pagiging gay ko pero hindi ko naman kinahiya kasi sobrang proud kaming magkakapatid. Kahit na gay kami, proud yung mother namin na gay kami."

Rufa Mae Quinto causes friction between the gay couple played by Polo Ravales and Sid Lucero. As Bette the babymaker, she catches the attention of Oscar (Polo), thus incurring the jealousy of Adrianne (Sid). Adrianne and Oscar want to raise a child of their own and Bette becomes the baby maker for the gay couple.

Cherry Pie Picache says about her co-stars, "Si Jiro [Manio], mahusay na bata. Si John [Prats] nagtatanong about gay lingo kasi hindi siya familiar, kasi lalaki siya. Si Polo [Ravales] mas madali kasi closet gay siya. Si John, yung out. Si Peachy [Rufa Mae's nickname], nagtatanong kung anong mas magandang punchline. Tulungan kami."

The cast of Manay Po 2: Overload features the former stars of the original Manay Po and new characters as well. Some of the new characters include Rufa Mae Quinto and Andrea Torres (bottom row, in white) who plays the role of Jiro's friend. She was previously cast in the movie Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.

Rufa Mae Quinto narrates that she is a big fan of Cherry Pie Picache, which is why she was more than happy to be part of Manay Po 2: Overload. "Ako na lang ang hindi mo nabibigyan ng award," she tells Direk Joel Lamangan, half-jokingly.