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Kuya

Kuya

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Kuya

"Five friends... Five Loves... A Lifetime of memories... And one summer they'll never forget."

2004

1h 46m

4.3(4 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

The adventures and misadventures of a group of teenagers, chronicling their pain and the lessons learned along the way.

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Regal Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Oyo Boy Sotto

Oyo Boy Sotto

Ditto

Richard Gutierrez

Richard Gutierrez

Ted

Aubrey Miles

Aubrey Miles

Chloe

Cogie Domingo

Cogie Domingo

Noy

Angel Locsin

Angel Locsin

Barbs

Chynna Ortaleza

Chynna Ortaleza

Jill

James Blanco

James Blanco

Vincent

Maxene Magalona

Maxene Magalona

Grace

Danilo Barrios

KN

Railey Valeroso

Ditto

Creative team

Directed by: Dominic Zapata
Written by: Don Michael Perez

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