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Pinay Pie (2003): Cast & Plot

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Pinay Pie is a 2003 comedy directed by Jose Javier Reyes, starring Assunta de Rossi as Love, Joyce Jimenez and Ai-Ai delas Alas. It runs 1 hour 55 minutes.

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Pinay Pie (2003) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 55m (115 min)
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Pinay Pie About?

The premise of Pinay Pie without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Three close friends—fashionable Karen, her cousin Love, a cosmetics clerk hoping to be a beauty queen, and business‑minded Yolly—back Love in a pageant. Trouble erupts when Love discovers her roommate Greta is dating Karen’s philandering boyfriend Artie and also the god‑brother of Yolly’s police boyfriend Pablito, who dumped her. The trio rallies to push Love to victory and teach their exes a lesson.

Pinay Pie Themes & Keywords

· 14 tags
  • filipina
  • three word title
  • beauty pageant contestant
  • boyfriend
  • policeman
  • magazine
  • department store
  • beauty queen
  • cousin cousin relationship
  • saleslady
  • gay
  • friendship
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  • editor
  • beauty pageant
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Cast & crew

Pinay Pie Cast & Characters

Assunta de Rossi leads the cast as Love, with Joyce Jimenez as Karen and Ai-Ai delas Alas as Yolly. Directed by Jose Javier Reyes; 30 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Jose Javier Reyes

More films directed by Jose Javier Reyes: Karinyo Brutal, Patikim-tikim, Secrets and Mommy Issues.

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Plot

Pinay Pie Plot Summary

What happens in Pinay Pie from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Three modern Filipina childhood friends — Yolly Ai-Ai delas Alas, Karen Joyce Jimenez, and Love Assunta de Rossi — share a lifelong love for pies and a stubborn optimism about romance. Yolly runs an aging buy-and-sell business, Karen directs a men’s fashion magazine, and Love works as a makeup artist and saleswoman who yearns to wear a crown rather than just cosmetics. The trio gathers for lunch, where Love reveals a fresh plan to chase another shot at beauty-pageant glory in Dyosa ng Kagandahan, after a string of losses. Yolly confides that her cop boyfriend, SPO Pablito Carlos Agassi, might propose tonight, lifting the mood with a touch of hopeful romance.

Full summary

The whole story of Pinay Pie, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Pinay Pie?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Which actress portrays the aging buy‑and‑sell businesswoman Yolly?

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Pinay Pie FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Pinay Pie, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Pinay Pie?

Pinay Pie runs 1 hour 55 minutes (115 minutes).

When was Pinay Pie released?

Pinay Pie was released on September 3, 2003.

Who directed Pinay Pie?

Pinay Pie was directed by Jose Javier Reyes.

More films by Jose Javier Reyes

Who is in the cast of Pinay Pie?

Pinay Pie stars Assunta de Rossi as Love, Joyce Jimenez as Karen and Ai-Ai delas Alas as Yolly, among 30 credited actors.

Does Pinay Pie have a post-credit scene?

No. Pinay Pie has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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