Do Re Mi

Do Re Mi

Year: 1996

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: Tagalog

Director: Ike Jarlego Jr.

MusicComedyDrama

Three girls divided by personalities, cultural backgrounds and principles have one thing in common, their love for music.

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Three ambitious singers band together and forge a lasting friendship through the power of song. Reggie Mendoza, [Regine Velasquez], a self-described lola’s girl, joins forces with Mikki Tolentino, [Mikee Cojuangco], a practical, breadwinner tomboy, and Donnette Legaspi, [Donna Cruz], a glamorous yet spoiled rich girl, to form the vocal trio known as DoReMi. Despite their starkly different backgrounds and personal codes, their shared love for music binds them as they chase a dream that seems just within reach.

Their plan to break into the music world takes a sharp turn when a well-meaning but shady flight of misfortune unfolds. The trio heads toward what they believe will be a straightforward path to stardom in Japan, only to discover that a fly-by-night recruitment agency has falsified their documents and faked their passports. The chaos forces them to abandon the high hopes of the city and relocate to a rural province, choosing self-imposed exile over public embarrassment. In this quiet outpost, they reinvent themselves by turning a modest local restaurant into a lively mini-bar, where their voices bloom into something magnetic. The steady crowds they draw begin to catch the attention of visiting record executives, who see the trio’s potential and start talking about a formal recording contract.

On the day the group is poised to sign a major deal, Donnette and Mikki decide not to commit, leaving Reggie to face the moment alone. This pivot reshapes their paths: Reggie steps forward as a successful solo artist, while Donnette channels her energy into charitable work, helping orphans and abused children, and Mikki builds a life back home—starting a family and a thriving food business with Toto, [Gary Estrada], whose presence adds another layer to their intertwined stories. The contrast between their choices is clear, yet their shared history keeps pulling them back toward one another, especially when they reunite at a charitable gala.

Years later, fate brings the three back together during a gala where they unexpectedly share the stage and perform the very song they co-wrote, reconnecting through the music that originally bound them. The performance becomes more than a reunion; it cements a bond that endures beyond the temptations and detours of fame. Throughout their journey, the trio learns that friendship, resilience, and the love of performing can outlast even the most alluring distractions, and that the music they created together continues to echo in their lives long after the spotlight fades.

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