Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

Year: 2023

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: Tagalog

Director: Chris Martinez

Comedy

During a solar eclipse, Rodrigo Sr., his wife Salve, and their children Rodrigo Jr. and Blesilda travel to Junior’s wedding when their car collides with the van of Mama Wendy’s pageant troupe and trainee Whitney. The crash swaps their bodies, forcing both families to remain in each other's bodies until the next eclipse can reverse the exchange now.

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Timeline & Setting – Here Comes the Groom (2023)

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Location

Parish church, Magnetic Hill resort, wedding venue, mall

The story centers on a devout Catholic family whose life revolves around their parish church. The Magnetic Hill setting and a resort wedding anchor the narrative in contemporary Filipino culture, with key scenes unfolding in a mall confrontation and at the wedding venue. The locations collectively reflect tradition, community, and public spectacle.

🙏 Faith 👪 Family 🌈 LGBTQ+ themes 🎭 Performance

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 13:38

Main Characters – Here Comes the Groom (2023)

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Junior (Enchong Dee)

The devout eldest son of Rodrigo Sr. who, after the accident, occupies Wilhelmina’s body. He must navigate a wedding day with a new identity, balancing loyalty to Yumi and his family while learning to be more open to others’ experiences.

👪 Family 🤝 Empathy 🌀 Transformation

Yumi (Miles Ocampo)

Junior’s fiancée, poised for their wedding. She confronts the reality of a marriage where bodies are swapped, forcing a reevaluation of love, commitment, and acceptance in the face of unexpected change.

💍 Romance 🤝 Empathy 🌈 Acceptance

Salve (Gladys Reyes)

Rodrigo Sr.’s wife and a stabilizing matriarch who anchors the family amid chaos. Her devotion to faith, family, and community drives her to find a path that keeps the wedding intact while preserving dignity for all.

👪 Family 🙏 Faith 🧭 Leadership

Wanda (Xilhouete)

A drag performer who finds herself inhabiting Rodrigo’s body after the crash. Wanda’s perspective reveals vulnerability, fear, and a longing for belonging that challenges the family’s prejudices and opens space for understanding.

🎭 Performance 🧭 Identity 🌈 LGBTQ+

Wilhelmina (Jervi KaladKaren Wrightson)

In Junior’s body, Wilhelmina confronts the consequences of appearances and the complexities of sexual and romantic boundaries. She forms an unexpected connection with Sean while supporting Yumi and the wedding’s outcome.

👤 Identity 🤝 Empathy 🌈 Acceptance

Winona (Nico Antonio)

One of Wanda’s wards, a pageant contestant who ultimately receives the crown. Winona’s performance highlights how appearances can be deceptive and how inner truth can shine beyond the pageant’s surface.

🎤 Pageant 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 👥 Identity

Whitney (Awra Briguela)

A ward of Mama Wendy who, after swapping bodies, experiences new freedoms and bodily pains. Whitney’s initial elation gives way to a realization about belonging and the limits of a new form.

🎭 Performance 💃 Transformation 🤝 Empathy

Blesilda (Maris Racal)

In Whitney’s body, Blesilda prays for forgiveness and begins to grapple with consequences that come with a second chance. Her arc explores guilt, redemption, and the desire to repair family bonds.

👪 Family 🙏 Faith 🌀 Transformation

Joy (Eugene Domingo)

Salve’s cousin and barangay chairman who provides pragmatic guidance. She helps orchestrate plans to salvage the wedding and stabilizes the group amid shifting loyalties and identities.

🤝 Community 🗺️ Leadership 💬 Practicality

Rodrigo Sr. (Keempee de Leon)

The patriarch whose devout faith and authority are challenged by the body swap. He must navigate pride, love for family, and the possibility of a more inclusive path forward.

🙏 Faith 👪 Family 💬 Authority

Mama Wendy (Iyah Mina)

A drag group matriarch who explains the soul-swap phenomenon. Her backstory as an orphan seeking family adds depth to the group’s collective journey toward belonging.

👪 Family 🗝️ Mystery 🎭 Performance

Yumi's Mom (Nerissa Torres Abelardo)

Mother to Yumi, who anchors the family’s concerns and participates in the unfolding attempt to restore order. Her stance helps shape the family’s response to the upheaval.

👪 Family 💬 Communication 🤝 Support

Sean

Best friend of Junior and the wedding’s best man. His feelings become part of the evolving dynamic as Wilhelmina (in Junior’s body) develops an interest in him.

💬 Friendship ❤️ Love 🔎 Secrets

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 13:38

Major Themes – Here Comes the Groom (2023)

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🔄 Identity

The body swap forces characters to inhabit another’s life, challenging prejudices and expanding empathy. It disrupts rigid roles within a devout family and drag-performance circles, pushing individuals to reassess who they are. Through this upheaval, the film explores how identity can be fluid and still worthy of respect.

👪 Family

A tight-knit family is stretched by chaos, secrets, and bodily transfers, testing loyalty and forgiveness. The crisis becomes a chance to redefine what family means—beyond blood ties to include chosen and supportive relationships. Ultimately, unity and care prevail over fear and judgment.

🙏 Faith

Religious devotion frames the characters’ rituals and moral choices, creating tension between tradition and compassion. The narrative questions whether faith must exclude empathy, showing moments where spiritual values are reconsidered in light of new understanding. The eclipse event also becomes a symbolic test of belief and reconciliation.

🎭 Humor

Humor threads through the upheaval, using wit to defuse tension and illuminate fragile truths. Comedy emerges from the clash of identities and the awkward straight-faced reality of swapped bodies. Laughter helps characters connect, heal, and choose empathy over prejudice.

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 13:38

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