A Tribute to Bananas (with a Heart)

Published: April 4, 2007 | |

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The Davao region being the Philippines’s banana capital, we thought we should share with you this funny movie trailer about the fruit — with Mark Lapid in the supporting role. Enjoy!

Below are the spoofs:

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