Binondo, etcetera 0 SHARES Share it! But when she fumbles on the lyrics, Ah Tiong (Armand Ferrer), the infatuated visitor from Mainland China, picks up the slack for an enthralling duet. “Yuèliang Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn” was one of the first popular foreign love songs under the China’s new China’s Open Door Policy. The parents on both sides had agreed on pre-arranged nuptial; and Ah Tiong, after initially resisting, would be a dutiful son. Spanning two decades and two countries, “Binondo, A Tsinoy Musical,” explores love prevailing over prejudice, politics, absence, and even unrequited longing.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 21, 2019 16:07 UTC