Instant Daddy

Instant Daddy is a 2023 Philippine comedy-drama film that tells the story of Valentin "Val" Roxas (Jerald Napoles), raised by his Tatay Lito (Jao Mapa) after his mother left them to work abroad when he was seven. To maintain normalcy, Lito wrote young Val letters supposedly from his mother, promising she would return. The film is a Pinoy adaptation of the 2013 Mexican film Instructions Not Included, directed by Eugenio Derbez, and also stars Ryza Cenon as Kate and Althea Ruedas as Mirasol "Mira" Roxas.