LOOK: Pixar’s adorable Bao hugs a Philippine mango

Jun 5, 2018 3:55 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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Bao is a character in Pixar's upcoming short, which will be released along with 'Incredibles 2'

MANILA, Philippines – Bao is a fan of Philippine mangoes!

Disney-Pixar’s upcoming short features a cute little dumpling boy that comes to life – and in an exclusive sketch for the Philippines, the dumpling hugs a ripe mango, the Philippines’ unofficial national fruit.

BAO LOVES MANGO. The little dumpling in Pixar's 'Bao' hugs a ripe Philippine mango in an exclusive sketch by production designer Rona Liu for the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Disney-Pixar

The sketch was drawn by Rona Liu, a short’s production designer and the first Chinese-American to hold that position in a Pixar animated short.

Bao, which is set to be released in the Philippines on June 14 alongside the long-awaited Incredibles 2, follows an aging Chinese mom who is suffering from empty-nest syndrome. She gets to be a mom again when one of her dumplings turns into a cute, sweet dumpling boy, but she must eventually accept that he won’t be a baby forever.

Bao was directed by Domee Shi, the first female director of a Pixar short, according to Oh My Disney. – Rappler.com