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The Debut
2000, May 18
1h 28m
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.
Directed by
Gene Cajayon
Written by
Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
Dion Basco
Rommel
Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado
Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos
Darion Basco
Augusto
Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Brandon Martinez
Rick
Rawlins Apilado
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