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The Debut

05/18/2000

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1hr 28min

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Drama

One night can change a lifetime.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Dante Basco
  • Jayson Schaal
  • Brian Card
  • Mindy Spence
  • Nicole Hawkyard

    Directors

  • Gene Cajayon
  • Curtis Choy

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
  • National Asian American Telecommunications Association

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Tagalog

Cast

Dante Basco

Ben Mercado

Jayson Schaal

Doug

Brian Card

Dave

Mindy Spence

Jennifer

Brandon Martinez

Rick

Ernie Zarate

Tito Lenny

Gina Alajar

Gina Mercado

Bernadette Balagtas

Rose Mercado

Derek Basco

Edwin Mercado

Joy Bisco

Annabelle Manalo

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