The Debut

    The Debut
    2000

    Synopsis

    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.

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      Cast

      • Dante BascoBen Mercado
      • Jayson SchaalDoug
      • Brian CardDave
      • Mindy SpenceJennifer
      • Nicole HawkyardSusie
      • Brandon MartinezRick
      • Ernie ZarateTito Lenny
      • Gina AlajarGina Mercado
      • Bernadette BalagtasRose Mercado
      • Derek BascoEdwin Mercado

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