The Debut (2000)

The Debut
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 88 min
  • Premiere: 18th of May 2000

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 Basco
as Ben Mercado
Joy Bisco
as Annabelle Manalo
Tirso Cruz III
as Roland Mercado
Eddie Garcia
as Lolo Carlos
Derek Basco
as Edwin Mercado
Gina Alajar
as Gina Mercado
Ernie Zarate
as Tito Lenny
Darion Basco
as Augusto
Bernadette Balagtas
as Rose Mercado

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