The Debut (2000)
"One night can change a lifetime."
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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
Ben Mercado
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Jayson Schaal
Doug
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Brian Card
Dave
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Mindy Spence
Jennifer
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Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
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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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Rawlins Apilado
Jun
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
Darion Basco
Augusto
Dionysio Basco
Rommel