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The Debut

The Debut
★ 6.0/10•2000•1h 28m•R•Drama

One night can change a lifetime.

Filipino-American high school student Ben 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.

Gene Cajayon · Director

Gene Cajayon · Writer

John Manal Castro · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 18, 2000
Budget$1,000,000

Actors

Dante Basco

Dante Basco

Ben Mercado

Jayson Schaal

Doug

Brian Card

Dave

Mindy Spence

Jennifer

Nicole Hawkyard

Susie

Brandon Martinez

Rick

Ernie Zarate

Ernie Zarate

Tito Lenny

Gina Alajar

Gina Alajar

Gina Mercado

Bernadette Balagtas

Bernadette Balagtas

Rose Mercado

Derek Basco

Derek Basco

Edwin Mercado

Joy Bisco

Joy Bisco

Annabelle Manalo

Rawlins Apilado

Jun

Tirso Cruz III

Tirso Cruz III

Roland Mercado

Darion Basco

Darion Basco

Augusto

Dionysio Basco

Dionysio Basco

Rommel

Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia

Lolo Carlos

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