

MovieDrama
The Debut
One night can change a lifetime.
6.0(8)20001h 28m
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.
- Director
- Gene Cajayon
- Writers
- Gene Cajayon,John Manal Castro
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Cast

Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
Brandon Martinez
Rick

Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny

Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado

Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado

Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado

Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
Rawlins Apilado
Jun

Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado

Darion Basco
Augusto

Dionysio Basco
Rommel

Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos
Crew
Directing
- Gene CajayonDirector
Writing
- Gene CajayonWriter
- John Manal CastroWriter
Camera
- Hisham AbedDirector of Photography
Editing
- Kenn KashimaEditor
Sound
- Curtis ChoyProduction Sound Mixer
- Wendall J. YuponceOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Michael RizzoProduction Design