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The Debut   2000         N/R, 89 min. Genre: Comedy Director: Gene Cajayon   Cast: Dante Basco, Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Gina Alajar, Darion Basco, Dion Basco, Derek Basco, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco, Fe de los Reyes   The world of Filipino-Americans is depicted through high-school student Ben Mercado (Dante Basco) who works in a comic bookstore and dreams of a future as a graphic artist. But his stern father, Roland (Tirso Cruz III), is determined that his son go to medical school and become a doctor. Matters come to a head during Ben's sister Rose's (Bernadette Balagtas) 18th birthday party.