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About
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.
Theatrical
May 18, 2000
Budget
$1.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 9, 2003
Director
Music
Studio
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Cast
Full credits →D
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
J
Jayson Schaal
Doug
B
Brian Card
Dave
M
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
N
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
E
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
G
Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado
B
Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado
D
Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado
J
Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
T
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
D
Darion Basco
Augusto
D
Dionysio Basco
Rommel
E
Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos
