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Aug 23, 2004
I won the Ultimate Laff Down 3 Competition in Orange County. It was held at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach on August 12. Thanks to all of you who were able to make it down. Thanks to everyone for their support!



Bernadette at her dressing room door after taping for "The Latino Laugh Festival" on SiTV.
Long Beach Comedy Competition
September 15, 2003, Yes! 2003
Bernadette will be competing for cash prizes in Long Beach at NYBryans. Come down and support her. See Calendar.


Cal State Long Beach

On May 30th, 2003, Bernadette graduated from CSULB with her BA in Theater Arts! Way to go!!!

Santa Barbarbara Premeire

"the Debut" has been chosen to screen at this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Two screenings will be offered at the Metro 4 Theatres located at 618 State Street in Santa Barbara, CA.: Saturday, March 3 at 4:00PM and Tuesday, March 6 at 2:00PM.

Advance tickets can be purchased beginning Feb. 6th through Arlington Ticket Agency at (805) 963-9589. Tickets are $7.50 each. Please arrive at least 1/2 hour before show time to receive guaranteed seating. Parking is $1.00 after the first hour in any city lot. There are several lots available close to the Metro 4 theater located at 618 State Street. For more information about the festival and its roster of film screenings, check out www.sbfilmfestival.org


University of Southern California Screening

On Sunday March 4, 2001 at 1:00 pm, "the Debut" will be featured in a film series sponsored by the Asia Society Southern California Center. This film and discussion series will include eight feature length film and videos followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker. "the Debut" will screen at the Norris Theater on the USC campus in Los Angeles, CA. This special showing is FREE of charge, but advanced registration is required. Seats are limited so please register early by contacting Jeffrey Inada at (213) 624-0945 ext. 14. or jeffreyi@asiasoc.org.

Bay Area Premiere

On March 15th at 7pm "the Debut" will make its Bay Area premiere as the Closing Night Gala of the 19th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. This special screening will be held at the AMC Kabuki 8 Cinemas, 1991 Post Street. A Gala Reception will follow at the Conference Center of Landmark Building A in Fort Mason Center with all the cast and crew members from "the Debut" in attendance. Tickets are $35 for both the screening and reception; or $15 for the screening only. They will be availabe to purchase online at Tickets.com or at the AMC Kabuki 8 Box Office, and at Tickets.com outlets starting Feb.16, 2001.

Opening Day KICK-OFF

Friday, March 16, 2001 will be the official kick off "the Debut"'s general release in San Francisco. This exclusive engagement will begin at the AMC Kabuki 8 Cinemas and will have screenings held daily. The release will soon expand to other theaters all over the Bay Area sponsored by Pusod.

San Jose Premiere

On Sunday, March 18 "the Debut" will be shown at 7PM at the Camera 3 Cinemas located on 2nd and San Carlos Streets, San Jose. For more information on tickets to this special event, visit: http://www.naatanet.org/festival/2001/tickets


Check the "News" section of "the Debut" official site for more details.