From Rufio to Zuko is a personal examination of the upbringing,
culture, and work of Dante Basco. Basco ruminates on the formative power
of his Filipino-American heritage, his family, the dynamics that evolved
throughout his career, and his experiences behind playing a couple of
America's most popular characters.
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From Rufio to Zuko is a memoir detailing the life and work of Dante
Basco. Basco takes us behind the scenes of his earliest projects,
sharing personal examinations of his life on the set of Hook, through
his second rise as a cultural icon as Zuko in Avatar: The Last
Airbender. Throughout his career as a 'working class' actor of Filipino
heritage, Basco shares how his family and culture play a crucial role in
the foundation of his work and his focus for the future.