Berting Labra
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Berting Labra born Roberto Labra, was a Filipino child star
Child star
Child star can refer to:* a child actor* a child singer*"Child Star," a song by The Unicorns from their 2003 album Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?...

 and veteran actor equally adept in comedy and drama, in action flicks and musicals.

Personal life and career

Labra starred in Apat Na Taga in 1953. He was a child star who shared screen with Fernando Poe, Sr. in several hits, including "Palaboy ng Tadhana," "Sagur," "Kanto Boy," and "Alimudin."

He was only six years old when he made his stage debut. He was discovered by Poe Sr when he was looking for a child actor who could sing for the movie.

Labra also witnessed the murder of his father, Francisco Labra, former bantamweight and featherweight champion of the Orient, in the hands of Japanese soldiers. "He was tortured," Labra told the Inquirer in 2005 interview.

The elder Poe became the 10-year-old's foster father.

Five years after the elder Poe's death, Labra, then a teenage, teamed up with Fernando "Da King" Poe Jr. in the 1965 box-office hit "Lo' Waist Gang," a film that spawned a string of other movies and a life-long friendship with Da King.

In 1969, Labra and fellow action star The Late Eddie Fernandez were jailed for murder. Labra spent 13 years in Muntinlupa, only to be exonerated by the Supreme Court.

Labra appeared in the 1991 action film "Manong Gang" with actor now Senator ramon 'Bong" revilla Jr Alongside Dina Bonevie as Bong Revilla's Leading Lady, and the late Actors Paquito Diaz
Paquito Diaz
Francisco Bustillos Diaz, better known by his screen name Paquito Diaz , was a veteran Filipino actor and movie director. He specialized in action and comedy.-Early life and career:Diaz was born in Pampanga, Philippines...

 and Max Alvarado
Max Alvarado
Max Alvarado was a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor known mainly by his portrayals of villains in a career that spanned 6 decades.-Biography:Max Alvarado was born as Gavino Maximo Teodosio in Manila...

. Labra's last film , the 2007 comedy "M.O.N.A.Y ni Mr. Shooli," co-starred actor Leo Martinez.

He appeared in supporting roles in soap operas and indie films in the Philippines.

Death

Labra died last February 10 due to emphysema
Emphysema
Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary...

. He was 75. Labra's remains were buried in the Garden of Memories in Pateros.

Filmography

Labra won 2 FAMAS
FAMAS
The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...

 awards.
Year Movie Role
2007 [ M.O.N.A.Y (Misteyks obda neyson adres Yata) ni Mr. Shooli
2006 Umaaraw, umuulan ,gumagabi
2003 Pinay Pie
Pinay Pie
Pinay Pie is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, directed by award-winning multi-genre director Jose Javier Reyes. The film was released to Philippine theaters on September 3, 2003. It stars Joyce Jimenez, Assunta De Rossi and Ai Ai de las Alas on the lead roles. It is a film about girl power. De las Alas...

 
Erning
2002–2003 Bene Lauresta (Fliptop series) Fuego
2002 Rudy Alvarina Lola Berting
2002 Genesis Rhapsodis Macmac<3Bene
2002 Lindley N. Garces Imbagwapo
2002 Tashito Embotido Call boy
2002 Hari ng Selda-Anak ni Baby Ama 2
2002 Mahal Kita: Final Answer
2001 Bakit 'di Totohanin
2001 Mahal Kita... Kahit Sino Ka
2001 Mila Tiyo Dodoy
2001 Tabi Tabi Po
2001 Tabi Tabi Po
2001 Eto na ang susunod na kabanata (TV series) Domeng
2000 Sagot Kita: Mula Ulo Hanggang Paa
2000 Ayos na...ang Kasunod Ka Benny
2000 Waray (d'bisayaman
2000 Ang Dalubhasa
1999 Bastat't Ikaw Nanginginig Pa
1999 Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko
1999 Bayadra Brothers
1999 Alyas Lakay
1998 Kasal-Kasalan (Sakalan)
1998 Ginto't Pilak
1998 Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong Wais
1998 Kasal-Kasalan (Sakalan)
1998 Squala
1997 Ang Probinsyano
1997 Sa iyo ang itaas, sa akin ang ibaba... ng bahay Tiyo Paeng
1997 SIG .357 Baril mo ang papatay sa iyo
1996 Batang XYZ
1996 Huwag Mong Isuko ang Laban
1995 Gising Na...Ang Higanteng Natutulog
1995 Isang Kahig..Tatlong Tuka (Daddy ka na, Mommy Ka Pa)
1995 Minsan pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin Part 2 Judge's Clerk
1994 HOY GISING..
1993 Manila Boy
1993 American Samurai 2 (... Auch bekannt als: "Live by the Fist" - Philippine Original Title Jojo
1993 Galvez: Hanggang sa dulo ng mundo hahanapin kita
1993 Makuha ka sa Tingin (Kung PUwede lang) Manong Nonong
1993 BONG perez da movie
1993 Patapon Berting
1993 Sala sa init, sala sa lamig Miguel
1992 Andres Manambit
1992 Jaime Labrador: Sakristan Mayor Estong
1992 Aswang Dodoy
1992 Alyas Boy Kano Bernie
1992 Bad Boy II
1992 Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin
1991 Mongolian Barbecue
1991 Manong Gang
1991 Mukhang Bungo
1990 Karapatan ko ang Pumatay... Kapitan Guti
1990 Bikining Itim
1990 Teacher's Enemy no10
1990 Feel and Feel
1990 Double M
1990 Twist: Ako si Ikaw, Ikaw si Ako
1989 Bala...Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca, Public Enemy No.1
1989 Salisi Gang
1989 Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle
1989 Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib
1988 Gawa na ang balang papatay sa iyo
1987 Lost and Found Command: Rebels Without Because
1987 Victor Corpuz
1987 Vigalante II
1983 Kapag Buhay ang Inutang
1982 The Cute...The Sexy 'n the Tiny
1982 Presidential Pardon
1970 Munting Santa
1970 Tell Nora I Love Her
1969 D' Musical Teenage Idols
1969 Bino and Clayd
1968 Blackhawk Commandos
1968 Hari ng Yabang
1968 Isang Libong Mukha
1968 Mister Gimmick
1968 PrettyBoy Playboy
1968 That Man Mr. Impossible
1967 The Longest Hundred Miles (TV Series) Pedro
1965 DreamGirl
1965 Dandansoy
1965 Scarface at Al Capone: Espiya sa Ginto
1964 Lumuluhang Komiko
1963 Dakpin si Julian Adornado
1963 Alias Golden Boy
1963 Dapit-Hapon: Oras ng Pagtutuos
1963 Magandang Bituin
1963 Mga Manugang ni Drakula
1963 Sigaw ng Digmaan
1963 Hugo, the Sidewalk Vendor Hugo
1962 Ano Ba Choy
1962 Bulilit Al Capone Little Alfonso
1962 Big Time Berto Berto
1960 Gabi ng Lagim (Segment 4)
1960 Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Armed Forces
1960 Rancho Grande
1958 Lo' Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro
1958 precious My Darling
1957 Lutong bahay ni lola basyang
1957 Los Lacuacheros
1957 Bakasyon Grande
1957 Kamay ni Cain
1956 Lo' Waist Gang
1950 Beasts of the East
1948 Forbidden Women
1947 ___ Gobernador Canor
1945____ Mga Syanong Parak

Awards

• 1964 FAMAS SUPPORTING ACTOR - Lumuluhang Komiko

• 1962 FAMAS BEST ACTOR - Ano Ba Choy?

Trivia

Fernando Poe, Jr.
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration...

, the King of the Philippine movies said that "Berting was the greatest Filipino actor of all time."

• He was named Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...

 and Bobby Breen
Bobby Breen
Bobby Breen is a Canadian-born actor and singer of the 1930s. He made his professional debut at age four in a night club in Toronto and was an immediate sensation. He made his radio debut soon after. He played in vaudeville and his sister paid for his musical education. Breen went to Hollywood in...

 of the Philippines, the Filipino version of Hollywood Child Wonders in the 1940s.

Sources

  • http://www.showbizcheese.info/2009/02/rip-berting-labra.html
  • http://www.imdb.de/name/nm0479653/
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