Berting Labra

Berting Labra
Born
Roberto S. Labra

(1933-04-17)April 17, 1933
Manila, Philippine Islands, United States
DiedFebruary 10, 2009(2009-02-10) (aged 75)
Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines
OccupationActor
Years active1945–2009
AwardsFAMAS Best Supporting Actor
1964 Lumuluhang Komiko

Berting Labra (born Roberto S. Labra; April 17, 1933 – February 10, 2009) was a Filipino 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 films, 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 Philippine Daily Inquirer in a 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 1956 box-office hit Lo' Waist Gang, a film that spawned a string of other movies and a lifelong friendship with Da King.

In 1969, Labra and fellow action star Eddie Fernandez were jailed for murder.[1] Labra spent 13 years in Muntinlupa, only to be exonerated by the Supreme Court.

On December 25, 1982, the film The Cute... The Sexy n' The Tiny premiered. Labra plays one the leads.[2]

Labra appeared in the 1991 action film Manong Gang with actor Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. alongside Dina Bonevie, Paquito Diaz and Max Alvarado. Labra's last film, the 2007 comedy M.O.N.A.Y ni Mr. Shooli, co-starred actor Leo Martinez.

Death

Labra died on February 10, 2009, due to heart attack. He was 75 years old. Labra's remains were buried in the Garden of Memories in Pateros.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1947 Ang Kapilya sa May Daang Bakal
1948 Forbidden Women
1949 The 13th Sultan
1950 Beasts of the East
1956 Lo' Waist Gang
1957 Kamay ni Cain
Bakasyon Grande
Los Lacuacheros
Lutong Bahay ni Lola Basyang
1958 Precious My Darling
Lo' Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro
1960 Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Armed Forces
Gabi ng Lagim (Segment 4)
Rancho Grande
1962 Big Time Berto Berto
Bulilit Al Capone Little Alfonso
Ano Ba Choy
1963 Hugo, the Sidewalk Vendor Hugo
Sigaw ng Digmaan
Mga Manugang ni Drakula
Magandang Bituin
Dapit-Hapon: Oras ng Pagtutuos
Alias Golden Boy
Dakpin si Julian Adornado
1964 Lumuluhang Komiko
1965 Scarface at Al Capone: Espiya sa Ginto
Dandansoy
DreamGirl
1968 That Man Mr. Impossible
PrettyBoy Playboy
Mister Gimmick
Isang Libong Mukha
Hari ng Yabang
Blackhawk Commandos
1969 Bino and Clayd
D' Musical Teenage Idols
1970 Tell Nora I Love Her
Munting Santa
1982 Presidential Pardon
The Cute ... The Sexy 'n the Tiny
1983 Kapag Buhay ang Inutang
1986 Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite Berto
1987 Vigilante II
Victor Corpuz
Lost and Found Command: Rebels Without Because
Puto Travolta
1988 The Untouchable Family
Bobo Cop
Ompong Galapong: May Ulo, Walang Tapon
Kumander Bawang: Kalaban ng Mga Aswang Lolo Ambo
Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo
1989 Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib
Salisi Gang
Bala ... Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca, Public Enemy No.1
Jones Bridge Massacre (Task Force Clabio)
1990 Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle
Twist: Ako si Ikaw, Ikaw si Ako
Double M
Feel Na Feel
Titser's Enemi No. 1
Bikining Itim
Karapatan Ko ang Pumatay ... Kapitan Guti
Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo
1991 Batas ng .45 Oyong
Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue Gat Uto
1992 Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin
Bad Boy II
Alyas Boy Kano Bernie
Mukhang Bungo: Da Coconut Nut Doy Ramos
Aswang Dodoy
Eh, Kasi Bata
Jaime Labrador: Sakristan Mayor Estong
Manong Gang
Lakay
Andres Manambit
1993 Sala sa Init, Sala sa Lamig Miguel
Patapon Berting
Mario Sandoval
Makuha Ka sa Tingin (Kung Puwede Lang) Manong Nonong
Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo Hahanapin Kita
Lt. Madarang: Iginuhit sa Dugo Sgt. Tiber
Live by the Fist (or American Samurai 2) Jojo
Manila Boy
1994 Chickboys
1995 Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin Part 2 Judge's Clerk
Isang Kahig..Tatlong Tuka (Daddy Ka Na, Mommy Ka Pa)
Gising Na ... Ang Higanteng Natutulog
Huwag Mong Isuko ang Laban
1996 Batang Z
Adan Lazaro Kanor
Do Re Mi Mr. Tolentino
Ang Probinsyano Titong
1997 SIG .357 Baril Mo ang Papatay Sa Iyo
Sa Iyo ang Itaas, sa Akin ang Ibaba ... ng Bahay Tiyo Paeng
1998 Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano Titong
Squala
Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong Wais
Ginto't Pilak
Kasal-Kasalan (Sakalan)
1999 Bayadra Brothers
Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko... Mang Cosme
Basta't Ikaw Pa
2000 Ang Dalubhasa Pekto
Waray
Ayos Na ... ang Kasunod Ka Benny
Sagot Kita: Mula Ulo Hanggang Paa
2001 Tabi Tabi Po
Mila Tiyo Dodoy
Mahal Kita ... Kahit Sino Ka
Bakit 'Di Totohanin
2002 Mahal Kita: Final Answer
Hari ng Selda-Anak ni Baby Ama 2
Sana Totoo Na
Forevermore
Sugat, Walang Paghilom Tata Isyo
Tukaan Lolo Gorio
2003 Pinay Pie Erning
2006 Umaaraw, Umuulan
2007 M.O.N.A.Y. (Misteyks Obda Neyson Adres Yata) ni Mr. Shooli

Television

Year Title Role
1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Pedro
1998–2001 Richard Loves Lucy Mang Berting
2001 Ipaglaban Mo: Walang-Wala Na, Nawalan Pa! Mang Kanor
Eto Na Ang Susunod Na Kabanata Domeng
2001–2002 Pangako Sa 'Yo Pepe
2002–2003 Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay Mario

Awards

  • 1962 FAMAS BEST ACTOR - Ano Ba Choy?
  • 1964 FAMAS SUPPORTING ACTOR - Lumuluhang Komiko

Trivia

Sources

  1. ^ Cherry Pineda (12 June 2015). "Tragic Endings: shocking celebrity-related deaths". Push. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ Leavold, Andrew (2017). The Search for Weng Weng. Australia: The LedaTape Organisation. pp. 238–239. ISBN 9780994411235.
  3. ^ Godinez, Bong (11 February 2009). "Veteran actor Berting Labra succumbs to emphysema". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Child of RP movies packs up - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on 17 February 2009.