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Rufa Mi
Rufa Mi
Born	Maria Krista Aguilar; April 8, 1988 (age 36)
Nationality	Filipino
Education	Lyceum of the Philippines University
Occupation(s)	Comedian, presenter, actor, singer
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Impersonating Rufa Mae Quinto

Maria Krista Aguilar (born April 8, 1988), known professionally as Rufa Mi, is a Filipina comedian, presenter, actress, and singer. Rufa Mi is known for impersonating actress Rufa Mae Quinto.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Rufa Mi began as a band singer, joining contests before entering Philippine show business. Rufa Mi auditioned for Pinoy Pop Superstar twice but failed, later entering an impersonation contest and dance audition for the EB Babes dance troupe in Eat Bulaga! but still did not win. One of the EB Babes judges, Andrew de Real, gave her a chance to perform at The Library, a known comedy bar. Since then, Joey de Leon gave her the stage name "Rufa Mi" because she bears a resemblance Rufa Mae Quinto.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Television commitments aside, Rufa Mi currently performs at The Library every Friday.^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2007	Nuts Entertainment	Herself	GMA Network
2010–2011	House or Not	Host	TV5
2010–2011	P.O.5	Herself
2011	Star Confessions	Herself
	Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak	Makahiya
	Wil Time Bigtime	Herself
2012	Sarah G. Live	Jinky	ABS-CBN
2012–2013	Ina, Kapatid, Anak	Aliya
2015	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Iñigo's nanny
2015	Ipaglaban Mo!	Herself

Film

Year	Title	Role
2009	Ang Darling Kong Aswang	Applicant

References

^ ^a ^b Pangilinan, Robbie (January 3, 2011). "Being Rufa Mae". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ Pumaloy, Rey. "Bong, nanlamig at nanginig ang tuhod! Rufa Mae, gamit na gamit ni Rufami?". Abante. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013. (in Tagalog)
^ ^a ^b "Rufa Who?". GMA Network. March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ Samio, Veronica R. (April 6, 2008). "Lolit sobrang na-miss ni Gabby". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 28, 2013. (in Tagalog)
^ Samio, Veronica R. (January 27, 2009). "Clone ni Rufa Mae bibirit". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 28, 2013. (in Tagalog)
^ "Rufa Mi". The Library. Retrieved March 28, 2013.