Berting Labra

Berting Labra (April 17, 1933 – February 10, 2009), born Roberto Labra, was a Filipino child star and veteran actor equally adept in comedy and drama, in action flicks and musicals.

In this Philippine name, the family name is Labra.
Berting Labra
Born
Roberto Labra

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

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, premiered The Cute... The Sexy n' The Tiny where Labra acted as one of the three leads in alongside Pia Moran and Weng Weng.[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 emphysema. He was 75 years old. Labra's remains were buried in the Garden of Memories in Pateros.[3]

Filmography

Film
YearMovieRole
2007M.O.N.A.Y (Misteyks Obda Neyson Adres Yata) ni Mr. Shooli
2006Umaaraw, Umuulan
2003Pinay PieErning
2002TukaanLolo Gorio
2002Sugat, Walang PaghilomTata Isyo
2002Forevermore
2002Sana Totoo Na
2002Hari ng Selda-Anak ni Baby Ama 2
2002Mahal Kita: Final Answer
2001Bakit 'Di Totohanin
2001Mahal Kita ... Kahit Sino Ka
2001MilaTiyo Dodoy
2001Tabi Tabi Po
2000Sagot Kita: Mula Ulo Hanggang Paa
2000Ayos Na ... ang KasunodKa Benny
2000Waray
2000Ang DalubhasaPekto
1999Bastat't Ikaw Pa
1999Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko...Mang Cosme
1999Bayadra Brothers
1998Kasal-Kasalan (Sakalan)
1998Ginto't Pilak
1998Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong Wais
1998Squala
1998Pagbabalik ng ProbinsyanoTitong
1997Ang ProbinsyanoTitong
1997Sa Iyo ang Itaas, sa Akin ang Ibaba ... ng BahayTiyo Paeng
1997SIG .357 Baril Mo ang Papatay Sa Iyo
1996Batang Z
1996Huwag Mong Isuko ang Laban
1996Adan LazaroKanor
1995Gising Na ... Ang Higanteng Natutulog
1995Isang Kahig..Tatlong Tuka (Daddy Ka Na, Mommy Ka Pa)
1995Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin Part 2Judge's Clerk
1994Chickboys
1993Manila Boy
1993Live by the Fist (or American Samurai 2)Jojo
1993Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo Hahanapin Kita
1993Makuha Ka sa Tingin (Kung Puwede Lang)Manong Nonong
1993Mario Sandoval
1993PataponBerting
1993Sala sa Init, Sala sa LamigMiguel
1992Andres Manambit
1992Jaime Labrador: Sakristan MayorEstong
1992AswangDodoy
1992Alyas Boy KanoBernie
1992Bad Boy II
1992Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin
1991Mongolian Barbecue
1991Manong Gang
1991Mukhang Bungo
1991Alyas Lakay
1990Karapatan Ko ang Pumatay ... Kapitan Guti
1990Bikining Itim
1990Teacher's Enemy no10
1990Feel and Feel
1990Double M
1990Twist: Ako si Ikaw, Ikaw si Ako
1989Bala ... Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca, Public Enemy No.1
1989Salisi Gang
1989Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle
1989Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib
1988Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo
1988Kumander Bawang: Kalaban ng Mga AswangLolo Ambo
1988Ompong Galapong: May Ulo, Walang Tapon
1988The Untouchable Family
1987PutoTravolta
1987Lost and Found Command: Rebels Without Because
1987Victor Corpuz
1987Vigilante II
1983Kapag Buhay ang Inutang
1982The Cute ... The Sexy 'n the Tiny
1982Presidential Pardon
1970Munting Santa
1970Tell Nora I Love Her
1969D' Musical Teenage Idols
1969Bino and Clayd
1968Blackhawk Commandos
1968Hari ng Yabang
1968Isang Libong Mukha
1968Mister Gimmick
1968PrettyBoy Playboy
1968That Man Mr. Impossible
1965DreamGirl
1965Dandansoy
1965Scarface at Al Capone: Espiya sa Ginto
1964Lumuluhang Komiko
1963Dakpin si Julian Adornado
1963Alias Golden Boy
1963Dapit-Hapon: Oras ng Pagtutuos
1963Magandang Bituin
1963Mga Manugang ni Drakula
1963Sigaw ng Digmaan
1963Hugo, the Sidewalk VendorHugo
1962Ano Ba Choy
1962Bulilit Al CaponeLittle Alfonso
1962Big Time BertoBerto
1960Rancho Grande
1960Gabi ng Lagim (Segment 4)
1960Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Armed Forces
1958Lo' Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro
1958Precious My Darling
1957Lutong Bahay ni Lola Basyang
1957Los Lacuacheros
1957Bakasyon Grande
1957Kamay ni Cain
1956Lo' Waist Gang
1950Beasts of the East
1949The 13th Sultan
1948Forbidden Women
1947Ang Kapilya sa May Daang Bakal

Television
YearTitleRole
2001-2002 Pangako Sa 'YoPepe
2002–2003Kay Tagal Kang HinintayMario
2001Eto Na Ang Susunod Na KabanataDomeng
1967The Longest Hundred MilesPedro

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

Trivia
  • Fernando Poe, Jr., the King of the Philippine movies said that "Berting was the greatest Filipino actor of all time.[4]"
  • He was named Mickey Rooney and Bobby Breen of the Philippines, the Filipino version of Hollywood Child Wonders in the 1940s.[4]

Sources
  1. http://hermiegarcia.com/bertinglabra.htm
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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