Name Bentot Jr. Role Actor | Parents Bentot Movies Ang Panday | |
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Bentot Jr. (born Luisito "Louie" G. Medina; January 8, 1970 – May 5, 2016) was a Filipino actor, and the son of the late comedian Bentot.
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Background
Bentot Jr.'s first movie role was at the age of 3.5 yrs old and made 14 more movies up until 1985, when he left the movie industry in favor of his studies. He played as "Lando" in Philippines' movie Panday. He made his first international appearance in the movie The Return of the Dragon with martial artist Bruce Lee and Elizabeth Oropesa.
He won his first award in 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival as Best Child Performer from the movie Ang Lalake, Ang Alamat at ang Baril with actor Fernando Poe Jr. He was awarded three additional trophies for his roles in "Tatak ng Tondo" (1978), "Ang lihim ng Guadalupe" (1979), and "Hoy Tukso Layuan Mo Ako" (1980). These accolades include the 1978 MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) Best Child Performer award and two FAMAS awards for Best Child Actor.
Personal life
Louie is a graduate of Far Eastern University, BSC Major in Management. He married at the age of 20 to Joni Peralta, became the father of two children, and then separated after three years. He is now in a relationship with Teresa. They bore one child together.
Bentot Jr. is an active member of the born-again Christian movement, where he is tasked with the evangelist integration for jail ministry, and is working as an agent servicing for Energy Supplier Company, an outsourcing industry company.