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Full Name
  
Roberto Labra

Name
  
Berting Labra

Children
  
Nanette Labra

Years active
  
1953-2009

Parents
  
Francisco Labra

Occupation
  
Actor

Spouse
  
Placida Labra (m. ?–2009)

Cause of death
  
Emphysema

Role
  
Child actor


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Born
  
April 17, 1933 (
1933-04-17
)

Awards
  
FAMAS Best Supporting Actor1964 Lumuluhang Komiko

Died
  
February 10, 2009, Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines

Movies
  
Ang Probinsyano, Hindi Pa Tapos Ang Laban, Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko, Live By The Fist, Sigaw ng Digmaan

Similar People
  
Gerardo de Leon, Fernando Poe - Jr, Cirio H Santiago, Eddie Fernandez, Willie Revillame

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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.

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Personal life and career

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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."

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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.

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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.

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

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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 lifelong 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 and Max Alvarado. 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, 2009 due to emphysema. He was 75 years old. Labra's remains were buried in the Garden of Memories in Pateros.

Filmography

Labra won 2 FAMAS awards.

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."
  • He was named Mickey Rooney and Bobby Breen of the Philippines, the Filipino version of Hollywood Child Wonders in the 1940s.
  • References

    Berting Labra Wikipedia