- published: 25 Mar 2011
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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.
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."
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 Inquirer in 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 1965 box-office hit "Lo' Waist Gang," a film that spawned a string of other movies and a life-long friendship with Da King.
Actors: Val Iglesias (actor), Philip Gamboa (actor), Steve Alcarado (actor), Ernie Forte (actor), Polly Cadsawan (actor), Vic Belaro (actor), Rudy Fernandez (actor), Luciano B. Carlos (actor), Romy Diaz (actor), Gabby Concepcion (actor), Tirso Cruz III (actor), Perry de Guzman (actor), Manjo del Mundo (actor), Renato Del Prado (actor), Dick Israel (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,