Rebecca Lusterio

Rebecca Lusterio (born 3 December 1989) is a Filipino actress. She won the Gawad Urian and FAMAS awards. She is now married to a Danish national and is currently living in Denmark.

Rebecca Lusterio
Born3 December 1989 (1989-12-03) (age 33)
Panglao, Bohol, Philippines[1]
Other namesBecca, Bikay, Bikaka, Bikang, Bikil, Bilar
OccupationOccasional actress
Parent(s)Verano Lusterio (father)
Helen Lusterio (mother)
AwardsBest Child Actress and Best Supporting Actress

Biography

Rebecca Lusterio or Bikay for short, made an abrupt transition to show business when she was cast in the movie Muro-Ami in 1999.[2] For her role, she was hailed as the Philippines' best child actress by both the FAMAS and PMPC’s Star Awards.[3]

She had some TV appearances in Manila but decided to return to Bohol to continue her studies at the San Agustin Academy (Panglao) in Panglao.[4]

Five years later, she wowed viewers with her role in the Visayan movie Panaghoy sa Suba (The Call of the River),[5] a Visayan romantic film shot in Bohol. The film takes place during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

She won the Best Supporting Actress Award in the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).[6]

Lusterio is the fourth among five children of a poor couple. Her father, Verano, is a fisherman. Meanwhile her mother, Helen, makes souvenir items out of seashells which Lusterio used to sell with her at the Alona Beach in Panglao. Lusterio and her family temporarily stayed at a rented house in Tawala, Panglao that only cost 600 pesos (around 12.36 USD as of 2021). They eventually left for greener pastures.

In 2004, the Colegio de San Juan de Letran offered a full-scholarship to Lusterio. She pursued Mass Communication.[7]

Lusterio graduated as a scholar on 27 April 2010 with a degree in AB Communication Arts.

Awards and achievements

Lusterio won five awards and one nomination.

Awards
Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
2005 Gawad Urian Awards Best Supporting Actress
(Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres)		 Panaghoy sa Suba
(The Call of the River)		 Nominated
2004 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress[8] Won
2000 FAMAS Award Best Child Actress Muro Ami Won
Star Awards for Movies Star Award Child Performer of the Year Won
New Movie Actress of the Year Won
1999 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Child Performer[9] Won

Facts
  • She appears in a music video of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation headed by SK National President Jane Censoria Cajes. The video pays tribute to the young Boholano achievers in the Bohol Youth Week that took place on 26 May 2008.

Filmography
YearTitleRole
2006LigaligRowena
2004Panaghoy sa SubaBikay
1999Muro AmiKalbo

TV appearances

References
  1. "Balicasag Island Philippines - Balicasag Island-". Globosapiens.net. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Muro-ami". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Muro Ami". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Dolphy, Zsa Zsa Wedding Set For 2006". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  5. "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 18 April 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Colegio de San Juan de Letran: Home of Knights". Archived from the original on 12 April 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  8. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2004". IMDB. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. "Metro Manila Film Festival:1999". IMDB. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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