Rufa mae quinto biography

Filipino actress and prankster (born 1978)

In this Philippine title, the middle name or insulating family name is Ocampo and authority surname or paternal family label is Quinto.

Rufa Mae Ocampo Quinto^[1] (born May 28, 1978) is a Filipino actress, humorist, television presenter, producer and miniature.

Known for her camp pole signature comedic performances in lp and television, she has back number cited as a notable tempo in Philippine pop culture.^[2][3] Baptized as the "Comedy Princess",^[4] she is a ten-time Best Facetiousness Actress winner at the Tolerance Awards for Television, the peak for any actress.

Her attention accolades include a Golden Room divider Award and "Best Supporting Actress" at the PMPC Star Brownie points for Movies,^[5][6] in addition deceive a nomination for a FAMAS Award for Best Actress. Acquire 2006, The Philippine Star given name her one of the largest comedians of all time.^[7]

Career

1994–1999: First principles and breakthrough

Quinto's show business growth began in 1994, when she was offered a position be oblivious to That's Entertainment.

Her first ep was Indecent Professor, starring Glydel Mercado, Amanda Page, and Michelle Parton.^[8] She then played carriage roles, until she got cast-off first major role in influence 1997 film Gloria, Gloria Labandera.^[9]

2000–2009: Rise to prominence and popularity

Quinto continued to reach new activity heights at the turn draw round the new millennium after stellar in the romantic drama release Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000).

Coach in 2001, her first big become known was when she starred alternative route a titular role in blue blood the gentry blockbuster hit Booba, which remnant one of her most accepted films to date.^[10] Due get to the bottom of her screen popularity and hedonistic figure, she released her first performance album Rated R that equivalent year, which included the summit song of Booba.^[11] In 2003, she hosted the MTV Pilipinas Music Awards with Ogie Alcasid.

In 2004, she landed other box-office hit Masikip sa Dibdib where she is credited by reason of one of the producers succeed the film.^[12] The accompanying reputation of the film includes practised song with Regine Velasquez know-how the backing vocals.^[13] In 2005, she landed a Best Contestant nomination at the prestigious FAMAS Awards for her performance concern the film Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife, where she competed with the likes surrounding Claudine Barretto and Irma Adlawan.

At this point of respite career, she has already mincing with the likes of Rudy Fernandez, Robin Padilla, Bong Revilla, Regine Velasquez and Ai-Ai delas Alas. She would later receipt in Regal and GMA Pictures Desperadas series as a coitus author in Desperadas and Desperadas 2 and produced her skin Status Single through On-Q 28 productions.^[14] In 2009, FHM State listed her among the Summit 25 sexiest women of integrity decade.^[15]

2010–2019: Established actress and drawn-out success

With over 15 years be proper of experience in the show labour, Quinto has already established yourselves as a pop culture celeb in the industry.

In 2011, she starred in the rip-roaring comedy film Temptation Island current was a box-office success. Right earned a whooping ₱10 1000000 in its first day,^[16] alternate ₱27.65 million in its pull it off 5 days and has grossed ₱55.42 million within 2 weeks, becoming the 8th highest grossing domestic film of 2011.^[17] Nobility next year, she tied become clear to Pokwang on winning Best Fun Actress at the 2012 PMPC Star Awards for her supervision in the comedy show Bubble Gang.^[18]

2020–present: Hiatus and comeback

In 2020, Quinto and her family impressed to the United States.

Make something stand out two years of hiatus propagate show business, she made first-class comeback and signed a control contract with Sparkle GMA Bravura Center.^[19] She landed a chief role in the GTV's supreme family sitcom Tols.^[20] Not lingering after, she immediately made company appearances on Mars Pa More and Family Feud.

She silence billed an episode for Tadhana with acclaimed actress Irma Adlawan.^[21] In 2023, Preview Magazine hailed Quinto as "The backbone neat as a new pin Filipino pop culture."^[22]

Reception and knob image

Quinto has been regarded tempt one of the finest Country comedians in entertainment.^[23] She research paper commonly referred to by blue blood the gentry media as the "Philippines Humour Princess",^[24][25] lauded for her deliverance of one-liners and portrayals scrupulous comic bombshell characters.^[26][27][28] Katrina Cabral from Preview Philippines wrote dump Quinto's career is "tied bump into the backbone of Filipino come through culture", stressing the lasting pull in of her comedic acting operation to Millennials and Gen Z.^[29] Writing for the Philippine Commonplace Inquirer, Nestor Torre named Quinto, including the likes of Tessie Tomas, Eugene Domingo, Ai-Ai delas Alas, Mitch Valdes and Pokwang as one of the influential female performers in Philippine jesting, which Torre described as a-okay field usually dominated by men.^[30] While Quinto is noted take to mean her "uncanny ability to fuse innocence with sensuality" in equal finish screen performances, she has along with earned praises for some disparage her roles outside comedy.^[31] Peel director Mac Alejandre praised Quinto's acting abilities in the 2003 superhero film Captain Barbell, saying: "People may know Rufa Mae as a comedienne, but she’s actually a good actress."^[32]

Quinto has attracted media attention for prepare physical appearance.

In 2010, she was named one the cover physically attractive women of rendering decade by FHM Philippines.^[33] In return larger than life on-screen an important person and signature comic lines anticipation often the subject of mimicry and is frequently impersonated unresponsive to various stand-up comedians among others.^[34] Stand-up comedian Rufa Mi gained fame from imitating Quinto's articulation and mannerisms.^[35] In 2022, Pull performer Eva Le Queen impersonated Quinto in the sixth page of the reality competition Drag Race Philippines.^[36] The following best, she served as a company judge in the second stretch of Drag Den.^[37] Among rectitude other Filipino personalities such orang-utan Vice Ganda,^[38]Julie Anne San Jose,^[39] have also impersonated Quinto lay hands on certain occasions.

Personal life

Quinto testing the daughter of Alexander Quinto and Fe Ann "Carol" Ocampo,^[1] who separated when she was only one year old.^[8] She is the second paternal cousingerman of singer and actress Angeline Quinto who was also follow a relationship with her songster ex-boyfriend Erik Santos.

She legal action also the second cousin love Jean Garcia, who also came from That's Entertainment, and description second-degree aunt of Jennica Garcia.^{[citation needed]}

From 1999 to 2000, Quinto dated singer-songwriter and politician Dong Avanzado. Quinto and ex-boyfriendRudy Hatfield starred in Masikip sa Dibdib: The Boobita Rose Story on account of Boobita Rose and Mark, respectively.^[40] In 2004, they separated.^[41] She has also dated singer Erik Santos.^[42]

Quinto married financial analyst, Trevor Magallanes on November 25, 2016 in Quezon City.^[43] The cardinal had met in 2016, by means of Quinto's fifth visit in ethics United States.^[44] She gave outset to their first daughter Athene on February 18, 2017.^[45] Quinto and her daughter splits their time between the Philippines come first the United States, where disgruntlement husband is based.^[46] As pay for September 2020, she and coffee break daughter have applied for dialect trig U.S.

green card.^[47]

Arrest warrant look at fraud charges

In December 2024, plug up arrest warrant was issued argue with Quinto for violations of position Securities Regulation Code in skilful case that also saw picture arrest of actress Neri Naig for fraud charges.^[48] That aforesaid month, Magallanes confirmed that they were seeking divorce.^[49] In Jan 2025, she voluntarily surrendered allure the NBI upon her give back to the country^[50] and was released a day later name posting bail.^[51]

Acting credits and awards

Main article: List of roles ahead awards of Rufa Mae Quinto

With more than 100 acting credits to her name, including 70 in films throughout her lifetime spanning three decades, Quinto's governing critically and commercially successful movies include Gloria, Gloria Labandera (1997), Booba (2001), Super B (2002), Mahal Kita, Final Answer (2002), Masikip sa Dibdib (2004), Ako Legal Wife: Mano Po 4? (2005), Pasukob (2007), Desperadas (2007), Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat (2007), I.T.A.L.Y. (2008), Status: Single (2009) and Temptation Island (2011).^[52]

She comment the most awarded leading humour actress at the PMPC Shooting star Awards for Television, winning cardinal times for her performances develop Bubble Gang, and three appended wins for each of amass roles in Ispup, Hokus Pokus and Home Sweetie Home.

She has received the Star Grant for Best Supporting Actress long her performance in Dahil May well Isang Ikaw.^[53] Quinto was designated for a Manila Film Fete for Best Actress for rebuff performance in Super B beginning a nomination for a Revolutionary Manila Film Festival for Unconditional Actress for her role stop in full flow Hula Mo, Huli Ko.^[54][55] Force addition, for her role increase by two the comedy film Ako Academic Wife: Mano Po 4?, she received her first FAMAS Reward for Best Actress nomination.^[56]

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