Rebecca del Río
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Rebecca Tushinsky is a Filipina
actress typecasted as a glamorous contravida or villain in Sampaguita Pictures
who is the first Filipina Asia’s Best Actress award.
She made numerous movies under Sampaguita and in 1955 she signed a contract to LVN Pictures
and made her first movie Dinayang Pagmamahal aka Foolish Love, a Jaime de la Rosa
and Charito Solis
movie.
, Philippines
. It was found out that her real name is Rebecca Tushinsky. She’s the sister of the late former provincial board member Dra. Socorro Tallo, aunt of fashion designer Maximiel Tallo and grandmother of Miss Bohol 1997 lawyer Socorro Tallo-Inting.
Rebecca graduated at Holy Spirit School
and she went to the Philippine Women’s University in Manila to study and she was discovered by Sampaguita Pictures.
It was also learned that she is the First Filipina to receive the Best Actress Award in Asia. She personally received the award in Japan. She was also FAMAS’ Best Supporting Actress.
According to Leo Udtohan, a journalist who wrote an article about Del Rio at the Philippine Star in 2005, in the peak of her career being a premier and classic Sampaguita Star, she left Philippines after she married a Sony executive and now resided in the US.
As the Cherrie Gil of her time, she appeared on several films Ang Ating Pag-ibig (1953), Kurdapya (1955) with Gloria Romero, Dolphy, Ric Rodrigo, Ramon Revilla, Aruray and Eddie Garcia; Mister; Kasintahan, Pilya ( 1954 ) with Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Lolita Rodriguez, Luis Gonzales, Jose de Villa and Horacio Morelos; Pitong Krus ng Isang Ina (1968 ) with Rosemarie, Ramil Rodriguez, Edgar Salcedo Alicia Alonzo, Rosa Aguirre; Sabungera(1954)- Lolita Rodriguez, Ric Rodrigo, Dolphy, Rosa Mia, Boy Alano and Horacio Morelos; Mariposa(1955) with Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Rosa Mia, Panchito Rudy Francisco, Norma Vales, Aruray, Bella Flores; and Lollipop and Roses with Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
actress typecasted as a glamorous contravida or villain in Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. The company has been long-defunct since the 1980s with Mike de Leon's classic "Batch '81" being the last film released...
who is the first Filipina Asia’s Best Actress award.
She made numerous movies under Sampaguita and in 1955 she signed a contract to LVN Pictures
LVN Pictures
LVN Pictures, Inc. is one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine cinema and its foremost establishment in motion picture post-production until 2005...
and made her first movie Dinayang Pagmamahal aka Foolish Love, a Jaime de la Rosa
Jaime de la Rosa
Jaime de la Rosa was a Filipino pre-war and postwar actor better known as Jimmy in Philippine showbiz.-Early life:Tommy de la Rosa was the first screen name he used, later changing it to Jaime...
and Charito Solis
Charito Solis
Charito Solis was a FAMAS and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino film actress. Acknowledged as one of the leading dramatic actresses of post-war Philippine cinema, she was tagged either as the "Anna Magnani of the Philippines" or as "the Meryl Streep of the Philippines."-Profile:Rosario Violeta...
movie.
Personal life
Rebecca del rio is from Sierra Bullones, BoholBohol
Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was found out that her real name is Rebecca Tushinsky. She’s the sister of the late former provincial board member Dra. Socorro Tallo, aunt of fashion designer Maximiel Tallo and grandmother of Miss Bohol 1997 lawyer Socorro Tallo-Inting.
Rebecca graduated at Holy Spirit School
Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran
The Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran , most commonly known simply as Holy Spirit or madre, is a private, Catholic, secondary, co-educational institution in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. It is run by the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as the SSpS congregation or...
and she went to the Philippine Women’s University in Manila to study and she was discovered by Sampaguita Pictures.
It was also learned that she is the First Filipina to receive the Best Actress Award in Asia. She personally received the award in Japan. She was also FAMAS’ Best Supporting Actress.
According to Leo Udtohan, a journalist who wrote an article about Del Rio at the Philippine Star in 2005, in the peak of her career being a premier and classic Sampaguita Star, she left Philippines after she married a Sony executive and now resided in the US.
As the Cherrie Gil of her time, she appeared on several films Ang Ating Pag-ibig (1953), Kurdapya (1955) with Gloria Romero, Dolphy, Ric Rodrigo, Ramon Revilla, Aruray and Eddie Garcia; Mister; Kasintahan, Pilya ( 1954 ) with Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Lolita Rodriguez, Luis Gonzales, Jose de Villa and Horacio Morelos; Pitong Krus ng Isang Ina (1968 ) with Rosemarie, Ramil Rodriguez, Edgar Salcedo Alicia Alonzo, Rosa Aguirre; Sabungera(1954)- Lolita Rodriguez, Ric Rodrigo, Dolphy, Rosa Mia, Boy Alano and Horacio Morelos; Mariposa(1955) with Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Rosa Mia, Panchito Rudy Francisco, Norma Vales, Aruray, Bella Flores; and Lollipop and Roses with Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz.
Latest
Rebecca is now in her 70s, however, she shows no sign of slowing down. She is still beautiful even with the passing of times. Rebecca Tushinsky Passed away 3/11/2010. She will be missed.Filmography
- 1951 Tres MuskiterosTres Muskiteros-Cast:*Oscar Moreno*Fred Montilla*Cesar Ramirez*Teresita Martinez*Norma Vales*Myrna Delgado*Rebecca del Rio*Gloria Romero*Carmencita Abad...
- 1952 Mayamang Balo
- 1952 Hiram na Mukha
- 1953 Ang Ating Pag-ibig
- 1953 Cofradia
- 1953 Anak ng Espada
- 1953 Mister Kasintahan
- 1953 Vod-A-Vil
- 1954 Musikong Bumbong
- 1954 Tres Muskiteras
- 1954 Pilya
- 1954 Milyonarya at Hampaslupa
- 1954 Dalagang Ilocana
- 1954 Sabungera
- 1954 Bondying
- 1954 Kurdapya
- 1955 Lola Sinderella
- 1955 Bulaklak sa Parang
- 1955 Mariposa
- 1955 Dinayang Pagmamahal
- 1955 Talusaling
- 1956 Luksang Tagumpay
- 1956 Laging Ikaw
- 1957 Cuatro Vidas
- 1957 Turista
- 1958 Rebelde
- 1958 Malvarosa
- 1958 Mr. Kuripot