Rebecca Del Rio
| Rebecca Tushinsky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 31, 1929 Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippine Islands |
| Died | March 11, 2010 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress, caregiver |
Rebecca Tushinsky (January 31, 1929 – March 11, 2010) was a Filipino actress typecasted as a glamorous contravida or villain in Sampaguita Pictures who is the first Filipino 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.
Personal life
Rebecca del rio is from Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines.[1] 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 Filipino 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.[2]
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 III.
Latest
Rebecca Tushinsky died March 11, 2010.
Filmography
- 1951 Tres Muskiteros
- 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