Rufa Mae Quinto

Quinto started her showbiz career after landing a spot in That's Entertainment (1996). Her first major film role was in Gloria, Gloria Labandera (1997). Quinto became widely known for playing the characters 'Booba' and 'Boobita Rose' in the comedy films Booba (2001) and Masikip sa Dibdib (2004), respectively. Roles for which Quinto inspired an international catchphrase in the Philippine vernacular to refer to a lack of English fluency as having a "nosebleed". Since then, Quinto has starred in top-grossing films such as Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat (2007), Pasukob (2007), Desperadas (2008), Manay Po 2 (2008), I.T.A.L.Y. (2008), Desperadas 2 (2008), and Temptation Island (2011).

Quinto is also best known for being a cast member of the GMA Network sketch comedy gag show, Bubble Gang. As of 2021, Quinto has won the Best Comedy Actress award at the PMPC Star Awards for Television a total of ten times, making her the most awarded in the category.

Quinto is the eldest daughter of seven children. She is the second-degree cousin of Jean Garcia, who also came from That's Entertainment, and the second-degree aunt of Jennica Garcia.

On August 30, 2007, burglars broke into Quinto's house in an exclusive subdivision in Quezon City; she lost valuable property worth P2 million (a watch worth P1.2 million, a laptop, and valuables from inside her bag).[1][2]

In 1999–2000, Quinto dated singer songwriter politician Dingdong Avanzado. She has also dated singer Erik Santos.[3]

Quinto married financial analyst, Trevor Magallanes on November 25, 2016 in Quezon City.[4] The two had met in 2016, during Quinto's fifth visit in the United States.[5] She gave birth to their first daughter Athena on February 18, 2017.[6] Quinto and her daughter splits their time between the Philippines and the United States, where her husband is based.[7] As of September 2020, she and her daughter have applied for a U.S. green card.[8]

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• Rufa Mae Quinto at IMDb
• Rufa Mae Quinto official site