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| Born | Rebecca Buslon (1929-01-31)January 31, 1929 |
| Died | March 11, 2010(2010-03-11) (aged 81) Canoga Park,California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress |
| Awards | Asia's Best Actress |
Rebecca Busbus Buslon-Tushinsky (January 31, 1929 – March 11, 2010) better known asRebecca del Rio was aFilipinoactress typecasted as a glamorouscontravida or villain inSampaguita Pictures who was the first Filipino to be awarded as Asia’s Best Actress.
She made numerous movies under Sampaguita Pictures. In 1955, she signed a contract withLVN Pictures and made her first movieDinayang Pagmamahal aka Foolish Love, aJaime de la Rosa andCharito Solis movie.
Rebecca del Rio hailed fromSierra Bullones,Bohol,Philippines.[1] She was the daughter of lawyer and former congressman Teofilo Buslon and his wife Demetria Busbus, a nurse and former mayor ofPilar, Bohol. She was also the sister of the late former provincial board member Dr. Socorro Tallo, aunt of fashion designer Maximiel Tallo and grandmother of Miss Bohol 1997 lawyer Socorro Tallo-Inting.
Rebecca graduated fromHoly Spirit School and went to thePhilippine Women's University in Manila to study and was discovered by Sampaguita Pictures.
She was 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 in 1958.
According to Leo Udtohan, a journalist who wrote an article about Del Rio atThe Philippine Star in 2005, at the peak of her career being a premier and classic Sampaguita Star, she left the Philippines after she married aSony executive and resided in the US.[2]
As theCherie Gil of her time, she appeared on several films such asAng Ating Pag-ibig (1953),Kurdapya (1955) withGloria Romero,Dolphy, Ric Rodrigo,Ramon Revilla,Aruray andEddie Garcia, Mister, Kasintahan (1953), Pilya (1954) with Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo,Lolita Rodriguez,Luis Gonzales,José de Villa and Horacio Morelos;Pitong Krus ng Isang Ina (1968) withRosemarie Sonora,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; andLollipops, Roses and Talangka (1971) withNora Aunor, Victor "Cocoy" Laurel and Oscar Moreno.
She later marriedJoseph Tushinsky.[3]
Rebecca Tushinsky died March 11, 2010. She is survived by a son, Robert Joseph Tushinsky.[3]
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