# Bentot > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bentot > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bentot.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentot > Source revision: 1356353114 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Arturo Vergara Medina** (13 July 1920 – 19 June 1986), better known by his stage name **Bentot** or **Ben Cosca**, was a [Filipino](/source/Philippines) [comedian](/source/Comedian) and vaudevillian who spent most of his career under [LVN Pictures](/source/LVN_Pictures).[1] He had many [box office](/source/Box_office) hits with another famed comedian [Pugo](/source/Pugo_(comedian)) who played his father in their films.[2][3] He also appeared on the Manila [bodabil](/source/Bodabil) circuit[4] in its heyday in the fifties and early sixties. ## Biography Arturo Vergara Medina was born in San Simon, Pampanga on 13 July 1920. He made his first movie appearance in 1947's *Maria Kapra*, a musical by [Sampaguita Pictures](/source/Sampaguita_Pictures) with Angel Esmeralda. He made his second and last movie for Sampaguita in 1951's *Batas ng Daigdig* aka *Rule of the World*. Then he moved to the rival studio of Sampaguita, LVN, and stayed until the film studio closed in 1961. Bentot had a second life in radio and television, appearing as Bitoy in the radio and later TV comedy series *Tang Tarang Tang*[5] with Pugo,[6] [Sylvia La Torre](/source/Sylvia_La_Torre),[7] [Rosa Aguirre](/source/Rosa_Aguirre), and [Marita Zobel](/source/Marita_Zobel). He is the father of former child star [Bentot Jr.](/source/Bentot_Jr.) ## Death Bentot died on June 19, 1986, in Manila, Philippines at the age of 65 due to heart failure, a month shy of his 66th birthday. ## Filmography ### Film - *Maria Kapra* (1947) - *Batas ng Daigdig* (1951) - *Phone Pal* (1957) - *Sebya, Mahal Kita* (1957) - Alembong (1958) - *Mr. Kuripot* (1958) - *Nukso ng Nukso* (1960)[8] - *Oh Sendang!* (1960) - *Krus Na Daan* (1960) - *Prinsipe Diomedes at ang Mahiwagang Gitara* (1961) - *Lalaban Kami* (1961) - *Dugo ng Sugatan* (1964) - *Pagkatapos ng Kasal* ("Sama ng Loob" segment, 1965) - *Tatlong Mabilis* (1965) - *Mga Saragate* (1965) - *Tatlong Mabilis sa Hongkong* (1966) - *Pitong James Bonds* (1966) - *Sexy sa Laban* (1966) - *Pitong Zapata* (1967) - *Si Inday sa Balitaw* (1970) - *John & Marsha* (1974) - *Loose Connection* (1975) - *Kung May Tiyaga May Nilaga* (1975) - *Harabas Is My Name* (1975) - *Yolindina* (1975) - *Taho-Ichi* (1976) - *The Crazy Professor* (1985) - *Praybeyt Depektib Akademi* (1986) ### Television - *Talagang Ganyan* (1976)[9] ## Discography - "Jeproks" (1978) - [Plaka Pilipino Records](/source/Plaka_Pilipino_Records) - "Burloloy" (1978) - [Plaka Pilipino Records](/source/Plaka_Pilipino_Records) ## References 1. ["TRIBUTE TO DIOMEDES MATURAN"](http://www.newsflash.org/2002/04/sb/sb002128.htm). *Philippine Headline News*. April 10, 2002. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 1. [*Filipinas Magazine*](https://books.google.com/books?id=c1UOAQAAMAAJ). Filipinas Pub. 1997. p. 66. Retrieved 20 October 2021. 1. ["REMEMBERING 10 WHOLESOME TV SHOWS"](http://www.newsflash.org/2002/06/sb/sb002221.htm). *Philippine Headline News*. June 8, 2002. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081007000347/http://www.newsflash.org/2002/06/sb/sb002221.htm) 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 1. ["A trek down memory lane"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091109181008/http://philippinegraphic.com.ph/v19n12d082008/frontpageB.html). *Philippine Graphic*. Archived from [the original](http://www.philippinegraphic.com.ph/v19n12d082008/frontpageB.html) on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 1. ["REMEMBERING DEAD STARS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100110122933/http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/sb/sb003113.htm). *Philippine Headline News*. November 1, 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/sb/sb003113.htm) on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 1. Villacorte, Rolando E. (1985). [*Baliwag, Then and Now*](https://books.google.com/books?id=iVYeAAAAMAAJ&q=%2BBentot+%2Bpugo). R.E. Villacorte. p. 346. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 1. Gil, Baby (December 7, 2022). ["Sylvia la Torre: Entertainment icon in every sense of the word"](https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/12/07/2228986/sylvia-la-torre-entertainment-icon-every-sense-word). *Philippine Star*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230129121151/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/12/07/2228986/sylvia-la-torre-entertainment-icon-every-sense-word) January 29, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 29, 2024. 1. Mercado, Monina Allarey (1977). [*Doña Sisang and Filipino Movies*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5_QrAAAAMAAJ). A. R. Mercado Management. p. 108. Retrieved October 20, 2021. 1. Reyes, Rod T. (July 4, 1990). ["Setting Up GMA Channel 7"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314%2C701480). *[Manila Standard](/source/Manila_Standard)*. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. p. 13. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230717034050/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6314,701480) July 17, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 17, 2023. ## External links - [Bentot](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1832279/) at IMDb - [Bentot film clips](http://wn.com/Bentot) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bentot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentot) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentot?action=history)). 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