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Filipino-Canadian Mikey Bustos tries his luck in Philippine showbiz

by Ruel J. Mendoza posted on May 2, 2012  STATS: 16573 Views | 30 Comments

Mikey Bustos on trying his luch in Pinoy showbiz: “I want to entertain my fellow Pinoys. I watch Pinoy shows in Canada and I want to share with them my own style of entertainment. I’ve already done the entertainment scene in Canada. I’ve been around to so many cities there singing, performing, and making them laugh. I feel that it’s time that I make my way here in Manila. So far, I am enjoying myself. I’ve met so many good people who are there to support my career here in the Philippines.”

Photo By: Noel Orsal

Hindi pumasok sa isipan ng Filipino-Canadian na si Mikey Bustos na makikilala siyang celebrity sa Pilipinas.

Bagamat ipinanganak at lumaki sa Canada, lumaki naman daw siya na parang isang Pinoy dahil na rin sa kanyang Filipino parents.

Kuwento ni Mikey sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), “Even if I was born and raised in a foreign country, my parents always remind me that I have Filipino blood and I must know a lot of things about the Philippines.

“So I grew up practically being a Filipino. I know all the values of being Pinoy.

"And I like to thank my parents for that.”

YOUTUBE SENSATION. Nakilala si Mikey dahil sa kanyang YouTube videos kunsaan nagbibigay siya ng tutorial on being a Pinoy; 'tulad ng pagkain ng balot, paano manligaw, paano kumain nang tama, paano gumamit ng CR, at pagbigkas ng ilang English words na may Pinoy accent.

Ayon kay Mikey, “My dad is from Pampanga and my mom is from Tuguegarao.

"In our home, they speak Tagalog to one another, pero sa aming magkapatid, they speak to us in English.

“Kaya doon ko nakuha ang accent ko that I use sa mga YouTube videos ko. Yung mga accent... and many find it very funny.

“So I used it sa mga tutorial videos ko. And I got more than a million views on YouTube because of my tutorial videos."

TRUE-BLUE PINOY. Kung tutuusin ay malaki na ang kinikita ni Mikey sa Canada dahil may sarili siyang production company doon, ang Bustos Entertainment Inc. Kumikita raw siya sa sponsors ng kanyang YouTube videos.

Pero naging dream nga ng YouTube sensation na ito na ma-penetrate ang Pinoy audience dahil ipinagmamalaki niyang true-blue Pinoy siya.

“I want to entertain my fellow Pinoys.

"I watch Pinoy shows in Canada and I want to share with them my own style of entertainment.

“I’ve already done the entertainment scene in Canada. I’ve been around to so many cities there singing, performing, and making them laugh.

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  • 30  trishaudkim

    05/03/2012 | 09:06 PM
    He's OK I saw him at one of Pepito Manaloto episode!
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  • 29  mrianbokya

    05/03/2012 | 07:42 PM
    He has TALENT nasa top 10 sya sa Canadian Idol marunong kumanta. Eh ikaw nasaan?
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  • 28  pear1102

    05/03/2012 | 01:37 PM
    ang mga artista ng gme eh kung hnde nakakasawa eh nakakainis. isa pa ito.walang talent. ano bayan gme puro basura kinukuha nyo..
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  • 27  ooooopppppsssss

    05/03/2012 | 11:55 AM
    i'm a filipino canadian but sorry I don't like him. He's a nobody here in canada. sooo corny.
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  • 26  pinay123

    05/03/2012 | 11:35 AM
    his youtube video, filipino accent tutorial was very funny and was forwarded to me by many ppl. i get it. unfortunately, some filipinos didn't get it. it was meant to celebrate our culture and who we are! the point is there is nothing wrong with having an accent, because there is no such thing as the correct accent. sa mga nagsasabing ang mga nag click ng video ni mikey ay mga baduy at mga dukha...well, mga kababayan niyo sa ibang bansa ang karamihan ng nag enjoy ng video. at sa mga na offend at nahihiya sa video ni mikey re: filipino accent, you haven't embrace your own culture yet. good luck mikey.
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  • 25  mrianbokya

    05/03/2012 | 10:31 AM
    Kasama ka pala ni marian sa tweets for my sweet turuan mo syang mag ingles para naman matuto at ma practice madali lang syang matututo kasi MAY PSYCHOLOGY DIPLOMA sya para hindi nya sasabihin na " I'M PSYCHOLOGY ". GOOD LUCK MIKEY.
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  • 24  SimonLaplace1

    05/03/2012 | 02:44 AM
    I want to be entertained please, yung refined humor naman wag yung toilet humor, yoko sa mga cheapanggang kabaduyan katulad ng siopao na ito. Appeal to kabobohan ang atake nya. Oh well, iba iba nga ang tao, may gusto yung tipong nambabastos at nananapak ng ibang tao, ala Vice Ganda. Exploitation of the weak and the poor.
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  • 23  SimonLaplace1

    05/03/2012 | 02:40 AM
    Ang saya talaga naman nagmamaepa, frustrated artista ka yata, mukhang bagay ka back up kay Mike Bustos, kamukha kayo at swak ang taste ninyo. Aminin mo na kse na BADUY ang taste mo, bakya! Truth hurts, Teh? Di ko sinasadyang saktan ka, fault mo yan dahil pamali mali reaction mo. Defend mo na lang kung bakit sa tingin mo pang worldclass ang baduy mong siopao. Wag mo ng diskitahan comments ng peeps dito, in the first place di kami artista, hehe. Basta BADUY ang SIOPAO na ito. Cheapangga to the highest level. And obviously followers nyan usually taga talipapa or graduate ng mababang paaralan ng Poblacion Treynta. HAHAHA
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  • 22  merlion_25

    05/03/2012 | 02:01 AM
    number 21, kaya pala dito ka tambay sa PEP. di ka nga baduy. hahahaha!
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  • 21  SimonLaplace1

    05/02/2012 | 11:20 PM
    So sinu sino naman ang mga Chocoleit, Dagul at Pokemon na yan? Ang alam ko ka level yan ni Ai Ai De las Alas? Bakya crowd. Exactly the same genre with this Mike Bustos kuningkuning. Wag ng pilitin, okies? Baduy is as BADUY does. If you must know, most Fiipino professionals are fond of David Letterman, Jay Leno, Mr. Bean or the Simpson's comedy. Am not surprised na umabot ng 500 million ang clicks ng youtube nya...eh sa urban poor pa lng ng Kamaynilaan nakailang clicks na sya? Isama mo pa ang taga Bisaya and Mindanao. Am sure marami syang fans, maraming bakya all over the world na pinagtatawanan ang kabakayaan ng some Pinoys...teynks to this Baduy Comedian.
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  • 20  Stellathestar

    05/02/2012 | 10:40 PM
    Getting more than 100 million views on YouTube means a lot. There are people who enjoy his humor and some people don't. So just live with it and move on. Mikey Bustos is very popular. And he was not a reject in Canadian Idol. He was part of the Top 10. Please read. FYI.
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  • 19  jeac3

    05/02/2012 | 10:16 PM
    good luck...Mikey
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  • 18  merlion_25

    05/02/2012 | 08:34 PM
    sosyal kc para kay SimoLaplace si Dagul , Pooh, Vice, Chokoleit, etc etc. HAHAHAHA! go go Mike Bustos!
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  • 17  lucky7

    05/02/2012 | 08:26 PM
    you can never stop filipinos or any other nations from eating dogs, you can make it illegal, but it doesn't mean people would stop eating them.
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  • 16  gteng1

    05/02/2012 | 08:25 PM
    hinde ko rin sya gusto.. corny na OA pa.. sensya na
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  • 15  eve21

    05/02/2012 | 08:06 PM
    i dont like him. Canadian Idol reject..stick to your ant farms lol
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  • 14  coolet_06

    05/02/2012 | 07:54 PM
    i don't like him before.... but when i saw him performing in PP and doing infomercial for GMAnews online, i found him cool... good luck...
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  • 13  karkinieoi

    05/02/2012 | 06:15 PM
    "decided best by the Filipino people" not "decided best by the Filipinos people". Pasensya na. Andami pang typos. Di ko na lang e-correct. Thanks...
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  • 12  karkinieoi

    05/02/2012 | 06:07 PM
    Search nio na lang sa YouTube yung video nia "Eating Dog: The Double Standard" Mikey Bustos seems to have nothing else to do but to embarrass Philippines.
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  • 11  karkinieoi

    05/02/2012 | 06:05 PM
    Had Mikey Bustos done his research, he would have found out that the practice of dog eating was stopped because of the unethical methods employed when slaughtering the poor dogs which is far different from slaughtering other animals like pigs, cows and chicken. Dogs are tortured before they are killed. The common method is to hit the dog several times on the head using a hard object. Regardless of whether it is still alive, it is then hung while its "tormentors/chef" then beat it countless times in an attempt to tenderize its meat. That torture scene is but the tip of the iceberg. I have yet to mentioned the diseases one gets from eating dogs especially that most of them are strays. Lots of unscrupulous in individuals would even mix dog meat into chorizo. Hence, dog eating in the Philippines was discontinued not because of the Americans or the Westerners brainwashing, but because it was decided best by the Filipinos people.
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