Bentot Junior."s first movie role was at the age of 3.5 yrs old and made 14 more movies up until 1985, when he left the movie industry in favor of his studies. He played as "Lando" in Philippines" movie Panday. He made his first international appearance in the movie The Return of the Dragon with martial artist Bruce Lee and Elizabeth Oropesa.
He won his first award in 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival as Best Child Performer from the movie Ang Lalake, Ang Alamat at ang Baril with actor Fernando Poe Junior. He has received three more trophies for the movies Tatak ng Tondo (1978), Ang lihim ng Guadalupe (1979), Hoy Tukso Layuan Mo Ako (1980), with awards on 1978 MMFF-Best Child Performer and two awards from Famas as Best Child Actor, respectively.
