Russu Laurente

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Russu Laurente
Born
Criz Russu Napoles Laurente

(2001-10-13) October 13, 2001 (age 22)
General Santos, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma mater Holy Trinity College of General Santos City
Occupation(s)Television personality, Athlete
Parent(s)Christino Laurente (father)
Lalay Napoles (mother)
Relatives Criztian Pitt Laurente (brother)

Criz Russu Napoles Laurente (born October 13, 2001) is a Filipino television personality and former aspiring boxer who represented the Philippines at national and international events. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Laurente was a teen housemate of Connect , the ninth season of Pinoy Big Brother , where he was dubbed as "Ang Bunsong Boksingero ng General Santos". [5] [6]

Controversies

Tweet

On April 2, 2020, several months before entering the Pinoy Big Brother: Connect, Laurente tweeted #YesToABSCBNShutDown which ended his journey as a housemate. [7] [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022 Connected PaulSupporting role [10]

Television/Digital

YearTitleRoleNetwork/PlatformNotesRef
2020–2021 Pinoy Big Brother: Connect Himself Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
Evicted, Day 29 [11] [12]
2022–2023 Dream Maker Contestant Eliminated, Rank 17

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References

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