Quinto started her showbiz career after landing a spot in That's Entertainment (1996). Her first major film role was in Gloria, Gloria Labandera (1997). Quinto became widely known for playing the characters 'Booba' and 'Boobita Rose' in the comedy films Booba (2001) and Masikip sa Dibdib (2004), respectively. Roles for which Quinto inspired an international catchphrase in the Philippine vernacular to refer to a lack of English fluency as having a nosebleed. Since then, Quinto has starred in top-grossing films such as Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat (2007), Pasukob (2007), Desperadas (2008), Manay Po 2 (2008), I.T