He had an older brother, Nick Medina, who is also known as Bentot Jr. Bentot Jr.'s first movie role was at the age of 3.5 years old and made 14 more movies up until 1985, when he left the film industry in favor of his studies.
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 in 1978 as MMFF-Best Child Performer and two awards from FAMAS as Best Child Actor, respectively.
Louie was a graduate of Far Eastern University, BSC Major in Management.
He married at the age of 20 to Joni Peralta, became the father of two children, and then separated after three years.
Bentot Jr. was an active member of the born-again Christian movement, where he was tasked with the evangelist integration for jail ministry, and was working as an agent servicing for Energy Supplier Company, an outsourcing industry company.