1. Francisco Bustamante was born on December 29,1963 and is a Filipino professional pool player from Tarlac, Central Luzon and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion, nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the 1966 film of the same name, and sometimes called "Bustie", especially in the United States.
Francisco Bustamante picked up the nickname "Django" because his character and his appearance with a cigarette in his mouth was reminiscent of the movie character of that name.
Francisco Bustamante's father made a living through building toilets and planting rice, and Bustamante worked in these activities.
Francisco Bustamante began working in his sister's pool hall, racking and spotting balls on the tables, and practising alone on the tables after the hall had closed.
Francisco Bustamante never completed high school and concentrated on pocket billiards from 10 years of age.
Francisco Bustamante has won titles including the Munich Masters, the German Nine-ball Championship, and the All Japan Championship.
Francisco Bustamante then finished the season by winning the Columbus 10-Ball Open and becoming the first player to win three Camel titles in one season.
In 1999, Francisco Bustamante finished third in the WPA World Nine-ball Championship after losing to Efren Reyes, who went on to win.
The next year, Francisco Bustamante won the Motolite 9-ball Tournament, an event held in the Philippines, beating Antonio Lining.
In 2002, Francisco Bustamante received a phone call from his wife during the World Pool Championships, informing him that his daughter, who was less than a year old, had died.
Francisco Bustamante considered forfeiting his contention at the tournament to return to the Philippines, but some people around including fellow countryman Efren Reyes convinced him to go on.
On his way to the final, Francisco Bustamante beat Antonio Lining in the last 16, Efren Reyes in the quarter finals, and Ching Shun Yang in the semis.
Francisco Bustamante won the Peninsula Nine-ball Open, Gabriel's Las Vegas International Nine-ball tournament, the IBC Tokyo Nine-ball International, and the All Japan Championship.
Francisco Bustamante won the Sudden Death Seven-ball tournament, dedicating the victory to his daughter.
Francisco Bustamante won the World Pool League in 2004, defeating world nine-ball champion Alex Pagulayan.
Francisco Bustamante reached the finals of that event in 2001 but was beaten by Steve Knight.
Francisco Bustamante competed in the 2008 WPA World Straight Pool Championship where he finished second behind Niels Feijen, becoming the only Filipino player to reach the finals of the event.
In 2010, Francisco Bustamante again reached the finals of the World Nine-ball Championship, winning the match and the title against Taiwan's Kuo Po-cheng.
Francisco Bustamante was the second player from the Philippines to be inducted, after Efren Reyes.