Joey de Leon

The legend, according to Mockbusters.tv

Some actors fill a frame; Joey de Leon makes the lighting rig apologize for its limitations. His dramatic range runs from cosmic laughter to a stillness that reduces sound engineers to quiet weeping. He never attended acting school, having enrolled instead in the relentless academy of the shooting schedule, learning everything between takes. In Alyas Batman en Robin he performed his own stunts, guided by the holy discipline of the budget. Programmers at festivals not yet founded already reserve a retrospective in his honor.

A portrait from the Mockbusters.tv satirical universe: humorous praise, not a factual biography.