Christopher de Leon
October 31, 1956 · 69 years old
Christopher Strauss de León (born on 31 October 1956) is a Filipino film actor and politician. He is the son of actor-director Gil de Leon and actress Lilia Dizon. De Leon appeared on the gag show Going Bananas and has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. Dubbed as the King of Philippin…
Known For
8 titles
Weighed But Found Wanting
This landmark film is considered by many to be one of the most important in Philippine cinema. The son of a wealthy man, Junior has everything he could possibly want. But the emptiness of his extravagant lifestyle and the hypocris...
Smaller and Smaller Circles
A serial killer in Payatas leaves the bodies of young boys in the dump as two Jesuit priests try to solve the murders.
Cain at Abel
A modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel. Strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older Lorenzo, whom she blames for her husband's death.
Three Years Without God
A woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
The film revolves around two couples who find themselves in conflict with the foreign commercial giants that control the Philippine economy, the Japanese and the Chinese.
Dukot
When his son is kidnapped, a government official has to find the money to meet the ransom request.
Kasal
Lia, torn between her politician fiance Philip and her ex-boyfriend Wado, finds that the path to true love is not always a straight line.
Signed: Lino Brocka
Documentary portrait of the Philippine filmmaker Lino Brocka.