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Antonio Dising Laxa (June 12, 1934 – January 23, 2021), better known by his stage name Tony Ferrer, was a Filipino actor, film director and producer. He was tagged as the
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of the Philippines for his films in which he played a spy named Tony Falcon in the ''Agent X-44'' movie series. He won Best Actor at the Quezon City Film Festival for ''Sapagkat Sila'y Aming Mga Anak'' (1970) with Boots Anson-Roa and
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. He received the nominations for
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Best Actor in ''Sabotage'' (1966) and ''I Love Mama, I Love Papa'' (1971).


Career

Laxa was born in
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,
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, Philippines to Sofronio Laxa and Eufrocina Dising. His first film was ''Kilabot sa Barilan'' (1960) with Fernando Poe Jr. and Zaldy Zshornack. His next supporting roles were in such war films as ''Mga Tigreng Tagabukid'' (1962) and ''Suicide Commandos'' (1962) starring Fernando Poe Jr., Romeo Vasquez and
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. He starred in ''Marcong Bagsik'' (1964) with Divina Valencia. He starred as Tony Falcon, ''Agent X-44'' in ''Sabotage'' (1966), directed by
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. He did drama films like ''Living Doll'' (1970) and ''The Golden Child'' (1971) with
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. He did action films like ''Walang Duwag Sa Kayumanggi'' (1975) with
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, ''Mission: Get The Killers On The Loose'' (1975) with
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, ''Alat'' (1975) with
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, and ''Jailbreak!'' (1976) with
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. He was also paired with
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in ''Wonder Boy'' (1976). Ferrer was paired with
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in ''Sa Lungga ng Mga Daga'' (1978). He starred with
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in ''Nardong Putik'' (1972),
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in ''Back To Back'' (1979), Ramon Zamora in ''Experts'' (1979),
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in ''Deadly Fighters'' (1979),
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in ''Pangkat Do Or Die'' (1980),
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in ''Dope Godfathers'' (1983),
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and
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in ''Over My Dead Body'' (1983),
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in ''Ang Agila at ang Falcon'' (1980),
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in '' Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon'' (1988),
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in ''Black Sheep Baby'' (1989) and
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in ''Isang Milyon sa Ulo ni Cobra'' (1990). He also did international films like ''
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'' (1967) with
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, ''Cosa Nostra Asia'' (1974) with Chris Mitchum, '' Blind Rage'' (1978) with
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, and ''
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'' (1975) with Pat Anderson for
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. On the July 2, 1981, Ferrer's directorial debut the musical film ''Legs... Katawan... Babae!'' premiered, it's a film vehicle for the disco group Hagibis''.'' The film co-stars Myrna Castillo, Laarni Enriquez, Dinah Dominguez Val Iglesias, etc. Ferrer had special participation as Tony Falcon in the remake of '' Agent X44'' (2007), an action-comedy, played by
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. He appeared in more than 155 films, including the 21-film series ''Agent X-44''.


Personal life

Ferrer was the younger brother of
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, producer of ''Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Pictures'' and ''EDL Productions''. He was paired with
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Alice Crisostomo in ''The Golden Child'' (1971), and subsequently married her a year later. They had two kids, actress Mutya Crisostomo and Falcon. He had a daughter with actress Imelda Ilanan,
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. He also had a son, Mark by Pinky Poblete. Ferrer lived with his sister and brothers in Pasig in his last years. He had a non-showbiz partner. His grandson,
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, is also an actor.


Death

Ferrer died on 23 January 2021 at home in
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, at the age of 86 due to heart illness and diabetic complications.


Selected filmography

*''Kilabot sa Barilan'' (1960) *''Baril sa Baril'' (1961) *''Mga Tigreng Taga-Bukid'' (1962) *''Limang Kidlat'' (1963) *''Dugong Tigre'' (1964) *''G-2'' (1965) - Agent X-44 *''Kalaban ng Sindikato'' (1965) - Agent X-44 *''Tatlo sa Tatlo'' (1965) *''Interpol: Hadlang sa Manlulupig'' (1965) - Agent X-44 *''Sabotage (1966) - Agent X-44 *''Frame Up!'' (1967) - Agent X-44 *''
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'' (1967) *''Masters of Karate'' (1968) *''Infiltrators'' (1969) *''Biyak Na Bato'' (1970) *''I Love Mama, I Love Papa'' (1971) *''Nardong Putik'' (1972) *''Dakilang 9'' (1973) *''Kung Fu Master'' (1974) *''Magnum 44'' (1974) - Agent X-44 *''Death Machine'' (1975) *''
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'' (1975) *''Walang Duwag sa Kayumanggi'' (1975) *''Mission: Get The Killers On the Loose'' (1975) *''The Interceptors'' (1976) *''Ben Boga'' (1976) *''Jailbreak!'' (1976) *''Cortes'' (1977) *''Last Target'' (1978) *''Sa Lungga ng Mga Daga'' (1978) *'' Blind Rage'' (1978) *''Sabotage 2'' (1979) - Agent X-44 *''The Experts'' (1979) *''Ang Agila at ang Falcon'' (1980) *''Shoot the Killer'' (1981) *''Over My Dead Body'' (1983) *''Hanggang sa Huling Bala'' (1984) *''Boy Tipos'' (1985) *''Walang Ititirang Buhay'' (1986) *''Kamandag sa Araw'' (1987) *'' Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon'' (1988) - Peter Wang *''
Isang Bala, Isang Buhay ''Isang Bala, Isang Buhay'' () is a 1989 Filipino action film co-written and directed by Jose N. Carreon. The film stars Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Tony Ferrer, Dawn Zulueta, Suzanne Gonzales, Rosemarie Gil, Paquito Diaz, Ruben Rustia, Su ...
'' (1989) *''Black Sheep Baby'' (1989) *''Kahit Singko Ay Di Ko Babayaran ang Buhay Mo'' (1990) *''May Araw Ka Rin Bagallon'' (1990) *''Isang Milyon sa Ulo ni Cobra'' (1990) *''Ipaglaban Mo Ako, Boy Topak'' (1991) *''Hepe, Isasabay Kita sa Paglubog ng Araw'' (1991) *''Digos Massacre'' (1991) *''Sonny Boy, Public Enemy No. 1 of Cebu'' (1992) *''Bukas Tatakpan Ka ng Diyaryo'' (1993) *''Patapon'' (1993) *''Pambato'' (1993) *''Geron Olivar'' (1993) *''Aguinaldo'' (1993) *''
Manila Boy ''Manila Boy'' is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Arturo San Agustin. The film stars Robin Padilla in the title role. The film is streaming online on YouTube. Plot This is a story about Diego (Robin Padilla), a wacky provincial man fr ...
'' (1993) *''Matinik Na Kalaban'' (1995) *''
Adan Lazaro ''Adan Lazaro'' is a 1996 Philippine action film edited and directed by Pepe Marcos. The film stars Roi Vinzon (who wrote the story) in the title role. Cast * Roi Vinzon as Adan Lazaro ** Ian Ignacio as Young Adan * Sunshine Cruz as Rowena * E ...
'' (1996) *''Tawagin Mo Ang Lahat ng Santo'' (1997) *''Pards 2'' (1997) *''Talahib at Rosas 2'' (1999) *''Total Aikido'' (2001) *''Mahal Kita... Kahit Sino Ka Pa!'' (2001) *''Akala Mo'' (2002) *''Enterpool: S.C.I.A., Senior Citizen in Action'' (2005) *'' Agent X44'' (2007) http://www.philstar.com/showbiz/379769/naka-21-agent-x44-movies-si-tony-ferrer "Naka-21 Agent X-44 movies si Tony Ferrer"


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