Tony Ferrer
| Tony Ferrer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Antonio Laxa 12 June 1934 Philippine Islands |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960-2007 |
Antonio Laxa (born June 12, 1934) better known by his stage name Tony Ferrer, is a Filipino actor, film director and producer. He was tagged as the James Bond of the Philippines for his movies in which he played a spy named Tony Falcon in 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 Vilma Santos. He received the nominations for FAMAS Award Best Actor in Sabotage (1966) and I Love Mama, I Love Papa (1971).
Laxa was born in Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippines.
His first movie was Kilabot Sa Barilan (1960) with Fernando Poe, Jr. and Zaldy Zshornack. His next supporting roles in such war films as Mga Tigreng Tagabukid (1962) and Suicide Commandos (1962) starring Fernando Poe, Jr., Romeo Vasquez and Joseph Estrada.
He starred in Marcong Bagsik (1964) with Divina Valencia. He starred as Tony Falcon, Agent X-44 in Sabotage (1966), directed by Eddie Garcia. He did drama films like Living Doll (1970) and The Golden Child (1971) with Snooky Serna. He did action films like Walang Duwag Sa Kayumanggi (1975) with Lotis Key, Mission: Get The Killers On The Loose (1975) with Gina Pareno, Alat (1975) with Chanda Romero, and Jailbreak! (1976) with Alma Moreno.
He was also paired with Nino Muhlach in Wonder Boy (1976). Ferrer was paired to Nora Aunor in Sa Lungga Ng Mga Daga (1978).
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