Renato "Rene" Requiestas (born January 22, 1957 - July 24, 1993) (died at the age of 36) was one of the top
FilipinoThe Filipino people are the nationals of the Republic of the Philippines and to persons having Filipino ancestry. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines and about 11 million outside the Philippines....
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acts of the late 1980s up to the early 1990s. Handpicked by
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Joey de LeonJosé María Ramos de León, better known as Joey de Leon is a Filipino comedian/TV host. Famous for his wit, green jokes, and sarcasm, he is one of the popular hosts of the long-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of the famous comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made...
for his comedic timing and natural funny disposition, Rene became known for his sidekick roles and his toothless grin. Rene is popularly known as the sidekick
Cheetae from the movie
Starzan, a
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film of
TarzanTarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by fictional great apes, who later returns to civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
starring Joey de Leon as Starzan.
He was a poor man before he went into showbusiness.
Renato "Rene" Requiestas (born January 22, 1957 - July 24, 1993) (died at the age of 36) was one of the top
FilipinoThe Filipino people are the nationals of the Republic of the Philippines and to persons having Filipino ancestry. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines and about 11 million outside the Philippines....
comedicComedy as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece...
acts of the late 1980s up to the early 1990s. Handpicked by
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Joey de LeonJosé María Ramos de León, better known as Joey de Leon is a Filipino comedian/TV host. Famous for his wit, green jokes, and sarcasm, he is one of the popular hosts of the long-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of the famous comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made...
for his comedic timing and natural funny disposition, Rene became known for his sidekick roles and his toothless grin. Rene is popularly known as the sidekick
Cheetae from the movie
Starzan, a
parodyA parody , in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
film of
TarzanTarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by fictional great apes, who later returns to civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
starring Joey de Leon as Starzan.
He was a poor man before he went into showbusiness. He sold cigarettes in streets before he was discovered by a talent scout. It has been said that he is one of the actors who raised profits for Regal Films and made comedy roles to almost all his movies.
Requiestas died on July 24, 1993 due to
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and other complications brought about by heavy
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and
smoking Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the vapors either tasted or inhaled. The practice began as early as 5000–3000 BC. Many civilizations burnt incense during religious rituals, which was later adopted for pleasure or as a social tool. Tobacco was introduced to the old world...
.
He is also remembered for shouting the line "Cheetae, ganda lalake!" (Cheetae, handsome guy!) and the echo will reply "Ulol! Sinungaling! Panget! Panget! Panget!....." (Crazy! Liar! Ugly! Ugly! Ugly!.....).
Filmography
- Alyas Batman en Robin
Alyas Batman en Robin is an unauthorized 1993 Filipino Batman comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 1960s Batman television series.It stars comedian Joey de Leon as Batman, his son Keempee as Robin and Dawn Zulueta as Wonder Woman...
(1993) as Joker
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1992) with Gabby Concepcion and Paquito Diaz
- Pido Dida 3: May kambal na (1992) as Pido
- First Time: Like a Virgin (1992) as Sunshine Cruz's father
- Hulihin: Probinsyanong Mandurukot (1992) with Ruffa Gutierrez and Aiza Seguerra
- Lone Ranger & Tonton 2 (1992)
- Anak ni Janice (1991) as Facundo
- Love ko si ma'am (1991)
- Michael and Madonna 2 (1991) as Michael
- Pido Dida 2: Kasal na (1991) as Pido
- Prinsipe Abante at ang lihim ng ibong adarna (1990) as Prinsipe Amante
- Samson & Goliath (1990)
- Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo (1990) as Pido
- Michael and Madonna (1990) as Michael
- Little & Big Weapon (1990)
- Ganda babae, gandang lalake (1990) as Tino
- Elvis and James 2 (1990) as James Dacuycoy
- Small, Medium en Large (1990) as Po
- Last Two Minutes (1990) (as Rene Requiestas- cameo role)
- Takbo talon tili! (1990)
- Cheta-eh Ganda Lalake as Cheta-eh
- Romeo Loves Juliet... But Their Families Hate Each Other! (1989) (as Rene Requiestas)
- Gawa na ang balang para sa akin (1989)
- SuperMouse and the Roborats (1989)
- Elvis and James, the Living Legends! (1989) as James Dacuycoy
- Aso't pusa (1989)
- Long Ranger & Tonton: Shooting Stars of the West (1989) as Tonton
- Bondying: The Little Big Boy (1989) aka Mars Ravelo
Mars Ravelo was one of the most successful Filipino graphic novelists...
's Bondying-Bondying in Popular Culture:In the Philippines there is a comic book character called Bondying. Bondying was created by Mars Ravelo . Bondying is a popular character in the Philippines. Before 1988, there was a movie about Bondying produced by Viva Films entitled The Little Big Boy and was based...
: The Little Big Boy (Philippines: English title: complete title)
- Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle (1989) as Cheetae
- Starzan 2: The Adventure Continues (1989) as Cheetae
- Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle (1989) as Cheetae
- Smith & Wesson (1988) as Don Johnson Waks
- Sheman: Mistress of the Universe (1988) as Stalone aka Pandoy
- Pabling (1981)
- Salawahan (1979)