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Apr 25, 2017 · Weng Weng or Ernesto de la Cruz was a record-breaking actor who didn't let his dwarfism get in the way of fame.
Ernesto de Guzman de la Cruz (September 7, 1957 – August 29, 1992), known by the stage name Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor, stunt performer, and martial artist. He was a short person at 83 centimeters (2 ft 9 in) tall. Born in what is now Baclaran in Parañaque, dela Cruz studied karate.
Its star, a two-foot nine primordial dwarf named Weng Weng, became the most famous Filipino celebrity of his generation both inside the Philippines and abroad, yet curiously, less than 30 years later, the real Weng Weng story has all but been forgotten even by those who worked alongside him.
Oct 11, 2017 · This fall, director Andrew Leavold takes the Americas by storm with a tour to support the release of his book and DVD, The Search for Weng Weng. Follow in detail the amazing journey of one man’s obsession with exposing the truth behind the two-foot-nine James Bond of the Philippines.
Dec 18, 2018 · A hip-hop group called The Chuds released a song called The Weng Weng Rap, which praises the actor’s “smile and cute little style” as well as his crime-fighting abilities.
May 27, 2014 · Weng Weng, who proudly stood at a measly 83 centimeters and sported the most amusing version of the apple cut, is in fact an action star, a fearless risktaker who won women as sexy and alluring as Carmi Martin with his debonair style and oozing manliness.
Feb 5, 2015 · Born Ernesto de la Cruz (September 7, 1957), the martial-arts trained actor is best known for appearing in a series of James Bond spoofs, beginning with 1981's For Y'ur Height Only, in which he played the pint-sized secret agent 00. But his fame was short-lived. He died, aged just 34, on August 29 1992, following a heart attack.
Dec 16, 2013 · Ernesto de la Cruz, a diminutive stuntman known by his stage name Weng Weng, appeared in one of the very few films to make it big in the Marcos-sponsored Manila International Film Festival.
Aug 29, 1992 · Ernesto de la Cruz (September 7, 1957 – August 29, 1992), better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm (2 feet, 9 inches) tall, he is listed in theGuinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role.
Aug 16, 2014 · For nearly 20 years of his life, Australian filmmaker Andrew Leavold devoted his life searching for the Filipino action star in the eighties, Weng-Weng (Ernesto dela Cruz).
