Search results
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.
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. Standing at two feet and nine inches, the diminutive action star represents an entire industry.
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.
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.
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.
Dec 18, 2018 · Weng Weng: The pint-sized action hero who went on to become the ‘James Bond of the Philippines’ Born with primordial dwarfism, the actor enjoyed short-lived stardom with the global success of...
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.
One night in 1996, Australian cult video store owner turned guerrilla filmmaker Andrew Leavold dreamt he was in the Philippines directing a documentary about Weng Weng, the long dead Filipino midget James Bond.
May 26, 2014 · BRENDAN TREMBATH: In 1982 the diminutive Filipino actor Weng Weng flew to Cannes to promote a low budget action film with cheesy special effects and an unlikely leading man. It became a cult classic.
