Biography
Roque Federizon Lee, known professionally as Roxlee, is a Filipino animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, and painter. Considered by many to be the godfather of young Filipino filmmakers, Roxlee is best known for creating Cesar Asar with his brother, Monlee.
Lee began as a cartoonist, first contributing cartoons to Jingle Magazine. Shortly after, he created the comic strip Cesar Asar for Manila Bulletin in collaboration with his brother, Monlee, from 1980 to 2000.
Lee is one of the founding members of Animagination, which has now evolved into Animahenasyon and Sinekalye, a group of filmmakers taking films and music into the street.
His surreal humor, edgy approach, and originality have been praised by many critics. In the 1980s, his works were done in super-8 film, divided between hand-drawn works like The Great Smoke and pixelated live-action pieces like Juan Gapang. Although he has not worked in the animation industry, Roxlee’s independent approach to filmmaking has influenced a generation of younger animators, many of whom took up courses at the Mowelfund Film Institute in the 1980s and 1990s. Additionally, he has amassed a cult following in places like Western Europe, Japan, and Singapore. Lee is also into oil painting and has currently finished a book titled Cesar Asar in the Planet of the Noses, a collection of his cartoons and short stories. In 2020, for his pioneering work in alternative cinema and animation, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from FAMAS, the Philippines' oldest award giving body.
Filmography
all 33
Movies 33
Director 19
self 2
Tamgohoy (2023)
Book of Birdman (2023)
Orphea (2021)
Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017)
Manila Scream Expanded (2017)
Manila Scream (2016)
Ang Pagbabalat ng Ahas (2013)
Neither Man nor Beast (2013)
Jingle lang ang Pahina (2012)
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010)
Bahag Kings (2008)
The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles (2008)
Green Rocking Chair (2007)
Pandanggo (2006)
Image Nation (2006)
Pepot Superstar (2005)
Last Take, Last Shot (2005)
Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
1st Time (2003)
Piso Dalawang Piso (2002)
No Left Turn (2001)
Johnny Veggie (2000)
Cesar Asar (1999)
Tito's Wedding (1993)
Mix One and Two (1990)
Moron's Monolog (1990)
Ink (1990)
Box Number 2 (1990)
SPIT/OPTIK (1988)
Johnny Crawl (1987)
Lizard, or How to Perform in Front of the Reptile (1986)
ABCD (1985)
The Great Smoke (1984)
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-16 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceCamarines Sur, Philippines
CitizenshipsPhilippines
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