Even at age 65, Christopher de Leon prefers to do own action scenes

One of the things Christopher de Leon enjoyed most playing a villain in the new GMA 7 primetime series "Lolong" is keeping up with Ruru Madrid and his other younger costars during action scenes. "I was given a lot of [fight] scenes with Ruru ... And this guy is fast---so I have to be fast!" the 65-year-old star said of his 24-year-old scene partner. "I had to be at par with Ruru and the rest of the gang." The multiawarded actor isn't one to readily resort to using a body double, too. As much as possible, he performs his own stunts no matter how tough they are. After almost 50 years in the biz, Christopher is already well-versed with some of the tricks of the trade in action ...

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