Levi Celerio ~ Short Biography - DPLYRICSPH

Who is Levi Celerio?

Levi Celerio, a Filipino composer and songwriter, created more than 4,000 songs. The fact that he could play the leaf like a musical instrument brought him recognition throughout the world. He was referred to as the "only leaf player in the world" by the Guinness Book of Records.

Celerio was not just a musician but also a poet and an actor who starred in a number of 1950s and 1960s Philippine motion pictures.

He composed a great deal of songs for Philippine cinema, earning him the Film Academy of the Philippines' Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 1997, he received the title of National Artist of the Philippines for Music. On April 2, 2002, he passed away.

Levi Celerio's works

Levi Celerio's works Levi Celerio composed more than 4,000 tunes and co-composed a few melodies with craftsmen like Felipe Padilla de León and Lucio San Pedro. Some songs by Levi Celerio are: 

• Ikaw
• Kahit Konting Pagtingin
• Saan Ka Man Naroroon?
• Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
• Ako ay May Singsing
• Ang Pipit
• Dungawin Mo Hirang
• Itik-Itik
• Pitong Gatang
• Waray-Waray
• Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
• Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon
• Pasko Na Naman
• Noche Buena

Levi Celerio's films

Celerio was among the best actors in the Philippines between the 1950s and 1960s. He portrayed various roles in Pinoy films, including a beggar, liquor thief, pickpocket, and a palm-reader. After his Guinness recognition, he appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and That's Incredible! Below are Levi Celerio's films:

Year Title

1959 Pitong Gatang

1960 Bigay Hilig 

1962 Markang Rehas

1963 Ang Babaeng Isputnik

1963 Istambay

1963 Miting de Avance

1966 Franco Maderro

1966 Mr. Humble Boy (Ang Dating Kampeon)

1968 The Son of Vera Cruz

1973 Hanggang sa Kabila ng Daigdig

1977 Wanakosey

1992 Mahirap Maging Pogi

How old was Levi Celerio when he died? The 91-year-old Celerio passed on at the Delgado Facility, Quezon City, on April 2, 2012, because of numerous organ brokenness. His downfall came not long after Lucio San Pedro's death. The two co-composed Sa Ugoy ng Duyan. Military distinctions filled Celerio's internment at the Libingan ng mga Bayan graveyard.

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