The late acclaimed filmmaker Mike de Leon was honored by the many personalities he had worked with in the industry, among them actresses Charo Santos and Vilma Santos. Charo, who headlined several films helmed by de Leon, recounted her experience working with the director while showing digitally restored photos of them through her Instagram page on Thursday, Aug. 28. “Today, I lost a dear friend,” she lamented. “Mike de Leon was my very first mentor in the art and discipline of filmmaking. From him I learned everything…” Charo described de Leon as a “perfectionist, a genius, and a true master […]... Keep on reading: Charo Santos, Vilma Santos remember Mike de Leon