[1] Considered by many to be the godfather of young Filipino filmmakers, Roxlee is best known for creating Cesar Asar with his brother, Monlee.

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 evolved into Animahenasyon and Sinekalye, a group of filmmakers taking films and music into the street.

[citation needed] Additionally, he has amassed a cult following in places like Western Europe, Japan, and Singapore.

[citation needed] Lee is also into oil painting and wrote the book Cesar Asar in the Planet of the Noses (2008), a collection of his cartoons and short stories.