The film follows Leavold's quest to discover the story of the largely forgotten actor, whose real name was Ernesto de la Cruz.

Leavold, who is Australian, decided to travel to the Philippines with a backpack and a camera and assemble every piece of information he could on the actor.

This includes Eddie Nicart, Bobby A. Suarez, Marrie Lee, Dolphy, Imelda Marcos, Tikoy Aguiluz, among many others.

(2010), a documentary about cult films made in the Philippines, where Leavold worked as an associate producer and was credited for his original idea.

[3][additional citation(s) needed] Dennis Harvey of Variety said it was "A surprisingly far-reaching investigation into the life of a forgotten icon of Pinoy exploitation cinema".

"[8] Emily Black of Cinema Crazed said "the film is a good example of a fan documentary that is well made and brings something to entertain even people who are not into the genre or star being documented.

"[9] Anton Bitel of British Film Institute described "Leavold’s quest to uncover the man behind the legend becomes an affectionate if bittersweet history of Filipino exploitation cinema.