▁a est het ically ▁ple asing ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁sense , ▁fit ▁the ▁cor pse - like ▁de mean or ▁that ▁local ▁film m akers ▁love ▁to ▁util ize . ▁ ▁Pal ito ▁laid ▁low ▁from ▁Philipp ine ▁cinema ▁in ▁the ▁' 9 0 s , ▁only ▁occasionally ▁playing ▁bit ▁parts , ▁like ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁film ▁by ▁contemporary ▁com ed ian / actor ▁Dol phy , ▁Home ▁Al ong ▁The ▁River , ▁a ▁send - up ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁American ▁Home ▁Al one ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁bur geon ing ▁comedy ▁actor ▁V h ong ▁Navar ro ▁port rayed ▁the ▁veter an ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁a ▁TV ▁real - life ▁drama ▁series , ▁Ma ala ala ▁Mo ▁K aya , ▁foc using ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁story ▁as ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁he yd ay ▁as ▁a ▁s lap st ick ▁com ed ian ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Pal ito ▁star red ▁in ▁an ▁independent ▁film , ▁Enter pool : ▁Senior ▁Cit izen ▁in ▁Action , ▁released ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁cinema . ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁received ▁well ▁by ▁nost alg ic ▁movie - go ers ▁and ▁local ▁movie ▁critics , ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁general