Laxa was born in
Macabebe,
Pampanga, Philippines to Sofronio Laxa and Eufrocina Dising. His first film was
Kilabot sa Barilan (1960) with
Fernando Poe Jr. and
Zaldy Zshornack. His next supporting roles were in such war films as
Mga Tigreng Tagabukid (1962) and
Suicide Commandos (1962) starring
Fernando Poe Jr.,
Romeo Vasquez and
Joseph Estrada. He starred in
Marcong Bagsik (1964) with Divina Valencia. He starred as Tony Falcon,
Agent X-44 in
Sabotage (1966), directed by
Eddie Garcia. He did drama films like
Living Doll (1970) and
The Golden Child (1971) with
Snooky Serna. He did action films like
Walang Duwag Sa Kayumanggi (1975) with
Lotis Key,
Mission: Get The Killers On The Loose (1975) with
Gina Pareño,
Alat (1975) with
Chanda Romero, and
Jailbreak! (1976) with
Alma Moreno. He was also paired with
Niño Muhlach in
Wonder Boy (1976). Ferrer was paired with
Nora Aunor in
Sa Lungga ng Mga Daga (1978). He starred with
Ramon Revilla in
Nardong Putik (1972),
Lito Lapid in
Back To Back (1979),
Ramon Zamora in
Experts (1979),
Rey Malonzo in
Deadly Fighters (1979),
Ace Vergel in
Pangkat Do Or Die (1980),
Vic Vargas in
Dope Godfathers (1983),
Bembol Roco and
Efren Reyes Jr. in
Over My Dead Body (1983),
Fernando Poe Jr in
Ang Agila at ang Falcon (1980),
Bong Revilla in
Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon (1988),
Ronnie Ricketts in
Black Sheep Baby (1989) and
Jess Lapid Jr. in
Isang Milyon sa Ulo ni Cobra (1990). He also did international films like
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) with
Christopher Lee,
Cosa Nostra Asia (1974) with
Chris Mitchum,
Blind Rage (1978) with
Fred Williamson, and
Cover Girl Models (1975) with
Pat Anderson for
New World Pictures. On the July 2, 1981, Ferrer's directorial debut the musical film
Legs... Katawan... Babae! premiered, it's a film vehicle for the disco group
Hagibis. The film co-stars Myrna Castillo, Laarni Enriquez, Dinah Dominguez Val Iglesias, etc. Ferrer had special participation as Tony Falcon in the remake of
Agent X44 (2007), an action-comedy, played by
Vhong Navarro. He appeared in more than 155 films, including the 21-film series
Agent X-44. ==Personal life==