LEVI (20A: Composer/lyricist Celerio) LEVI Celero (1910-2002) composed over 4,000 songs during his lifetime. He was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines in 1997. The Film Academy of the Philippines honored LEVI Celero with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989, in recognition of the songs he composed for movies. Fun fact: LEVI Celerio was also known for using a leaf as a musical instrument. Guinness Book of World Records recognized him as the "only leaf player in the world."