Leopoldo Salcedo
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FAMAS Supporting Actor 1976 Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon |
Leopoldo Ganal Salcedo Sr. (March 12, 1912 – June 11, 1998)[1] was a Filipino film actor dubbed as "The Great Profile" who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes.[2][1]
Early life
Salcedo was born in
Film production in the Philippines was halted after the Japanese invasion in 1941, and Salcedo returned to bodabil. He would perform at the
Postwar stardom
After the war ended in 1945, Salcedo starred in such dramas as Capas (1946) and Siete Dolores (1948). In 1950, Salcedo formed his own production company,
[M]ore than just good looks, he was also radical with his characterizations, preferring to portray the politicized and the social outcast, the underdog and enraged sheep while his meztizo confreres chose the dusted tuxedos and the rank perfumes of the music halls. From the very start, his approach to acting has always been to emphasize “being”, to be honest to oneself, to pour one’s heart and soul into the role and to eschew the artificial as this could be magnified several times on the big screen.[3]
Salcedo's most famous role came in 1961, when he starred as the titular character in
Salcedo's film career slowed down in the 1980s. His last film appearance was in Raymond Red's 1993 film Sakay, where he played the father of the same character he had portrayed 54 years earlier. He had been bedridden for one year before his death in 1998.[1]
Filmography
- Sawing Palad (1934)
- Sakay (1939) - Macario Sakay
- Capas (1946)
- Ang Kamay ng Diyos (1947)
- Sierra Madre (1948)
- Siete Dolores (1948)
- Dalawang Bandila (1950)
- Batong Buhay (Sa Central Luzon) (1950)
- Bisig ng Manggagawa (1951)
- Talampasan (1953)
- Highway 54 (1953)
- Lost Battalion (1960) - Ramon
- Noli Me Tángere(1961) - Elias
- The Moises Padilla Story (1961) - Moises Padilla
- Cry of Battle (1963) - Manuel Careo
- Combat Killers (1968) - Gen. Kenji Takahashi
- Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976) - Fortunato 'Atong' Capili
- Sakay (1993) - Macario Sakay's father
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Leopoldo Salcedo, Dead at 86". Showbiz Chatter. Philippine Headline News Online. 1998-06-11. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
- ^ a b c d e Augustin Sotto. "Natatanging Gawad 1994: Leopoldo Salcedo". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "People v. Lacson, et al., G.R. No. L-18188, 13 February 1961". Lawphil.net - Arellano University. Supreme Court of the Philippines. 1961-02-13. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
References
- Danny Villanueva (1994). "Philippine Film". In ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
- Augustin Sotto. "Natatanging Gawad 1994: Leopoldo Salcedo". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Archived from the original on 2006-10-20.
External links
- Leopoldo Salcedo at IMDb
- Leopoldo Salcedo's website: http://www.freewebs.com/leopoldosalcedo/
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