Leopoldo Salcedo

Leopoldo Ganal Salcedo Sr. (March 12, 1912 – June 11, 1998) Instead, he joined the bodabil troupe of Lou Borromeo in 1929. By 1934, Salcedo had broken into films, starring in José Nepomuceno's Sawing Palad. He was playing leading roles by the late 1930s, and signed up with the newly formed LVN studio. Among his most prominent roles during this period was as Macario Sakay, in Lamberto Avellana's debut film Sakay.

Film production in the Philippines was halted after the Japanese invasion in 1941, and Salcedo returned to bodabil. He would perform at the Avenue Theater for the duration of the war.

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, Leopoldo Salcedo Productions, which produced such films as Dalawang Bandila (1950), Talampasan (1953), and Highway 54 (1953). For this role, Salcedo won his first FAMAS Best Actor award. feature films throughout his career that spanned over six decades. According to The Weekly Nation, he was one of the highest paid actors of his generation and was reportedly earning more than a million dollars annually at some point in his career.

Salcedo is credited for popularizing a "Valentino-style of barong tagalog" in the 1950s. Fashion historian Eric Cruz added, "the style didn’t die with Salcedo. Its modern reincarnations, all gaud and glitter like the original, are worn by show-biz personalities to add sparkle to the spotlight." Esquire have included Salcedo in their list of 15 most stylish movie stars of classic Philippine cinema. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) have screened Salcedo's 1961 biographical film The Moises Padilla Story at the 8th Cinema Rehiyon Festival in De La Salle University—Dasmariñas as a tribute to "Cavite actors who made a big contribution to the country's film industry."

Filmography Sawing Palad (1934) Walang Sugat (1939) – Tenyong Sakay (1939) – Macario Sakay Maginoong Takas (1940) Dawn of Freedom (1944) – Captain Reyes Capas (1946) Ang Kamay ng Diyos (1947) Sierra Madre (1948) Siete Dolores (1948) Dalawang Bandila (1950) Florante at Laura (1950) – Florante Hantik (1950) Batong Buhay (Sa Sentral Luson) (1950) Bisig ng Manggagawa (1951) Talampasan (1953) Highway 54 (1953) Saigon (1956) Lost Battalion (1960) - Ramon Noli Me Tángere (1961) - Elias The Moises Padilla Story (1961) - Moises Padilla Target 1-1-1 (also known as The Raiders of Leyte Gulf, 1962) Cry of Battle (1963) - Manuel Careo W.I.A. Wounded in Action (1966) Combat Killers (1968) - Gen. Kenji Takahashi Beast of the Yellow Night (1971) – Inspector Santos Savage Sisters (1974) – General Balthazar Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976) - Fortunato 'Atong' Capili Halikan Mo at Magpaalam sa Kahapon (1977) Payaso (1986) Boy Negro (1988) – Carlos Cayanan Sakay (1993) - Macario Sakay's father

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