Rudy Concepción

Rodolfo Joaquín Concepción, (1912 – June 21, 1940) was a popular Filipino film actor during the 1930s. He was dubbed Ang Idolong Kayumanggi (Brown Idol).

Career Concepción made his film debut in 1935, in Kundiman ng Puso (Song of the Heart).

He was often paired romantically in films with the soprano Rosario Moreno, with whom he co-starred in Mapait na Lihim (1938). Concepcion himself was also a notable singer, with a distinctive singing style. Unusual for actors of the time, his own singing voice was used.

After six movies for Sampaguita Pictures, becoming one of its most bankable stars, Concepción signed with another production company Excelsior Pictures, where he made Pakiusap, Ikaw Pa Rin, Tunay Na Ina (opposite Rosario Moreno), and his last unfinished movie Mahal Pa Rin Kita. Pakiusap and Tunay na Ina are two of only five Filipino films to survive World War II.

Death At age 28, the latter died of a peptic ulcer on June 21, 1940 at St. Luke's Hospital, during the shooting of Mahal Pa Rin Kita.

Legacy and honors In the early 1950s, Pancho Magalona portrayed Rudy Concepción in a biographical movie called Kasaysayan ni Rudy, opposite Linda Estrella.

He was posthumously inducted to the Eastwood City Walk of Fame in June 2008.

Filmography 1935 - Kundiman ng Puso 1935 - Sumpa ng Aswang 1936 - Buhok ni Ester 1938 - Walang Pangalan 1938 - Paru-Parong Bukid 1938 - Himagsikan ng Puso 1938 - Alipin ng Palad 1938 - Mapait na Lihim 1939 - Gabay ng Magulang 1939 - Walang Tahanan 1939 - Tunay na Ina 1940 - Pakiusap 1940 - Ikaw Rin 1940 - Mahal Pa Rin Kita

Awards Posthumous Celebrity Inductee, Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Philippines June 2008