Leopoldo Salcedo

Acting

Leopoldo Salcedo

Born — Died

1912-03-12 — 1998-06-11

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Leopoldo Ganal Salcedo Sr. (March 12, 1912 – June 11, 1998) was a Filipino film actor dubbed as "The Great Profile" who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. 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). Many of Salcedo's post-war choices in roles tended towards socially relevant dramas. He had intended to produce a film on the life of the Hukbalahap leader Luis Taruc. Films such as Bisig ng Manggagawa (1951) and Batong Buhay (Sa Central Luzon) (1950) dealt with labor and agrarian strife.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 10 titles

Arsenio Cayanan: Alyas Boy Negro poster
8.0

This is the true story of Arsenio Cayanan, a Black Asian American whose challenges in his youth led him into a life of crime.

Arsenio Cayanan: Alyas Boy Negro

1988

Black Cobra II poster
5.0

Chicago cop Robert Malone finds himself in The Philippines, ostensibly to learn the techniques of Interpol. Before he exits the Manila airport, his wallet is stolen by a pickpocket. Malone endures a testy relationship with his new colleague Kevin McCall while evidence surrounding the stolen wallet pulls both of them deeper and deeper into a web of intrigue.

Black Cobra II

1989

The One-Armed Executioner poster
7.0

An Interpol agent is out for revenge against the gangsters that cut off his arm and killed his bride. This tragedy left him deeply depressed, and his battle with depression has to be won first before he can be thoroughly trained in martial arts. After his training, Ortega hunts down his adversaries for a final reckoning.

The One-Armed Executioner

1983

Ang Leon at ang Kuting poster
10.0

The "king" and the "child wonder" of local cinema appear together in a family-oriented comedy.

Ang Leon at ang Kuting

1980

No artwork available
8.0

THIS IS A SEX-DRAMA FROM THE DIRECTOR WHO STARTED THE "WET LOOK".

Mga Lihim ng Kalapati

1987

Clown poster
9.0

St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.

Clown

1986

Ang Agila at Ang Falcon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ang Agila at Ang Falcon

1980

Victor Lopez Jr.: Robinhood Ng Tondo poster
NR

Tells the exploits of Victor Lopez Jr., the beloved Robinhood figure in Tondo.

Victor Lopez Jr.: Robinhood Ng Tondo

1985

Bilibid Boys poster
3.3

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living their regular free, luxurious lives outside the cold bars of the prison, in open air, able to go where they want when they want. Four of the men - Nandong, Noel, Butch, and Caloy - are gay men who feel attracted to Steve Guanzon and eventually sodomize and rape him.

Bilibid Boys

1981

Manedyer... si Kumander! poster
7.0

A 1982 Filipino marriage comedy starring Fernando Poe Jr and Susan Roces.

Manedyer... si Kumander!

1982

1970s · 16 titles

Once a Moth poster
9.5

Living near the American military-controlled Clark Air Base, Corazon dreams of a better life in America until the unspeakable happens.

Once a Moth

1976

Savage Sisters poster
4.5

A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

Savage Sisters

1974

The Beast of the Yellow Night poster
3.7

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

As We Were poster
7.6

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

As We Were

1976

Happy Days Are Here Again poster
10.0

A compilation of film clips featuring dance and song performances culled from various films of the so-called big three - Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere.

Happy Days Are Here Again

1974

Apat na Patak ng Dugo ni Adan poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Apat na Patak ng Dugo ni Adan

1971

Digmaan Ng Mga Angkan poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Digmaan Ng Mga Angkan

1971

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land poster
7.5

The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five directors with a running time of 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Blood and Love on a Piece of Land

1975

Darna and the Giants poster
10.0

The Filipino superheroine and her little brother Ding must defend their village from alien-controlled giants.

Darna and the Giants

1973

Andalucia poster
NR

The movie tells of Eliseo, a former policeman and a monk, who seeks refuge in a monastery in a secluded town of Andalucia. He blamed himself for the death of his brother and isolates himself from the tragic past. While staying in the monastery, a group of bandits led by Gardoso looted the place and killed all in sight. Eliseo survived the massacre and vowed for revenge.

Andalucia

1975

Ako'y tao, may dugo at laman! poster
1.0

Movie from 1970.

Ako'y tao, may dugo at laman!

1970

Anak ng asuang poster
10.0

Filipino horror movie from 1973.

Anak ng asuang

1973

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ang Darling ko'y Aswang

1975

Anino ng Araw poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Anino ng Araw

1975

Burlesque Queen poster
6.5

To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.

Burlesque Queen

1977

Tatak ng Alipin poster
NR

A story about a man who grew up as a branded slave when his father lost in gambling, and escapes seeking revenge.

Tatak ng Alipin

1975

1960s · 9 titles

1940s · 7 titles

1930s · 8 titles

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