Leopoldo Salcedo

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Biography

Leopoldo Salcedo . He died on 10 June, 1998 due to complications from heart attack. He was 86 years old.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·director·writer
  • Country
  • Philippines
  • Nationality
  • Philippine
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 13 March 1912
  • Place of birth
  • Cavite City
  • Death date
  • 1998-06-11
  • Death age
  • 86
  • Place of death
  • Pasig

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Father of Edgar Salcedo.

Wanting to become a priest, Pol entered the San Vicente de Paul seminary but quit after his first year.

At 17, he joined the bodabil troupe of Borromeo Lou.

He was already bedridden a year before he died in his house in Pasig City.

During the Japanese occupation of Manila when there was movie production, he performed at the Avenue Theatre with the Philippine Artists League of Lamberto Avellana.

Leopoldos most memorable role was in the title role of the The Moises Padilla Story which won for him the Famas Best Actor Award in 1961.

Yvonne Salcedo , is daughter of the Leopoldo Salcedo with Merle Tuazon.

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