Acting

Leopoldo Salcedo

Born March 12, 1912

Died June 11, 1998 · aged 86

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…

Known For

Once a Moth

Once a Moth · 1976

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

Savage Sisters

Savage Sisters · 1974

MovieActionCrime

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.

Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle · 1963

MovieAdventureAction

During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.

Sakay

MovieHistoryDrama

The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the United States after the "official" end of the Philippine Insurrection.

Sandra

MovieRomanceDrama

A former aging movie star, Sandra Belmonte, reconnects with her abusive on-screen ex-lover.

Ang Leon at ang Kuting

Ang Leon at ang Kuting · 1980

Ang Leon at ang Kuting

MovieComedyDrama

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

The Devil

The Devil · 1949

Filipino horror movie from 1949.

Black Cobra II

Black Cobra II · 1989

MovieCrimeAction

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.

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Once a Moth

Once a Moth · 1976

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

Savage Sisters

Savage Sisters · 1974

MovieActionCrime

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.

General Balthazar

Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle · 1963

MovieAdventureAction

During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.

Manuel Careo

Sakay

MovieHistoryDrama

The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the United States after the "official" end of the Philippine Insurrection.

Sakay's Father

Sandra

MovieRomanceDrama

A former aging movie star, Sandra Belmonte, reconnects with her abusive on-screen ex-lover.

Ricardo 'Carding' del Prado

Ang Leon at ang Kuting

Ang Leon at ang Kuting · 1980

Ang Leon at ang Kuting

MovieComedyDrama

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

Salvador

The Devil

The Devil · 1949

Filipino horror movie from 1949.

Black Cobra II

Black Cobra II · 1989

MovieCrimeAction

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.

Inspector

Tatak ng Alipin

Tatak ng Alipin · 1975

Tatak ng Alipin

MovieActionAdventure

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

Anak Ng Tulisan

Anak Ng Tulisan · 1982

Anak Ng Tulisan

MovieActionDrama

Batong Buhay

Batong Buhay · 1950

MovieActionRomance

Friendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.

Lupang Pangako

Lupang Pangako · 1949

MovieComedyRomance

A story about a war veteran with a heart problem, after being discharged from the hospital meets his old war buddies and seeks out to meet the parents of a fallen comrade. On the way to the parents, the man fatefully gets into a car accident and meets a rich woman. One day the family lawyer of the woman comes bearing news, the woman should get married in two days or half of her inheritance would be donated to charity.

Eduardo 'Eddie' Rosales

Walang Sugat

Walang Sugat · 1939

MovieMusicDrama

The first film adaptation of Severino Reys' immortal operatta.

Tenyong

Bimbo

Ang Itinapon

Ang Itinapon · 1936

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Mayroon nga Bang Dios?

Mayroon nga Bang Dios? · 1939

Mayroon nga Bang Dios?

A pre-war drama starring Leopoldo Salcedo and Naty Bernardo.

The Beast of the Yellow Night

The Beast of the Yellow Night · 1971

The Beast of the Yellow Night

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

Insp. de Santos

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf · 1963

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf

An American intelligence agent is captured by the Japanese in the Philippines.

Col. Lino Sebastian

The One-Armed Executioner

The One-Armed Executioner · 1983

The One-Armed Executioner

MovieActionCrime

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.

Private Show

Private Show · 1985

About virginal barely-legal Myrna, who was forced to work as a torera (live sex worker).

Ador

Sakay

The story of the life and death of Macario Sakay, the President of the Tagalog Republic and one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the American forces during the American colonial period.

Julian Montalan

Kundiman Ng Luha

Kundiman Ng Luha · 1950

Kundiman Ng Luha

MovieDramaRomance

A love story fraught with emotions and tenderness.

Demon Man

Demon Man · 1937

MovieDramaAction

Clown

MovieComedyDrama

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.