Lou Salvador Jr.
Filipino actor (1940–2008)
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Lou Salvador Jr. (December 4, 1940 – April 19, 2008) was a Filipino film actor. He was dubbed as "The James Dean of the Philippines".[1]
Lou Salvador, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Luis C. Salvador December 4, 1940 |
| Died | April 19, 2008 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–1975 |
He was the son of Lou Salvador, a famous basketball player turned film and stage producer. His father directed him in such films as Bad Boy (1957) and Barkada (1958). Salvador Jr. was a contract star of LVN Pictures.[2]
After his retirement from the film industry in the late 1970s, Salvador Jr. moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he died in 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 67, eight months prior to his birthday at December 4. His final resting place is located at Palm Eastern Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Troop 11 | |||
| Bad Boy | ||||
| Sanga-Sangang Puso | ||||
| 1958 | Faithful | Joe | ||
| Combo Festival | Ramon Ferrera | |||
| Barkada | Carding | |||
| 1959 | Masusunod... o Hindi? | [3] | ||
| 1960 | Krus Na Daan | |||
| 1962 | Albano Brothers | Tony Albano | ||
| Ako ang Katarungan | Juanito | |||
| 1965 | Alyas Batman at Robin | Robin | ||
| Captain Philippines at Boy Pinoy | Boy Pinoy | |||
| 1968 | Ang Pagbabalik ni Daniel Barrion | |||
| Tanging Ikaw | Tony | |||
| 1969 | Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin | |||
| 1971 | Lilet | Enrico | ||
| 1972 | Villa Miranda | |||
| 1973 | Karnabal | Carnival Patron (Cameo Role) | ||
| 1975 | Manila in the Claws of Light | Atong | ||