Lou Salvador Jr.

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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

(1940-12-04)December 4, 1940
DiedApril 19, 2008(2008-04-19) (aged 67)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NationalityFilipino
OccupationActor
Years active1957–1975

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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote(s)Ref(s).
1959Masusunod... o Hindi?[3]
1960Krus Na Daan
1962Albano Brothers
Ako ang Katarungan
1965Alyas Batman at RobinRobin
Captain Philippines at Boy PinoyBoy Pinoy
1968Ang Pagbabalik ni Daniel Barrion
1969Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin
1972Villa Miranda
1975Manila in the Claws of LightAtong

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