Leopoldo Salcedo

Leopoldo Salcedo was a twotime FAMAS awardwinning Filipino film actor who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. Dubbed as The Great Profile see his famous profile image here, he was said to be among the first kayumanggi or darkskinned Filipino film stars, in contrast to the lighterskinned mestizo actors of his generation.

Salcedo was born in Cavite. In his youth, he had entered the seminary with aspirations towards the priesthood, but he left after a year. Instead, he joined the bodabil troupe of Lou Borromeo in 1929. By 1934, Salcedo had broken into films, starring in Jose Nepomucenos Sawing Palad. He was playing leading roles by the late 1930s, and signed up with the newly formed LVN studio. Among his most prominent roles during this period was as Macario Sakay, in Lamberto Avellanas debut film Sakay .

Source: Wikipedia