Lou Salvador
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Luis "Lou" Salvador was a Filipino
basketball player, stage actor and talent manager. As a player for the Philippine national basketball team during the 1923 Far Eastern Games
, he scored 116 points in a single game. He later became a leading figure in Philippine show business as a talent manager and a stage show impresario. Several of his 58 children became notable personalities in the Philippine entertainment scene.
Salvador was born in Tacloban
, Leyte
, to a Spanish father and a German mestiza mother.
held in Shanghai
. He also represented the Philippines in the 1923 and the 1925 Far Eastern Games
, where his team in both instances won the gold medal. Salvador also played collegiate basketball for the Jose Rizal College Heavy Bombers
, leading them to a national championship in 1924.
, Japan
when he scored 116 points during a match against China. With this feat, he became one of only few basketball players to have scored over 100 points in a single game. Salvador would later attribute his achievement to excellent conditioning, recounting that for a whole year prior to that game, he had practiced daily at the YMCA
compound in Manila, using a medicine ball which he would throw repeatedly to acclimatize his body. He confessed to finding ease at his achievement during the game itself, owing to his daily practice routine.
stage under the name
Chipipoy, and also as Van Ludor . His sister Miami was also a bodabil performer.
It was after World War II
that Salvador attained the most influence in the Philippine entertainment scene. He became the most successful stage show impresario in the Philippines, organizing bodabil troupes that toured the country. Dubbed as "The Master Showman", he was credited with discovering and fostering the careers of such noted singers and comedians as Chiquito, Bentot
, Cachupoy
, Canuplin
, Pepe Pimentel, Diomedes Maturan
, and Eddie Peregrina
.
Salvador also dabbled in films and established his own production company, Master Films. He was a featured cast member of Manuel Conde
's Genghis Khan (1950), which was entered into competition in the Venice Film Festival
in 1952. Salvador also directed the feature films Bad Boy (1957) and Barkada (1958), which both starred his son, Lou Salvador, Jr.
The Lou Salvador Sr. Memorial Award
is handed out by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences in his honor.
, Leroy Salvador, Mina Aragon, Phillip Salvador
, Ross Rival
and Jumbo Salvador. The actors Maja Salvador
and Jobelle Salvador are his granddaughters.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
basketball player, stage actor and talent manager. As a player for the Philippine national basketball team during the 1923 Far Eastern Games
1923 Far Eastern Games
The 6th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1923 in Osaka, Empire of Japan.During the Games, Lou Salvador of the Philippines' achieved the all-time record for the most points scored by a player in a single game in international basketball competition. He scored 116 points to lead the Philippines and...
, he scored 116 points in a single game. He later became a leading figure in Philippine show business as a talent manager and a stage show impresario. Several of his 58 children became notable personalities in the Philippine entertainment scene.
Salvador was born in Tacloban
Tacloban City
The City of Tacloban is a port city approximately 360 miles southeast of Manila. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. It is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte and is the largest city in terms of population in Eastern Visayas...
, Leyte
Leyte
Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...
, to a Spanish father and a German mestiza mother.
Basketball career
Salvador first played for the Philippine men's national basketball team at the age of seventeen, in the 1921 Far Eastern Games1921 Far Eastern Games
The 5th Far Eastern Games were held in June 1921 in Shanghai, Republic of China.-Participants:* China* Japan* Philippines* Malaya* India* Thailand* Java...
held in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. He also represented the Philippines in the 1923 and the 1925 Far Eastern Games
1925 Far Eastern Games
The 7th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1925 in Manila, the Philippines, where the Games were first held....
, where his team in both instances won the gold medal. Salvador also played collegiate basketball for the Jose Rizal College Heavy Bombers
JRU Heavy Bombers
The JRU Heavy Bombers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Jose Rizal University.They currently have the longest championship drought in the NCAA with 38 title-less seasons....
, leading them to a national championship in 1924.
116 point game
Salvador's most notable basketball achievement came in May, 1923, during the Far Eastern Games in OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
when he scored 116 points during a match against China. With this feat, he became one of only few basketball players to have scored over 100 points in a single game. Salvador would later attribute his achievement to excellent conditioning, recounting that for a whole year prior to that game, he had practiced daily at the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
compound in Manila, using a medicine ball which he would throw repeatedly to acclimatize his body. He confessed to finding ease at his achievement during the game itself, owing to his daily practice routine.
Bodabil and film career
Beginning in 1925, Salvador would make appearances in the Manila bodabilBodabil
Bodabil was a popular genre of entertainment in the Philippines from the 1910s until the mid-1960s. For decades, it competed with film, radio and television as the dominant form of Filipino mass entertainment. It peaked in popularity during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines from 1941 to 1945...
stage under the name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Chipipoy, and also as Van Ludor . His sister Miami was also a bodabil performer.
It was after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
that Salvador attained the most influence in the Philippine entertainment scene. He became the most successful stage show impresario in the Philippines, organizing bodabil troupes that toured the country. Dubbed as "The Master Showman", he was credited with discovering and fostering the careers of such noted singers and comedians as Chiquito, Bentot
Bentot
Arturo Vergara Medina , better known by his stage name Bentot or Ben Cosca, was a Filipino comedian and vaudevillian who spent most of his career under LVN Pictures. He made many box office hits with another famed comedian Pugo who portrayed his father...
, Cachupoy
Cachupoy
Cachupoy is a famous actor and comedian in the Philippines. His trademark is sporting hair that is parted in the middle. He was a mainstay of the Magandang Tanghali television program...
, Canuplin
Canuplin
Canuto Francia , better known as Canuplin, was a Filipino stage performer and magician who gained fame for his impersonation of Charlie Chaplin in Filipino movies and the local bodabil circuit.-Biography:...
, Pepe Pimentel, Diomedes Maturan
Diomedes Maturan
Diomedes Maturan was an actor who played in Botika sa baryo and Tawag ng tanghalan. Maturan died on April 7, 2002 of heart attack at age 61....
, and Eddie Peregrina
Eddie Peregrina
Eddie Villavicencio Peregrina , better known as Eddie Peregrina, was a singer and leading matinee idol of the 1970s. Dubbed as "the Original Jukebox King," he was most famous for hit songs such as What Am I Living For, Together Again, Two Lovely Flowers and Mardy, among others...
.
Salvador also dabbled in films and established his own production company, Master Films. He was a featured cast member of Manuel Conde
Manuel Conde
Manuel Conde was born on October 15, 1915 in Daet, Camarines Norte . He was an actor, director and producer. As an actor, he also used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s aside from his more popular screen name. His first film was "Mahiwagang Biyolin" in 1935. He made almost three dozen...
's Genghis Khan (1950), which was entered into competition in the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
in 1952. Salvador also directed the feature films Bad Boy (1957) and Barkada (1958), which both starred his son, Lou Salvador, Jr.
Lou Salvador, Jr.
Lou Salvador, Jr. was a Filipino film actor. He was dubbed as "The James Dean of the Philippines".He was the son of Lou Salvador, a famous basketball player turned film and stage producer. His father would direct him in such film roles as in Bad Boy and Barkada . Salvador, Jr...
The Lou Salvador Sr. Memorial Award
Lou Salvador Sr. Memorial Award
- Recipients of the Lou Salvador Sr. Memorial Award :*1998 Bobby Gonzales*1999 Romy Diaz*2000 Ramon Zamora*2001 Dolphy*2002 Metring David*2003 Enrique Arcega*2004 Don Pepot...
is handed out by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences in his honor.
Family
Salvador fathered 58 children and reputedly had 25 mistresses. Apart from Lou Salvador, Jr., he also fathered the actors Alona AlegreAlona Alegre
Alona Alegre is a Filipino actress who is the daughter of comedian actor Lou Salvador and LVN actress Inday Jalandoni. She is the younger sister of fellow actor Philip Salvador and the late Lou Salvador Jr.....
, Leroy Salvador, Mina Aragon, Phillip Salvador
Phillip Salvador
Phillip "Ipe" Salvador is a three-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino actor.-Acting career:...
, Ross Rival
Ross Rival
-Early life:Born Rosauro Reyes-Salvador on October 7, 1945 in Quezon City. He was elder brother of actor Phillip Salvador, the late director Leroy Salvador and actress Jobelle Salvador.-Movies:-Miscellaneous Crew:-Death:...
and Jumbo Salvador. The actors Maja Salvador
Maja Salvador
Maja Ross Andres Salvador is one of the latest in line of the showbiz clan of the Salvador family. She is currently under the management of ABS-CBN, and a membser of Star Magic.-Early life:...
and Jobelle Salvador are his granddaughters.