Rudy Concepción
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Rudy Concepción was a popular Filipino
film actor during the 1930s. He was dubbed Ang Idolong Kayumanggi (Brown Idol)
(Song of Heart).
He was often paired romantically in film with the soprano singer Rosario Moreno, with whom he co-starred in Mapait na Lihim (1938). Concepcion himself was also a notable singer, with a distinctive singing style of his own. Unusual for actors of the time, his own singing voice was used.
After six movies for Sampaguita Pictures
, where he became one of their most bankable stars, Concepcion signed a contract to another prewar movie company (Excelsior Pictures) where he made Pakiusap (opposite Rosario Moreno), Ikaw Pa Rin, Tunay na ina, and his last unfinished movie Mahal Pa Rin Kita. Pakiusap and Tunay na ina are two of only five Filipino films to survive World War II
.
Concepcion died of a peptic ulcer in 1940 during the shooting of Mahal Pa Rin Kita.
In the early 1950s, Pancho Magalona
portrayed Rudy Concepcion in a biographical movie called Kasaysayan ni Rudy, opposite Linda Estrella
.
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...
film actor during the 1930s. He was dubbed Ang Idolong Kayumanggi (Brown Idol)
Biography
He was born Joaquin Concepcion in 1912. who made his film debut in 1935, in a movie entitled Kundiman ng PusoKundiman ng Puso
Kundiman ng Puso is a 1958 Filipino romantic film produced by Sampaguita Pictures. The film is in black and white.-Cast:Lolita RodriguezEddie ArenasMarlene DaudenTony MarzanNori DalisayRod Navarro-Plot:...
(Song of Heart).
He was often paired romantically in film with the soprano singer Rosario Moreno, with whom he co-starred in Mapait na Lihim (1938). Concepcion himself was also a notable singer, with a distinctive singing style of his own. Unusual for actors of the time, his own singing voice was used.
After six movies for Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. The company has been long-defunct since the 1980s with Mike de Leon's classic "Batch '81" being the last film released...
, where he became one of their most bankable stars, Concepcion signed a contract to another prewar movie company (Excelsior Pictures) where he made Pakiusap (opposite Rosario Moreno), Ikaw Pa Rin, Tunay na ina, and his last unfinished movie Mahal Pa Rin Kita. Pakiusap and Tunay na ina are two of only five Filipino films to survive 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...
.
Concepcion died of a peptic ulcer in 1940 during the shooting of Mahal Pa Rin Kita.
In the early 1950s, Pancho Magalona
Pancho Magalona
Enrique "Pancho" Magalona, Jr. — was a Philippine actor from the 1940s to the 1970s.-Early life:Born Enrique Gayoso Magalona, Jr. on 1921 in the southern Philippine province of Negros Occidental and was the son of Philippine Senator Enrique B. Magalona, Sr.-Personal life:Pancho and his real life...
portrayed Rudy Concepcion in a biographical movie called Kasaysayan ni Rudy, opposite Linda Estrella
Linda Estrella
Consuello Rigotti is a Filipina actress, one of the players of Sampaguita Pictures.-Biography:She was born to a Father Jose Alcala Rigotti of Italian descent from Albay and a Filipina mother Francisca Vera from Catanduanes.She grew up in Catanduanes and when they move to Manila, She obtained a...
.
Filmography
- 1935 - Kundiman ng Puso
- 1935 - Sumpa ng Aswang
- 1936 - Buhok ni Ester
- 1938 - Walang Pangalan (Parlatone)
- 1938 - Paru-Parong Bukid - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1938 - Himagsikan ng Puso - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1938 - Alipin ng Palad - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1938 - Mapait na Lihim - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1939 - Gabay ng Magulang - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1939 - Tunay na Ina
- 1939 - Walang Tahanan - (Sampaguita Pictures)
- 1940 - Pakiusap (Excelsior)
- 1940 - Ikaw Rin (Excelsior)
- 1940 - Mahal Pa Rin Kita (Excelsior)