Salvador Garcia Tampac (July 12, 1932 – January 1, 2008), better known by his screen name Cachupoy was a

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Early life

Cachupoy was born on July 12, 1932 in Sampaloc, Manila. He was the third child of Segundina Garcia and Meliton Tampac. He graduated from Juan Luna Elementary School, Roxas High School and reached the second year of Fine Arts (major in painting) at University of Santo Tomas. He dreamt of being an actor or a painter. Before getting in show business, he worked for a construction firm. He also acted in stage shows with the moniker "Susing." Lou Salvador Sr. gave him the name Cachupoy. It was Director Jose Miranda Cruz that gave him the first break in the movies. His first movie was "Tatlong Mabilis," 1965. He also starred in "Igorota" and "Ang Pulubi," from Nepumuceno Pictures. He also showed a flair for singing and was part of the trio The Millionaires which was also made up of Manok and Miniong Villegas. They broke up after three years of performing. He was under contract with Nepomuceno Productions and with ABS-CBN for television projects. His first television performance as a comedian was "Hiwaga Sa Bahay na Bato." His shows at Channel 3 were "Cuatro Vidas", "Winner Take All" and "Eddie and Nova Plus."

Career

Cachupoy's performance in the 1988 film ''

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'' was given high praise by critic

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for being very comedic, stating that he was better than even his comedian co-stars

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in the film.

Later life and death

His last film was ''Ganti ng Api'' in 1991, then he quit and retired from the industry. Cachupoy died in 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

Filmography

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* 1932 births 2008 deaths 20th-century comedians 20th-century Filipino male actors Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino television personalities Place of birth missing {{Philippines-film-actor-stub