Lauro Delgado (December 10, 1932 – January 15, 1978) was a
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actor, born as Loreto Porciuncula in
Bocaue
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,
Bulacan
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. He was discovered by the director
Gerardo de Leon
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Starting his acting career in the 1950s, Delgado primarily had villainous roles in films produced by Premiere Productions and People's Pictures, and was billed as the leading actor in the 1960 film "''Sa Mata ng Diyos''" ("In the Eyes of God") along with Tessie Quintana, Leonor Vergara,
Carlos Padilla, Jr. and child actor Aida Villegas. Delgado continued playing leading and
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roles up to the 1970s.
Delgado retired from showbiz when his
poultry
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business in Bulacan became successful. He died in 1978 due to heart attack, and was buried in his hometown of Bocaue.
Filmography
*1953 - Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
*1954 - Salabusab
eople's*1954 - Paladin
remiere*1955 - Palahamak
remiere*1955 - Eskrimador
remiere*1955 - El Jugador
remiere*1955 - Sagrado
eople's*1955 - Pandanggo ni Neneng
remiere*1955 - El conde de Monte Carlo
eople's*1956 - Santa Lucia
eople's*1956 - Prinsipe Villarba
eople's*1956 - Exzur
eople's*1957 - Bicol Express
remiere*1957 - Pabo Real
eople's*1957 - Yaya Maria
remiere*1957 - Pusakal
eople's*1957 - Prinsipe Alejandre
remiere*1958 - Batang Piyer
eople's*1958 - Sta. Rita de Casia
remiere*1958 - Obra-Maestra
eople's*1958 - Laban sa Lahat
remiere*1958 - Wanted: Husband
eople's
References
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Filipino male film actors
1932 births
1977 deaths
20th-century Filipino male actors
Male actors from Bulacan
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