Rodolfo Joaquín Concepción,
(1912 – 1940) was a popular
Filipino film actor during the 1930s. He was dubbed ''Ang Idolong Kayumanggi'' (Brown Idol).
Career
Concepción made his film debut in 1935, in ''
Kundiman ng Puso'' (''Song of the Heart'').
He was often paired romantically in films with the
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
Rosario Moreno, with whom he co-starred in ''Mapait na Lihim'' (1938). Concepcion himself was also a notable singer, with a distinctive singing style. Unusual for actors of the time, his own singing voice was used.
After six movies for
Sampaguita Pictures, becoming one of its most bankable stars, Concepción signed with another production company Excelsior Pictures, where he made ''Pakiusap'', ''Ikaw Pa Rin'', ''Tunay Na Ina'' (opposite Rosario Moreno), 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.
Death
At age 28, the latter died of a peptic ulcer in 1940 during the shooting of ''Mahal Pa Rin Kita''.
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Legacy & Honors
In the early 1950s, Pancho Magalona
Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. (January 22, 1922 – April 7, 1998), popularly known as Pancho Magalona, was a Filipino actor from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Early life
Born Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, he was the son of ...
portrayed Rudy Concepción in a biographical movie called ''Kasaysayan ni Rudy'', opposite Linda Estrella.
He was posthumously inducted to the Eastwood City Walk Of Fame in June 2008.
Filmography
*1935 - '' Kundiman ng Puso''
*1935 - ''Sumpa ng Aswang''
*1936 - ''Buhok ni Ester''
*1938 - ''Walang Pangalan'' (Parlatone Hispano-Filipino)
*1938 - ''Paru-Parong Bukid Paru-Parong bukid is a traditional "Kutang-Kutang" Philippines, Filipino folk song which originated from "Mariposa Bella", a Spanish language in the Philippines, Filipino song in Spanish originated in the 1890s.
The song "Mariposa Bella" was compos ...
'' - ( 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 - ''Walang Tahanan'' - ( Sampaguita Pictures)
*1939 - ''Tunay na Ina'' (Excelsior Pictures)
*1940 - ''Pakiusap'' (Excelsior Pictures)
*1940 - ''Ikaw Rin'' (Excelsior Pictures)
*1940 - ''Mahal Pa Rin Kita'' (Excelsior Pictures)
Awards
*Posthumous Celebrity Inductee, Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Philippines June 2008
Notes
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1915 births
1941 deaths
20th-century Filipino male actors
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