Lauro Delgado (December 10, 1932 – January 15, 1978) was a
Filipino actor, born as Loreto Porciuncula in
Bocaue
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Among its tourist attractions are a town museum located near th ...
,
Bulacan
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. He was discovered by the director
Gerardo de Leon
Gerardo de Leon (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981) was a Filipino film director and actor. He was posthumously conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film in 1982.
Biography
De Leon, who was born Gerardo Ilagan, was a membe ...
.
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.
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Career
The s ...
and child actor Aida Villegas. Delgado continued playing leading and
character
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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''
*1954 - ''Paladin''
*1955 - ''Palahamak''
*1955 - ''Eskrimador''
*1955 - ''El Jugador''
*1955 - ''Sagrado''
*1955 - ''Pandanggo ni Neneng''
*1955 - ''El conde de Monte Carlo''
*1956 - ''Santa Lucia''
*1956 - ''Prinsipe Villarba''
*1956 - ''Exzur''
*1957 - ''Bicol Express''
*1957 - ''Pabo Real''
*1957 - ''Yaya Maria''
*1957 - ''Pusakal''
*1957 - ''Prinsipe Alejandre''
*1958 - ''Batang Piyer''
*1958 - ''Sta. Rita de Casia''
*1958 - ''Obra-Maestra''
*1958 - ''
Laban sa Lahat
''Laban sa Lahat'' () is a 1958 action film based from a novel created by Francisco Coching which was serialized in Liwayway Magazine. The film was directed by Cirio H. Santiago, written by Cesar Amigo and stars Fernando Poe Jr., Leonor Vergar ...
''
*1958 - ''Wanted: Husband''
*1959 - ''Mekeni, Abe''
*1960 - ''Sa Mata ng Diyos''
*1966 - ''Claudia''
*1966 - ''Frame-Up!''
*1967 - ''Solo Flight''
*1967 - ''The Assassin''
*1968 - ''
Manila, Open City
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''
*1968 - ''Salamisim''
*1968 - ''The Specialists''
*1969 - ''The Mad Killers''
*1969 - ''Patria Adorada (Dugo ng Bayani)''
*1969 - ''Blue-Seal Mataharis''
*1976 - ''
Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw''
*1976 - ''
Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin''
References
External links
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1932 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male film actors
Male actors from Bulacan
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