Lou Salvador Jr.

Lou Salvador Jr. (December 4, 1940 – April 19, 2008) was a Filipino film actor. He was dubbed as "The James Dean of the Philippines".^[1]

Lou Salvador, Jr.
Born	Luis C. Salvador (1940-12-04)December 4, 1940 Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Died	April 19, 2008(2008-04-19) (aged 67) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–1975

He was the son of Lou Salvador, a famous basketball player turned film and stage producer. His father directed him in such films as Bad Boy (1957) and Barkada (1958). Salvador Jr. was a contract star of LVN Pictures.^[2]

After his retirement from the film industry in the late 1970s, Salvador Jr. moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he died in 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 67, eight months prior to his birthday at December 4. His final resting place is located at Palm Eastern Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[2]

Selected Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref(s).
1957	Troop 11
	Bad Boy
	Sanga-Sangang Puso
1958	Faithful	Joe
	Combo Festival	Ramon Ferrera
	Barkada	Carding
1959	Masusunod... o Hindi?			[3]
1960	Krus Na Daan
1962	Albano Brothers	Tony Albano
	Ako ang Katarungan	Juanito
1965	Alyas Batman at Robin	Robin
	Captain Philippines at Boy Pinoy	Boy Pinoy
1968	Ang Pagbabalik ni Daniel Barrion
	Tanging Ikaw	Tony
1969	Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin
1971	Lilet	Enrico
1972	Villa Miranda
1973	Karnabal	Carnival Patron (Cameo Role)
1975	Manila in the Claws of Light	Atong