Rudy Concepción

Rodolfo Joaquín Concepción,^[1] (1912 – June 21, 1940) was a popular Filipino film actor during the 1930s. He was dubbed Ang Idolong Kayumanggi (Brown Idol).

Rudy Concepcion
Born	Rodolfo Joaquín Concepción 1912 Quiapo, Manila, The Philippine Islands
Died	June 21, 1940 Philippines
Occupations	Filipino actor
Years active	1935–1940

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 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.^[2]

Death

At age 28, the latter died of a peptic ulcer on June 21, 1940 at St. Luke's Hospital, during the shooting of Mahal Pa Rin Kita.^[1] His funeral was held on June 24, 1940 at the Manila North Cemetery, with approximately 120,000 people in attendance.^[3]

Legacy and honors

In the early 1950s, Pancho Magalona 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 - (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