Salcedo's most famous role came in 1961, when he starred as the titular character in Gerry de Leon's The Moises Padilla Story, a film biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy.
short story | West Side Story | Toy Story | West Side Story (musical) | Toy Story 2 | Joseph Story | Crime Story | A Christmas Story | The Neverending Story | Crime Story (TV series) | Juan de Padilla | Toy Story 3 | The Buddy Holly Story | The Benny Goodman Story | Love Story | Juan López de Padilla | story editor | story arc | Academy Award for Best Story | Zsa Zsa Padilla | Tokyo Story | Love Story (1970 film) | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | Australian Story | William Wetmore Story | The Wendell Baker Story | The Stratton Story | The Story of the Amulet | The Neverending Story (TV series) | The NeverEnding Story |
His 1961 film The Moises Padilla Story was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.