Phillip Salvador


Phillip Mikael "Ipe" Reyes Salvador is a Filipino film and television actor.

Acting career

Salvador made his film debut in 1971 with Adios Mi Amor. He toiled in minor roles in Philippine movies until he became a protégé of director Lino Brocka. Together, they made more than ten films in a row, including Ang Tatay Kong Nanay, Mananayaw, Gumising Ka, Maruja, Hayop sa Hayop, Init, Jaguar, Bona, Kontrobersyal, Cain and Abel and PX. Jaguar, where Salvador played the lead, became the first Filipino film to be entered into competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Salvador played the leading role in another Brocka film, Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim, for which he won his first of three FAMAS Best Actor awards. In 1989, Salvador again starred in another Brocka film, Orapronobis, which was critical of the human rights record of the administration of President Corazon Aquino. That film was banned by the local film censors, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Salvador headlined several biopics, including Balweg, Boy Negro, Kumander Dante, Joe Pring: Homicide Manila Police and its sequel Kidlat ng Maynila: Joe Pring 2, Mancao and Ka Hector. For his portrayal of Senator Robert Barbers in Bobby Barbers, Parak, Salvador won his third FAMAS Best Actor Award; he had previously won his second such award for Padilla: Bala Lang ang Katapat Mo! in 1993.
Salvador transitioned into supporting roles in films such as Utang ng Ama and Baler. He also co-starred in the ABS-CBN television series Maging Sino Ka Man and Ang Panday.

Politics

2001 Vice Mayoral run

Salvador ran for vice mayor of Mandaluyong in 2001, but lost.

2016 Vice Gubernatorial run

He then ran for Vice Governor of Bulacan as the running mate of Josefina Dela Cruz in the 2016 local election. He and Dela Cruz respectively lost to incumbent candidates Daniel Fernando and Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado.

2025 Senatorial run

Salvador ran for Senator in the 2025 Senatorial elections under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino or PDP, and he eventually became a part of the DuterTen senatorial slate. He lost the senatorial bid and ended up in 19th place, gaining 10,241,491 votes or 17.86% of the votes.

Personal life

Salvador is the son of the athlete and film/stage producer Lou Salvador and Corazon Reyes. He is the brother to Alona Alegre, Mina Aragon, Leroy Salvador, Lou Salvador, Jr., Ross Rival, Robert Barcelona and the uncle of actresses Deborah Sun, Jobelle Salvador, Althea Salvador with actress Kris Aquino as a result of his extra-marital affair.
On January 21, 2009, he beat a bus driver named Michael Baino when he nearly hit his car in Mandaluyong.

Fraud conviction

In 2006, Salvador was convicted by a Las Piñas trial court for estafa and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The case had been initiated by a businesswoman, Cristina Decena, with whom he had a relationship. As of January 2009, the case is pending appeal with the Court of Appeals.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote.
1971Adios Mi Amor
1975Anino ng Araw
1975Anak ng Araw
1976Sapagka't Kami'y Mga Misis Lamang
1976Bato sa BuhanginPhil
1977Maligno
1978Mananayaw
1978Ang Tatay Kong NanayDennis
1978Gumising Ka, MarujaMarco Lorenzo/Rodrigo de Velasquez
1978Hayop sa Hayop
1978Rubia ServiosWilly
1979Maynila 1970
1979InitEmil Santos
1979JaguarPoldo
1979Riza Jones
1980Pader at Rehas
1980Ihawig
1980Nakaw Na Pag-ibig
1980BonaGardo
1981Playgirl
1981Ako ang Hari
1981Deadly Brothers
1981Kamandag Na Rehas Na Bakal
1981KontrobersyalAlain
1982Caught in the ActLeo Capili
1982Mga PambatoTorong Tisoy
1982Sinasamba KitaOscar
1982PX
1982In This CornerKid Alaminos
1982Five and the SkinCardingOriginal title: Cinq et la peau
1982Cain and AbelLoren
1983Hubad sa Gubat
1983Of the FleshNarcingOriginal title: Karnal
1983Hot Property
1983Sarge
1984Adultery Carding
1984Alyas Baby TsinaRoy
1984Teteng Shotgun
1984Alyas Ben Baliwag
1985Alyas Boy Cebuano
1985Boncayao Brigada: Sa Kuko ng Mga Kaaway
1985Tinik sa DibdibLando
1985This Is My CountryTuringOriginal title: Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim
1985Dadaan sa Isang Api
1986Big Ambulance
1986Sumuko Na Ako sa Batas
1986Gabi Na, KumanderKumander Cobra
1986Adiong ValderamaAdiong Valderama
1987BalwegFr. Conrado Balweg
1987Tatak ng CebuDanilo Dela Cruz
1987Black Brown Brother
1988Afuang: Bounty HunterPfc. Abner Afuang
1988Boy NegroArsenio Cayanan
1988Kumander DanteBernabe Buscayno
1988I Love You 3x a DayAfuangCameo
1989Ipaghihiganti Ko Sa'yo
1989Fight for UsJimmy CorderoOriginal title: Orapronobis
1989Delima GangTuroy Delima
1989Joe Pring: Homicide, Manila PoliceJoe Pring
1990Ikasa Mo, Ipuputok KoCapt. Guiller Sta. Romana
1990Angel MolaveAngel Molave
1990Kidlat ng Maynila: Joe Pring 2Joe Pring
1991Uubusin Ko Ang Lahi MoLt. Peping Guerrero
1991Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!Joe Pring
1992Tatak ng Cebu II: Emong Verdadero Danilo Dela Cruz
1992Pat. Omar Abdullah: Pulis ProbinsiyaPat. Omar Abdullah
1992Mukhang Bungo: Da Coconut NutActorCameo
1992Lucio MargalloLucio Margallo
1993Masahol Pa sa Hayop: Padilla Capt. Tomas Padilla
1994MancaoCapt. Cezar Mancao
1994Nandito AkoVictor Villegas
1994Tunay Na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan...Peksman!Daniel Santos
1994Ka HectorLeopoldo Mabilangan
1995Pulis Probinsiya 2: Tapusin Na Natin ang LabanPat. Omar Abdullah
1995Pamilya ValderamaBobby Valderama
1996Maginoong BarumbadoAngel Solomon
1996Hangga't May HiningaCapt. Eliseo "Ellis" Soriano
1997Bobby Barbers: Parak
The Bobby Barbers Story		Bobby Barbers
1997Onyok Velasco StoryPhillip
1998Kahit Pader Gigibain KoCapt. Roman Sta Maria
1998BerdugoEnrico Gonzales
1998Alyas Boy Tigas: Ang Probinsyanong WaisPhillip
1999Resbak, Babalikan KitaWarlo Guerrero
2000Huwag Mo Akong Subukan
2000Pag Oras Mo, Oras Mo NaCapt. Victor de Leon
2001Kaaway Hanggang HukayCol. Baltazar Soriano
2003Utang ng AmaIpe
2008For the First TimeSanti Sandoval
2008BalerDaniel Reyes
2009Ang PandayLizardo
2010RosarioDon Enrique Pereira
2011Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga StorySgt. Doming Salonga
2011Ang Panday 2Lizardo
2012HitmanTomas
2012Mater Dolorosa
2013Alamat ni China Doll
201310,000 Hours
2014Bawat Sandali
2015Felix ManaloRev. Emmanuel Tanco
2015The Last Pinoy Action KingHimself
2017PastorPastor Luis Aguila
2017Dark Is the NightLandoOriginal title: Madilim ang Gabi
2020Isa Pang BahaghariDomingo "Domeng" delos Santos

Television