Wanting to become a priest, Pol entered the San Vicente de Paul
seminary but quit after his first year.
At 17, he joined the bodabil troupe of Borromeo Lou.
He was already bedridden a year before he died in his house in Pasig
City.
During the Japanese occupation of Manila when there was movie
production, he performed at the Avenue Theatre with the Philippine
Artists' League of Lamberto Avellana.
Leopoldo's most memorable role was in the title role of the The Moises Padilla Story (1961)
which won for him the Famas Best Actor Award in 1961.