1946Nominee
Best Performance
Ulilang Watawat
Jose Padilla Jr.
Actor
July 16, 1911
Biography
José Carmelo "Pempe" Ruiz Padilla Jr. was a Filipino actor who appeared in several dozen movies. He made his first movie in 1931. Padilla also represented his country as a lightweight boxer during the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, in 1932 and the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, in 1936. In 1932, he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his bout to eventual gold medalist Lawrence Stevens from South Africa.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1944Nominee
Best Performance
Tatlong Maria
1961Nominee
Best Performance
North Harbor
Career Highlights
1950Highlight
Best Performance
Ang Bombero
1939Highlight
Best Performance
Naglahong Dambana