
Acting
Jose Padilla Jr.
Born — Died
1911-07-16 — 1979-06-18
Known for
Acting
Credits
43 titles
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.
Known for
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tatlong Maria
1944
9.0What mystery lurks behind the face of this beauteous enchantress? is this the face that cast a spell?--A mystery.
Dalawang Daigdig ni Carlota
1970
NRA father gives his son a task to buy land in the province to build an airport but the land titleholder is hesitant to sell the deeds.
Ibigin Mo Ako ‘Lalaking Matapang’
1949
7.0A story about a farmer and a young female teacher that just arrived from the metro.
Ang Sipag ay Yaman
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
North Harbor
1961
NRAs Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
Florinda
1973
Film credits
1970s · 6 titles
9.0What mystery lurks behind the face of this beauteous enchantress? is this the face that cast a spell?--A mystery.
Dalawang Daigdig ni Carlota
1970
NRAs Rolando comes to work for the household his mother works for, he meets Florinda, the wife of Rodrigo, who has suddenly disappeared. Strange things suddenly happen to Florinda, and the two begin to discover what is behind it.
Florinda
1973
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Digmaan Ng Mga Angkan
1971
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Ang Alamat
1972
9.0Drama among family and friends unfold in Villa Miranda, a town in the world of false glories and true defeats.
Villa Miranda
1972
NRA story about a military operative tasked to infiltrate a rebel group.
Anthony at Cleopatra
1972
1960s · 11 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
North Harbor
1961
9.0A story about an agent named Genghis Bond who was sent on a mission, the criminals mistook a coffin salesman who looked like Genghis Bond and held him captive now Genghis Bond needs to act like the salesman to safeguard his identity.
Genghis Bond: Agent 1-2-3
1965
NRFilipino movie about an invisible man.
Mister X
1961
8.0Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior falls in love with Princess Mahalina. Ramir has to reckon with another brave native, Kiram.
Perlas ng Silangan
1969
9.0The third Darna movie, and the first to feature her after 11 years. Now fighting the Impakta.
Si Darna at Ang Impakta
1963
7.0This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.
This Is a Filipino
1966
8.0Filipino romantic horror movie from 1969.
Adriana
1969
9.0A boy's life turned around when one night a man shot and killed his widower father. He then grows up and becomes a vagrant till his fateful meeting with an assertive kid.
Istambay
1963
7.0A handful of soldiers holed up on a hilltop to repel the horde of advancing Japanese troops, sacrificing their lives for their beloved country.
Sigaw ng Digmaan
1963
9.0In the later part of the 40s and early part of the 50s, the name Asiong Salonga brought fears and chills to the residents of Tondo and its environs. Salonga, a dreaded and notorious gang leader, and the likes of Totoy Golem, Toothpick, Boy Zapanta and other toughies that time, Tondo became a bloodbath of gangland violence.
Asiong Salonga
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dr. Yes
1965
1950s · 11 titles
4.0It is a supernatural melodrama of a woman's misfortune and suffering interwoven with the legend of the Pasig. The legend itself is inspired by the immortal kundiman of the director's brother, Nicanor Abelardo.
Muse of Pasig
1950
NRA hotheaded man becomes a firefighter and is morally tested by other firefighters to join them in an illegal racket.
Ang Bombero
1950
NRDonato Navales, a juvenile delinquent, seeks justice when he is wrongly accused of the death of his father, an honest policeman Sgt. Mariano Navales.
Tough Guy
1959
Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.
Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
1952
5.2In a remote fishing village, a wealthy landowner calls on the Snake Devil to protect his priceless family treasures, but this isn't enough to stop the bandit Sanda Wong from attempting the raid when he learns about the treasure.
Sanda Wong
1955
7.7Carding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Maxie, the communist recruiter who assures Carding that only a communist can be a true Filipino; however it was Jesus, Carding's brother-in-law who shoots Carding in the arm foiling his attempt to escape the military.
Huk in a New Life
1953
8.0Carmen was about to get married and was on her way to church when Rosa Mia begged her not to go ahead with the wedding because Carmen was going to marry her husband, but the latter still insisted on his love for her fiancé until a letter was delivered saying that the wedding was no longer going ahead. Since then, Carmen has become so stubborn and distrustful of men that she even hinders the love between her sister Myrna Delgado and Ramon Revilla. Serialized in Bulaklak Magazine.
Matandang Dalaga
1954
7.0This movie captures the core and colorful saga of the famous Ilocano hero Diego Silang.
Diego Silang
1951
10.0No synopsis available yet.
May Umaga Pang Darating
1953
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kamandag
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sex Gang
1954
1940s · 11 titles
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tatlong Maria
1944
NRA father gives his son a task to buy land in the province to build an airport but the land titleholder is hesitant to sell the deeds.
Ibigin Mo Ako ‘Lalaking Matapang’
1949
7.0A story about a farmer and a young female teacher that just arrived from the metro.
Ang Sipag ay Yaman
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ulilang Watawat
1946
NRA biopic about general Gregorio Del Pilar.
Hen. Gregorio Del Pilar
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oo Ako'y Espiya
1946
8.0A story about two sisters who were saved from a carriage mishap by two men during a town festival.
Pista Sa Nayon
1948
8.0A man was stood up at the altar, he then vows hatred towards the opposite sex. He and his bachelor friends venture out to an island to live a life free of females one day a new "man" appears wanting to join the group.
Kaaway Ng Babae
1948
NRRural romance between Jose Padilla Jr. & Mila del Sol.
Violeta
1947
NRThe story of a boxer and what troubles he encounters when he meets a pretty girl.
Binatang Taring
1947
6.0A story about LVN Pictures a major production company searching for a new female star, held a contest entitled Miss Philippines. The daughter of a poor laundrywoman pretends to be rich to join the contest. She and her mother temporarily occupy a rich couple's residence who are currently abroad with their playboy son. The son comes home unexpectedly and plays along with the ruse.
Miss Philippines
1947



