Jose Padilla Jr.

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

Film credits

1960s · 11 titles

North Harbor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

North Harbor

1961

Genghis Bond: Agent 1-2-3 poster
9.0

A 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

Mister X poster
NR

Filipino movie about an invisible man.

Mister X

1961

Perlas ng Silangan poster
8.0

Set 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

Si Darna at Ang Impakta poster
9.0

The third Darna movie, and the first to feature her after 11 years. Now fighting the Impakta.

Si Darna at Ang Impakta

1963

This Is a Filipino poster
7.0

This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.

This Is a Filipino

1966

Adriana poster
8.0

Filipino romantic horror movie from 1969.

Adriana

1969

Istambay poster
9.0

A 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

Sigaw ng Digmaan poster
7.0

A 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

Asiong Salonga poster
9.0

In 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

Dr. Yes poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dr. Yes

1965

1950s · 11 titles

Muse of Pasig poster
4.0

It 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

Ang Bombero poster
NR

A hotheaded man becomes a firefighter and is morally tested by other firefighters to join them in an illegal racket.

Ang Bombero

1950

Tough Guy poster
NR

Donato 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

No artwork available
6.5

Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.

Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo

1952

Sanda Wong poster
5.2

In 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

Huk in a New Life poster
7.7

Carding, 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

Matandang Dalaga poster
8.0

Carmen 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

Diego Silang poster
7.0

This movie captures the core and colorful saga of the famous Ilocano hero Diego Silang.

Diego Silang

1951

May Umaga Pang Darating poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

May Umaga Pang Darating

1953

Kamandag poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kamandag

1959

Sex Gang poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sex Gang

1954

1940s · 11 titles