Carlos Pedro Eugenio Ruiz Padilla Sr. (; September 6, 1909 - March 8, 1964) was a
Filipino
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Olympic boxer and actor. Padilla was also a film director, with his first film being ''Susi ng Kalangitan'' which was made in 1937.
Personal life
From a famous family of actors and politicians, he is the brother of actor
José Padilla Jr.
José Carmelo "Pempe" Ruiz Padilla Jr. (; July 16, 1911 – June 18, 1979) 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 ...
and actor-director-politician
Roy Padilla Sr.
Casimero Bustamante Padilla Sr. (; March 4, 1926 – January 17, 1988), professionally known as Roy Padilla, was a Filipino politician serving as Governor of the province of Camarines Norte, a member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO ticket. He was ...
, father to international boxing referee
Carlos "Sonny" Dolorico Padilla Jr., grandfather to entertainment industry's Divine Diva
Zsa Zsa Padilla, and great-grandfather to Philippine singer
Karylle
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "''OPMs Showbiz Royalty''". She notably received a nomination for ...
and
Zia.
References
External links
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Carlos Padilla Sr.'s profile at Sports Reference.com
1909 births
1962 deaths
People from Manila
Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of the Philippines
Carlos
20th-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male boxers
Filipino male film actors
Welterweight boxers
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