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Allan Padua (born March 26, 1969), known professionally as Mura, is a Filipino actor and comedian who has
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.


Early life

Allan Padua was born in Guinobatan,
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. He spent most of his childhood in Guinobatan with his 13 siblings. Born with dwarfism, his father believes that he inherited his small stature from the doll his mother used to play with through the
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of lihi. Allan Padua received ridicule growing up in elementary school and by his neighbors due to his small stature.


Career

Padua capitalized on his condition by working as a ball juggler for five years as a means to financially support his family. He aspired to be an actor, and sang as a pastime. In 2002, he went to Manila for better job opportunities securing a role as a backup dancer. He was then scouted by a talent manager who asked him to play a bigger role in a show. Later adopting the screenname "Mura", Padua had break in his entertainment career in 2003, when he became associated with Mahal, an actress-comedian who also has dwarfism. Mura became known as Mahal's "twin" and occasionally played the "sidekick" roles to characters portrayed by actor
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. Mura also ventured into singing with Noemi Tesorero, better known as Mahal, who also has dwarfism, with whom he formed a tandem in ''
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.'' Mura played roles in several feature films such as '' Volta'' (2004), ''
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'' (2005), '' Agent X44'' (2007) and '' Supahpapalicious'' (2008) and ''Kimidora and the Temple of Kyeme'' (2012). Mura also made appearances in other television shows such as '' Majika'' (2006) and ''Supertwins'' (2007). In 2005, he was able to purchase farmland in Bicol using his earning as an actor.


Accidents and later career

Mura's career saw a decline in 2010. He was involved in a vehicular accident while riding a
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which affected his hips and legs. The accident caused him to have long-term difficulty in walking affecting his future prospects in acting. Mura was to feature in ''
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'', sometime prior to key actor
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's death in 2019, but the stint did not push through due to Mura's weakened legs making him unable to run. As of 2021, Mura works as a farmer in Bicol, but still intends to return to showbiz. On April 27, 2024, Mura's 2-story home in Purok 3, Sitio Abibling, Barangay Tupas,
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was razed by
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. He only saved his
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and a storage box. Interviewed in
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May 5 episode, Soho led comedians Ai-Ai delas Alas, Pokwang, Jayson Gainza, Empoy Marquez, and Katipunan ng mga Artistang Pilipino sa Pelikula at Telebisyon President Imelda Papin in extending financial aids to Mura.


Filmography


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Discography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padua, Allan 1969 births Living people Actors with dwarfism Filipino male film actors Filipino television personalities Filipino male comedians People from Albay 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino people with disabilities Filipino farmers ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people