Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Jose Padilla, JR., Horace Gwynne, Louis Salica, Jackie Callura, Jose Villanueva, Harry Mizler (Paperback)

Chapters: Jose Padilla, Jr., Horace Gwynne, Louis Salica, Jackie Callura, Jose Villanueva, Harry Mizler, William Murphy, Dave Mccleave, Dick Barton, Thomas Pardoe, Gino Rossi, David Carstens, Werner Spannagel, Lajos Szigeti, John Gray, Juan Jose Trillo, Gaston Fayaud, Carl Jensen, Gunnar Barlund, Carlos Padilla, Sr., John Hines, Joseph Lang, George Maughan, Katsuo Kameoka, Edelweis Rodriguez, Mario Bianchini, Akira Nakao, Franz Kartz, Heinz Kohlhaas, Carlos Pereyra, Kiyonobu Murakami, Vito Melis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 74. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jose Padilla, Jr. (born July 16, 1911) is a Philippine actor who has 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. Padilla is the son of Jose Padilla, Sr., Governor of Plaridel, Bulacan and brother of Carlos Padilla. He belongs to the big showbiz clan of the Padillas. He is also the uncle of Rudy Fernandez, Robin Padilla and Grandfather of Zsa Zsa Padilla. He married Arsenia Francisco, a famous actress at that time, and had six children together - Zenaida, Jovy, Maria Edith, Pempe Jr, Og, and Joena. He made his very first movie in 1931, a silent movie Horror flick Ang Multo sa Libingan aka Ghost in the Cemetery. His second movie, in 1933, was also a successful film in the Philippines, Doctor Kuba, where he played second only to the leading actor Don Dannon. Padilla made approximately 3 dozen movies before the Japanese occupied Manila. Padilla was paired with some of the Philippine S...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=364515