Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Nacimiento : 1955-07-13, Los Angeles, California, USA

Muerte : 2008-01-29

Historia

In the 1960s, Padilla was a popular child actor, usually playing the Mexican or Indian boy in TV westerns such as "Rawhide," "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke". He was a regular in the 1960s TV series "Tarzan", with actor Ron Ely, in dozens of episodes as native boy 'Jai', and as also a semi-regular in the TV series, "The Flying Nun", with actress Sally Field. In featured films, as an adult, Padilla made appearances in the films, "The Great White Hope", "American Graffiti", "A Man Called Horse", and "Scarface", among others. Padilla died unexpectedly at age 52, just after making a public appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in January 2008.

Perfil

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Películas

El precio del poder
Kid #2
Un emigrante cubano frío y sanguinario, Tony Montana, llega de Cuba para instalarse en Miami, donde se propone hacerse con un nombre dentro del crimen organizado de Florida. Junto a su amigo, Manny Rivera, inicia una ascendente carrera delictiva.
Más American Graffiti (American Graffiti 2)
Carlos
Secuela de la película de George Lucas "American Graffiti". La acción se desarrolla simultáneamente en cuatro épocas, entre 1964 y 1969, teniendo como escenario la América de la guerra de Vietnam, del movimiento hippie, de la revolución estudiantil y del comienzo de un movimiento de desencanto ante el futuro. A finales de 1964, John fue asesinado por un conductor borracho. Steve y Laurie son una pareja que vive en un estado de tensión permanente, porque mientras que ella desea estudiar una carrera, él quiere que se limite a ser una perfecta madre y esposa. A través de la música, Debbie y Carol se han introducido en el movimiento hippi. Por su parte, Terry "El Sapo" Fields ha desaparecido en combate en Vietnam, poco después de que Joe Young, el líder de Los Faraones, le prometiera incluirlo en la banda cuando regresaran de la guerra.
American Graffiti
Carlos
Es la última noche del verano de 1962, y los jóvenes de Modesto, California, quieren divertirse antes de que lleguen sus resonsabilidades como adultos. Así, todos los adolescentes del pueblo salen esa noche para beber, ligar, pasearse con el coche, ir a la bolera o bailar un rato...
La gran esperanza blanca
Paco
Narra la vida del boxeador de color Jack Jefferson y sus relaciones con su amante blanca. Antes que película fue una obra teatral de Broadway (FILMAFFINITY)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Jai
Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of fortune. The ape-man has been rendered deaf by an exploding hand grenade, effectively limiting one of his keen senses. Tarzan relies on his telepathic powers to stop a lion. Woody Strode also appears in this film that combines two made for television episodes.
Un hombre llamado Caballo
Leaping Buck
En 1825, un aristócrata inglés (Richard Harris) fue apresado y tratado como un esclavo por los indios sioux.
Cutter's Trail
Paco Avila
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother to track them down.
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Jai
In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?
Tarzán en el Amazonas
Pepe
Tarzan es llamado a Brasil por un viejo amigo para evitar que un culto tribal malvado destruya pueblos nativos y esclavice a los sobrevivientes. El señor de la jungla está acompañado en su búsqueda por un médico , un niño y un capitán ...
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel
In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary Tarzan is flown in to help locate the jungle city, rescue the boy, and bring Vinaro to justice.
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Beau
A hunter, who captures wild animals for zoos, takes his young son and the boy's widowed governess on his latest expedition. The boy and his pet chimp, in company with a baby elephant his father has captured, run away from camp and experience many thrilling adventures.
Sylvia
Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.
The Young and the Brave
Han
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.
Dime with a Halo
Rafael
Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse.