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Carlos Padilla Sr.
Carlos Pedro Eugenio Ruiz Padilla Sr. (; September 6, 1909 - March 8, 1964) was a Philippines, Filipino 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. and actor-director-politician Roy Padilla Sr., father to international boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr., Carlos "Sonny" Dolorico Padilla Jr., grandfather to entertainment industry's Divine Diva Zsa Zsa Padilla, and great-grandfather to Philippine singer Karylle and Zia Quizon, Zia. References External links * *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 Padilla family, Carlos 20th-century Filipino male actors Filipino male boxers Filipino male film actors Welterweight boxers {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
