José Olfinas Vera (November 15, 1888 – August 15, 1956) was a Filipino politician, judge and film studio executive. Vera served as Representative from

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's 2nd district from 1916 to 1919,

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from 1919 to 1922, and

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from the 6th district during the

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to 10th Legislatures (1925–1935) and for the whole nation in the 1st Congress (1946–1949). He served in the seventh branch of the Court of First Instance of Manila as judge ad interim. Beyond politics, he was also the head of the production studio

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which he handed over to his son-in-law Jose R. Perez in the 1950s. In 2004, the

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honored Vera by renaming Granada Street, which runs through the old Sampaguita Pictures estate, after him.

Early life and education

Vera was born November 15, 1888 in Pandan, which was then part of

province. He studied at

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then took up law at Escuela de Derecho, garnering second place in the bar in 1913 after peer

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vera, Jose O. Senators of the 7th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 8th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 9th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 10th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 1st Congress of the Philippines Governors of Albay Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Albay Nacionalista Party politicians 1888 births 1956 deaths Filipino judges Members of the Senate of the Philippines from the 6th district