Vicente Padula

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Vicente Padula
Born14 July 1898
Died16 January 1967
OccupationActor
Years active1927-1965 (film)

Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gardel and appeared in several of his American films including Suburban Melody (1933) which was one of the highest-grossing film in their native Argentina that year.[1]

Partial filmography[edit]

  • Winds of the Pampas (1927) - Emilio
  • Charros, gauchos y manolas (1930) - Argentinian artist
  • El cuerpo del delito (1930) - Sargento Heath
  • La fuerza del querer (1930) - Steve
  • Amor audaz (1930) - Silvestre Corbett
  • Del mismo barro (1930) - Sr. Fullerton
  • El último de los Vargas (1930) - Blanco
  • El presidio (1930) - Dunn
  • Monsieur Le Fox (1930)
  • Gente alegre (1931) - Max
  • The Lights of Buenos Aires (1931) - Ciriaco
  • La barra de Taponazo (1932)
  • Suburban Melody (1933) - Gutiérrez
  • Aves sin rumbo (1934) - El Italiano
  • Downward Slope (1934) - Jorge Linares
  • The Tango on Broadway (1934) - Juan Carlos
  • La viuda quería emociones (1935)
  • La justicia de Pancho Villa (1939) - Vicente Múgica
  • Una luz en mi camino (1939)
  • Explosivo 008 (1940)
  • Las cinco advertencias de Satanás (1941)
  • The Road of the Llamas (1942)
  • Cuando quiere un mexicano (1944)
  • Gran Hotel (1944) - Conde Zapattini
  • Los hijos de Don Venancio (1944) - Fontanals
  • El camino de las llamas (1944)
  • Bésame mucho (1945) - Tío Guiseppe
  • Bartolo toca la flauta (1945) - Renard
  • Canaima (1945) - Vellorini el bueno
  • Una vírgen moderna (1946)
  • The Associate (1946) - Don Fortunato
  • La hija del payaso (1946)
  • Los nietos de Don Venancio (1946) - Fontanals (uncredited)
  • Se acabaron las mujeres (1946) - Che Gómez
  • Ella (1946) - Carlos
  • Nace la libertad (1949)
  • The Avengers (1950) - El Mocho / Hernandez
  • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) - Dr. Martinelli (uncredited)
  • The Last Command (1955) - General Cos (uncredited)
  • The Girl Rush (1955) - Maitre d' (uncredited)
  • Serenade (1956) - Pagnil (uncredited)
  • The Three Outlaws (1956) - Mr. Gutzmer
  • The Brass Legend (1956) - Sanchez
  • The Cyclops (1957) - The Governor
  • Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957) - Julio
  • The Flame Barrier (1958) - Julio
  • Pier 5, Havana (1959) - General (uncredited)
  • Raymie (1960) - Veulo
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 35: "The Children of Alda Nuova") - Waiter (credited as Vincent Padula)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finkielman p.182

Bibliography[edit]

  • Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 2003.

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