Vicente Padula Explained

Vicente Padula
Birth Date:	14 July 1898
Birth Place:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:	16 January 1967
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1927-1965 (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

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) - Señor 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)

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

Finkielman p.182