Background
His father was Jose Padilla Senior, a Governor in Plaridel, Bulacan and his mother was Maria Clara Ruiz.
His father was Jose Padilla Senior, a Governor in Plaridel, Bulacan and his mother was Maria Clara Ruiz.
His first contract was under Lvn Pictures. He made five movies with Lvn, namely Ang Tapis mo Inday with Celia Flor, Anak ng Pulubi and Nasaan ka Giliw both with Tessie Quintana, Harana sa Karagatan with Mila del Sol and Tia Loleng with Armando Goyena. After two years of making movies with Licensed Vocational Nursing Studios, he signed another contract with the Santiagos and became the mainstay movie player on that studio.
He then made several pictures with Premiere Production.
His last film was "Campus Scandal" (1998). He retired in 2001 and died in 2003.