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.Finkielman p.182
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)
References
Bibliography Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 2003.
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