In the 1960s, Padilla was a popular child actor, usually playing the Mexican or Indian boy in TV westerns such as "Rawhide," "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke". He was a regular in the 1960s TV series "Tarzan", with actor Ron Ely, in dozens of episodes as native boy 'Jai', and as also a semi-regular in the TV series, "The Flying Nun", with actress Sally Field. In featured films, as an adult, Padilla made appearances in the films, "The Great White Hope", "American Graffiti", "A Man Called Horse", and "Scarface", among others.
In the 1960s, Padilla was a popular child actor, usually playing the Mexican or Indian boy in TV westerns such as "Rawhide," "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke". He was a regular in the 1960s TV series "Tarzan", with actor Ron Ely, in dozens of episodes as native boy 'Jai', and as also a semi-regular in the TV series, "The Flying Nun", with actress Sally Field. In featured films, as an adult, Padilla made appearances in the films, "The Great White Hope", "American Graffiti", "A Man Called Horse", and "Scarface", among others.
Padilla died unexpectedly at age 52, just after making a public appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in January 2008.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6752782
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Filmography (Movies)
Scarface
Character:Kid #2
Release Date:09/12/1983
More American Graffiti
Character:Carlos
Release Date:03/08/1979
Cotton Candy
Character:Julio Sanchez
Release Date:26/10/1978
American Graffiti
Character:Carlos
Release Date:11/08/1973
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Character:Jai
Release Date:04/10/1971
The Great White Hope
Character:Paco
Release Date:11/10/1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Character:Jai
Release Date:03/07/1970
A Man Called Horse
Character:Leaping Buck
Release Date:01/05/1970
Cutter's Trail
Character:Paco Avila
Release Date:10/02/1970
The Mountains of the Moon
Character:Jai
Release Date:24/11/1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Character:Jai
Release Date:06/09/1967
Tarzan and the Great River
Character:Pepe
Release Date:01/09/1967
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Character:Ramel
Release Date:01/07/1966
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Character:Beau
Release Date:31/03/1965
Sylvia
Character:Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Character:Orphan Boy
Release Date:24/06/1964
The Young and the Brave
Character:Han
Release Date:01/08/1963
Dime with a Halo
Character:Rafael
Release Date:01/01/1963
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