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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.

Known For

8.2

Kid #2

Scarface

1983

5.1

Carlos

More American Graffiti

1979

4.5

Julio Sanchez

Cotton Candy

1978

7.0

Carlos

American Graffiti

1973

0.0

Jai

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971

6.1

Paco

The Great White Hope

1970

4.0

Jai

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

1970

6.5

Leaping Buck

A Man Called Horse

1970

7.5

Paco Avila

Cutter's Trail

1970

0.0

Jai

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

Credits

Scarface

as Kid #2

1983

8.2

More American Graffiti

as Carlos

1979

5.1

Cotton Candy

as Julio Sanchez

1978

4.5

American Graffiti

as Carlos

1973

7.0

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

as Jai

1971

0.0

The Great White Hope

as Paco

1970

6.1

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

as Jai

1970

4.0

A Man Called Horse

as Leaping Buck

1970

6.5

Cutter's Trail

as Paco Avila

1970

7.5

The Mountains of the Moon

as Jai

1967

0.0

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Jai

1967

5.0

Tarzan and the Great River

as Pepe

1967

4.1

Tarzan

as Jai

1966

6.7

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

as Ramel

1966

5.2

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

as Beau

1965

0.0

Sylvia

as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)

1965

6.2

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Orphan Boy

1964

6.1

The Young and the Brave

as Han

1963

5.9

Dime with a Halo

as Rafael

1963

5.0

Gunsmoke

as Paco Avila

1955

6.6