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Jose Luis Torres-Padilla (born December 1954), also known by his pen name J. L. Torres, is a Puerto Rican and American fiction writer, poet, literary scholar, critic and editor. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico and grew up in the South Bronx . [ 4 ]
In 1984, a similar work, but sculpted in bronze by José Luis Padilla Retana, was installed where the original sculpture used to be placed. It features the same subject, but it is now believed to represent three Purépecha (externally known as " Tarascan ") princesses named Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari.
José Padilla (born October 18, 1970), also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir (/ ɑː b ˈ d ʌ l ə ɑː l m ʊ ˈ h ɑː dʒ ɪər / ⓘ ahb-DUL-ə ahl moo-HAH-jeer) or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen who was convicted in a federal court of aiding terrorists.
He fled with another inmate, Jose Padilla. The men were last seen about 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 15. Despite both men wearing orange jeans and shirts labeled “C.D.C.R. prisoner,” they vanished.
Luis Padilla was allegedly stabbed to death in prison by three other inmates - Jonathan Orduno, Juan Madrigal, and Samuel Ricardez. All four inmates were serving life sentences.
According to another interpretation Jose is cognate with Joyce; Joyce is an English and Irish surname derived from the Breton personal name Iodoc, which was introduced to England by the Normans in the form Josse. In medieval England the name was occasionally borne by women but more commonly by men; the variant surname Jose is local to Devon and ...
José Padilla is the name of: José Gualberto Padilla (1829–1896), Puerto Rican poet, politician and advocate of Puerto Rican independence; José Prudencio Padilla (1784–1828), Colombian military leader; José Trinidad Padilla (born 1957), Mexican IRP politician; José Padilla (composer) (1889–1960), "Maestro Padilla", Spanish composer
Padilla's progeny made themselves notable in their respective fields of show business, politics and sports. Among his dozen children [2] include actors Jose "Pempe" Padilla Jr., Carlos Padilla Sr., actresses Cristina Aragon, Pilar Padilla, Maria Clara Ruiz Padilla, film director Consuelo Padilla Osorio, diplomat and actor Amado Cortez, and Casimero "Roy" Padilla Sr., former provincial governor ...