The Honorable
José O. Vera
Senator of the Philippines
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
ConstituencyAt-large
In office
August 18, 1931 – September 16, 1935
Preceded byJuan B. Alegre
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Constituency6th district
In office
June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931
Preceded byVicente de Vera
Succeeded byJuan B. Alegre
Constituency6th district
Governor of Albay
In office
October 16, 1919 – October 16, 1922
Preceded byTimoteo Alcala
Succeeded byLeoncio Imperial
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Albay's 2nd district
In office
1916–1919
Preceded byMariano A. Locsin (as Assemblyman)
Succeeded byPedro Martínez Jimeno
Personal details
Born(1888-11-15)November 15, 1888
Pandan, Albay, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedAugust 15, 1956(1956-08-15) (aged 67)
Quezon City, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista
RelativesMarichu Maceda (granddaughter)
Gina de Venecia (granddaughter)
Edward Maceda (great-grandson)
Christopher de Venecia (great-grandson)

José Olfinas Vera[1] (November 15, 1888 – August 15, 1956)[2][3] was a Filipino politician, judge and film studio executive.

Vera served as Representative from Albay's 2nd district from 1916 to 1919, Governor of Albay from 1919 to 1922, and Senator of the Philippines from the 6th district during the 7th to 10th Legislatures (1925–1935) and for the whole nation in the 1st Congress (1946–1949).[4] He served in the seventh branch of the Court of First Instance of Manila as judge ad interim.[2] Beyond politics, he was also the head of the production studio Sampaguita Pictures which he handed over to his son-in-law Jose R. Perez in the 1950s.[5]

In 2004, the Quezon City Council honored Vera by renaming Granada Street, which runs through the old Sampaguita Pictures estate, after him.

References

  1. ↑ Olivares, John Paul (January 30, 2018). "Works of National Artists in public spaces". CNN Philippines. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Lo, Ricky (August 30, 2013). "The Glorious Sampaguita Days". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "José Olfinas Vera". Geni.com. November 15, 1888. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Siytangco, Deedee (October 18, 2020). "The Vera-Perez sisters as the Swan and Pollyana". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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