José O. Vera
José Olfinas Vera (November 15, 1888 – August 15, 1956) 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). He served in the seventh branch of the Court of First Instance of Manila as judge ad interim. 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. In 2004, the Quezon City Council honored Vera by renaming Granada Street, which runs through the old Sampaguita Pictures estate, after him. References

Senators of the 7th Philippine Legislature
Senators of the 8th Philippine Legislature
Senators of the 9th Philippine Legislature
Senators of the 10th Philippine Legislature
Senators of the 1st Congress of the Philippines
Governors of Albay
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Albay
Nacionalista Party politicians
1888 births
1956 deaths
Filipino judges
Members of the Senate of the Philippines from the 6th district