Leading Florida Latinos
VictorPadilla
Mr . Latin
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Latin Times : How did you get started in your career ? Victor Padilla : Which one , LOL , after being in the healthcare industry for over 20 years , I decided to pursue a business career and met the love of my life Jolie Gonzalez Founder of Latin Times Magazine . Jolie and I begin to collaborate over five years ago on the magazine and the business . Working diligently and with much prayer , we took it to the next level . Now we work as partners and owners of one of the fastest growing Hispanic Businesses in the country , Latin Times Media Inc ., and The National Cuban Sandwich Festival .
Latin Times : What do you enjoy most about you what you do ? Victor Padilla : I honestly love what I do , I get to meet people on so many levels , I have met actors , entertainers , politicians , world and community leaders , Business leaders , and Ministers . Interviewing them and then saying , “ Hey let ’ s pray .” I get a kick out of their responses . Working on the Cuban Sandwich Festival but , the biggest thing I love about what I do is touching people ’ s lives with the truth , helping them see how real and down to earth we are and the people are in our Magazine .
Latin Times : Tell us about your future plans in ministry Victor Padilla : My wife and I discovered recently we were Sephardic Jews from Spain , when I discovered this , the calling in my life I have known all my life suddenly became a big reality . God has shown me that it was time to fulfill this calling by awakening the Hispanic people to their true inheritance and history that dates back
to King Solomon ’ s Temple . To wake up the sleeping giant , eventually bringing them home to the NEGEV , the land of Judah in Israel , Obadiah 1:20 pt . B
Latin Times : What is your favorite Latin Food Dish ? Victor Padilla : My Abuela who I miss so much used to make me the best Palomillo steak , Yuca , and onions with white rice and of course a good authentic Tampa Cuban Sandwich .
Latin Times : Tell us about your family Victor Padilla : My wife ( Jolie Gonzalez- Padilla ) and I have four children two girls , Zion and Victoria and two boys Felix and Solomon . We also have three granddaughters Bella , Eva , and Emberlynn who is a miracle angel . My family is my life , I love all my children and thank God for my wonderful and beautiful wife who is my rock .
Latin Times : Who is a hero / role model that you admire ( Living or deceased ) and why do you admire them ? Victor Padilla : It ’ s hard to say , one is King David and my Father Victor Padilla Sr . King David because he was the perfect example of what a man was after God ’ s own heart . My father because he loved and followed God with all of his heart . He helped to change thousands of people with the unfailing love of God .