José Padilla (composer)

[1] He was best known for the songs La Violetera and El Relicario, popularized by cuplé singer Raquel Meller, and the pasodoble Valencia.

He became famous in France as he composed songs for the Moulin Rouge, like Ça c'est Paris.

By the time he lived in Madrid, he attended the Real Conservatorio de Música y Declamación.

Also, he became acquainted with remarcable Zarzuela composers such as Tomás Bretón, Gerónimo Giménez y Amadeo Vives.

[4] At 23 he moves Barcelona and from there to Buenos Aires and works as director for the Úrsula López Band.