José Padilla

Age: N/A | From: Almería, Andalucía, Spain

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Aliases: Jose Padilla , José Padilla Sánchez , Maestro Padilla

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Almería, Andalucía, Spain

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Movie Involvements: 25

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Biography

José Padilla Sánchez (28 May 1889 in Almería – 25 October 1960 in Madrid), popularly known as Maestro Padilla was a famous Spanish composer and pianist. He was best known for the songs La Violetera and El Relicario, popularized by cuplé singer Raquel Meller, and the pasodoble song Valencia. He became famous in France as he composed songs for the Moulin Rouge, like Ça c'est Paris. La Violetera was adapted by Charlie Chaplin for the soundtrack of City Lights (1931). José Padilla Sánchez was born in Almería in 1889. He took his first music lessons from Almería´s Municipal Band director and at fourteen he produced his first written music sheet titled Las dos palomas. 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. At 23 he moves Barcelona and from there to Buenos Aires and works as director for the Úrsula López Band. Later on he moved back to Barcelona and composed his popular El Relicario and La violetera. Next he moves to Paris and his works are performed in the Folies Bergere and Moulin Rouge music halls where his Ça c´est Paris sung by Mistinguett becomes very popular. In 1928 he signed a 25 million franc contract to travel to Argentina. There he produced works with Carlos Gardel. In 1949, al 60 returns to Madrid to a house that, after his death in 1960 held his museum. There is a conmemorative plaque in his Paris residence. Also, in 1992 the Maestro Padilla Auditorium was built in home town Almería. There is a garden named Jardín Maestro Padilla in the Arganzuela district of Madrid. Source: Article "José Padilla (composer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Himself	Descubriendo a José Padilla 2020-10-24 Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Music	Descubriendo a José Padilla 2020-10-24 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	Chaplin Today: 'City Lights' 2003-05-14 Movie
2002	Music	Ibiza Dream 2002-04-25 Movie
1992	Additional Soundtrack	Scent of a Woman 1992-12-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Chaplin 1992-12-17 Movie
1984	Music	Las alegres chicas de Colsada 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Original Music Composer	Private Manoeuvres 1983-04-01 Movie
1973	Music	Musidora 1973-12-29 Movie
1972	Music	Money Money Money 1972-05-04 Movie
1971	Original Music Composer	Land of Milk and Honey 1971-02-09 Movie
1970	Music	El relicario 1970-03-29 Movie
1960	Music	Normandy - Neman 1960-02-24 Movie
1959	Original Music Composer	European Nights 1959-10-03 Movie
1957	Original Music Composer	S.O.S. Noronha 1957-06-21 Movie
1954	Music	Prisionera del pasado 1954-10-28 Movie
1953	Sound	The Lovers of Midnight 1953-04-01 Movie
1951	Original Music Composer	Rolling Sea 1951-09-17 Movie
1944	Music	Ni tuyo ni mío 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Music	Mi adorable secretaria 1943-04-15 Movie
1941	Music	Una conquista difícil 1941-12-01 Movie
1939	Original Music Composer	La vida es un tango 1939-02-08 Movie
1935	Music	El ciento trece 1935-12-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Folies Bergère 1935-05-09 Movie
1933	Music	The Reliquary 1933-11-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv