Ricardo Padilla (singer)
Ricardo Padilla | |
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| Born | Ricardo Padilla Fonseca 11 March 1947 San José, Costa Rica |
| Genre | Latin pop |
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| Label | Musart Records |
Ricardo Padilla Fonseca (born 11 March 1947) is a Costa Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. With a career spanning more than 50 years, he is considered one of the most outstanding Costa Rican musicians. He has represented Costa Rica in the OTI Festival three times as a performer of his own penned songs, and once more as songwriter.
In 2019, the Asociación de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica presented him with an award for his 50-year artistic career.
Background
[edit]Padilla lived in Mexico for 29 years, where he combined his singing career with acting in photonovels, telenovelas, and films.[1] Some of the songs most famously performed by him are "Puntarenas" (written by him), "Ni amante, ni amor ni nada" (written by Alejandro Vezzani), "Garra de león" (by Daniel Moncada), and "Con quién estás" (by Cacho Castaña).[2]
In 2019, the Asociación de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica presented him with an award for his 50-year artistic career.[3]
At the OTI Festival
[edit]Padilla has represented Costa Rica in the OTI Festival three times as a performer of his own penned songs, finishing in fourth place twice, and once more as songwriter.
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
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| 1980 |  Costa Rica |
"El amor se va" | Ricardo Padilla | 4th | |
| 1982 | "La mujer de mi vida" | Ricardo Padilla | 4th | ||
| 1990 | "Promesa de amor" | Alejandro Ulate | Ricardo Padilla | N/a | |
| 1994 | "Como vino... se fue" | Ricardo Padilla | SF | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Cascante, Omar (6 November 2019). "Ricardo Padilla celebrará sus 50 años de carrera en el Teatro Nacional". Teletica (in Spanish).
- ↑ Rojas Ch., Jessica (12 November 2019). "Ricardo Padilla, galán eterno de la voz privilegiada". La Nación (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Agasajan a Ricardo Padilla por show de sus 50 años". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 12 November 2019.
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