José Padilla (Almeria, 1889-Madrid 1960) composed the music for many of the most popular Spanish songs of the 20th century: El Relicario, La Viloletera, Valencia, etc. His works have been performed by great artists like Raquel Meller, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Rudolf Valentino, Luis Mariano, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, etc. His most notable scores for films include La Violetera in Chaplin's City Lights, as well as Ça c'est Paris in "Ocho y medio" and "The reliquary" in Ginger and Fred, both by Fellini.