Paco Padilla in Tlaquepaque

Paco Padilla was born in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. Potter by heredity, studied chemical engineering Potter.
In the year 1976 began his career as a singer in Mexico City with the group “The Proposal. ” A year later, he traveled around Europe playing his music and studied in parallel the craft of pottery. On his return he formed the group “Wet Land”, which began with the new song movement of Guadalajara. In 1986, Padilla began his career as a solo artist backed by excellent musicians.

Paco Padilla takes our musical roots and traditional images of our folk music uses modern tools, focusing particularly in a current, contemporary and universal. Richer and more accessible our traditional Mexican music and his own compositions for a broad spectrum of generations.

In 1989, he recorded his first album “Story of a Beautiful Place”, in which he sings to his native Tlaquepaque and provincial wealth.

In 1997 he was awarded the medal “Francisco Medina Ascencio, State Prize which is awarded to the artist Jalisco with popular support.

Among its international activities include: the presentation at least every year takes place in “House of America “and “Café Libertad 8” of the city of Madrid and other Spanish cities. It also addresses the constant invitations he receives from the city of Portland, Oregon, as a representative from Guadalajara and other cities is presented in the United States of America and Canada.

in 1974 won the University Festival.

In 1976 he started his career in Mexico City with the group’s proposal.

In 1977 and 1983 touring Europe with his songs.

In 1984, with the best composers tapatíos Wet Earth formed the group with a well-received proposal for the new Mexican song, since then every year at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara.

Padilla has sung in the best forums Queretaro, Guanajuato, Monterrey, Tijuana, Mexicali, Zacatecas and elsewhere in the country.

As in the American Union as Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, etc. From 1997 to participate in the festival date of May 5 in Portland.

He has toured Spain and has performed at the home of America in Madrid several times, has about 15 years going to Europe where he has also sung at festivals like Dijon, France, Norway, Italy, England, Germany, etc. .

In the city of Vancouver is recognized for his songs, has also been in Guatemala, Venezuela and Colombia singing.

He has received numerous awards and medals Medina Ascencio, this in 1997 and is a director of culture of Jalisco since 2001.

If Paco Padilla is not out of the country we visit his work in person during our tour in Tlaquepaque