Ricardo Padilla

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 presented him with an award for his 50-year artistic career.

Background Padilla lived in Mexico for 29 years, where he combined his singing career with acting in photonovels, telenovelas, and films. Some of the songs most famously performed by him are "" (written by him), "" (written by Alejandro Vezzani), "" (by Daniel Moncada), and "" (by Cacho Castaña).

In 2019, the presented him with an award for his 50-year artistic career.

At the OTI Festival 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. + Participations in the OTI festival Year Country Song Performer Songwriter Result 1980 Costa Rica "" Ricardo Padilla 4th 1982 "" Ricardo Padilla 4th 1990 "" Alejandro Ulate Ricardo Padilla 1994 "" Ricardo Padilla