José Luis Pagador Ponce

He was born in Palma de Mallorca. The son of Andalusian parents, he moved to Seville when he was 4 years old.

There her childhood was spent in Triana where she discovered her passion for dance and painting.
Seeing his fondness for drawing and advised by the teachers, his father enrolled him in the School of Arts and Crafts in Seville.

At the age of 17 he had to abandon his painting studies because he moved to Madrid to dedicate himself professionally to Spanish dance.

But he never abandons his passion for painting, combining it with dance and making numerous works and portraits for illustrious figures such as Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Enrique Morente, Paco de Lucia, Antonio Márquez, Juan José Padilla, Enrique Ponce, Rafa Nadal and the Duchess of Alba… among others .

Since 2002 he has devoted himself entirely to artistic painting.