Born in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, México. Since an early age he defines his inclinations towards art. His surroundings, a small and typical Mexican town. These images give him his first motives to express himself. A grand river with abundant vegetation, the harvest, the stone roads, the town square, the big colonial age houses and the spirit of its people. All those things filled his need to express himself through painting.

His ancestors, his town, his family; a poet as a grandfather, and a mother that would transform everyday items into pieces of art; they supported and understood him. They helped him meet his first art professor, Raul Aguilar in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico (1970).

Later on, he moves to the second largest city in México, Guadalajara, Jalisco, to develop his artistic ability, being guided by his professor Jesus Posada (1973).

His purpose was to continue his professional studies while graduating as an architect from the University of Guadalajara with the achievement of the best logo to identify his generation.
The Comboni Seminary assigned him the duty of making the main image for their chapel, an interpretation of the “Virgin Mary” with all the abstract knowledge that this takes (1983).

He travels to southeast México, to investigate the Mayan culture and their architecture, creating 18 oil paintings as a visual identification of each place. With this he was able to do his thesis in architecture, which was exposed in Paris receiving a recognition (1985).

A study trip begins in Vancouver, Canada where he created an ad for the Restaurant “Le Rail Car”. He travels to Cairo, Egypt taking graphic notes on the culture and then travels to Jerusalem to study the sacred city.

After this, he decides to return to Mexico contributing artworks at auction in “The Stairway Gallery Café” in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Combining his artistic work with the architecture.

Artistic work of Alberto Padilla captures the attention of one of the great masters of Mexican Plastic Mr. Armando Anguiano interviewing by him for the newspaper “The West” titling his work as “The Fantasy Chef Alberto Padilla” (2003).

During his stay in Texas, U.S.A. made several exhibitions throughout the State (2007).

Currently lives in San Jose del Cabo, BCS, México, and devotes his time to his first love, art, combining it with the architecture.