World music museum in BELGRADE and Great Prof. Dr. MAJA VOLK, present La Violetera, a copla song, with the rhythm of a habanera, with lyrics by Eduardo Montesinos and interpreted and popularized by the Spanish singer Raquel Meller. In Spanish, "Violetera" is a girl or woman who sells violets in the street. The song was composed by José Padilla during his stay in Paris as director of the orchestra of the Casino de Paris music hall. Its premiere took place in Barcelona, however, with an interpretation by Carmen Flores. Then the singer Raquel Meller popularized the song among the French and Spanish public first, and later worldwide.
