Sri Padambuja Das is a prominent member of the Hare Krishna movement. He was born in 1943 as Angel Custodio Pérez Franco in Lucena, Córdoba. He joined the movement in the 1970s in Italy, as a spiritual leader, Sri Padambuja Das has been fundamental in the creation and management of Hare Krishna temples in Spain and Latin America. Since then, one of his most notable achievements has been the training of his first devotees in Spain in the late 1970s and thanks to his understanding of the policies, being recognized by people such as Chaitanya Priya, Avesha Rupa, Javaifte, Sud Sparshiama, for many others who have earned the work of Prabhupata to promote Hare Krishna temples in Spain and Latino America.