Leonardo Cárdenas Palacios (born April 28, 1968 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian composer, pianist and orchestra director.
He studied at the Conservatorio de Música Salvador Bustamante Celi (Salvador Bustamante Celi Music Conservatory) in Loja with many famous musicians, both Ecuadorian and from abroad.
He was member of bands like Juvenil from Pichincha and Quito Metropolitan Symphonic Band as a keyboardist, composer and arranger.
He has been a musical director, composer and arranger for various groups and popular Ecuadorian soloists: Pueblo Nuevo, Margarita Laso, Alberto Caleris, Hugo Hidrobo, Chimera, Loli Burnet, Beatriz Gil, Viviana González, Tanya Román and others.