Juan Silos Jr. was a Filipino musical composer, educator and conductor. He is known in the Philippines as the "Father of the Rondalla". Silos first wrote music for the rondalla and then began composing musical scores for the Philippine cinema in 1935. He achieved his first notable success with the 1939 film Giliw Ko.

Altogether, his credits included music for 68 Philippine films released during his lifetime. Twice he was nominated for a FAMAS Award in the Best Musical Score category – in 1959 for the film Verganza and 1960 for Biyaya ng lupa. He did not win on either occasion.

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