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Cristóbal Oudrid y Segura was a Spanish pianist, composer of zarzuelas and conductor. He was the son of Cristóbal Oudrid y Estarón, born in Madrid in 1793, a musician in the Napoleonic troops stationed in Badajoz and leader of the National Militia Band from 1825, and Antonia Segura González, born in Badajoz in 1801. He was married to Vicenta Muñoz Vallejo, who came from the same city.
As a composer, he is known for the revival of the genre, for pieces from his zarzuelas ''El molinero de Subiza'' and ''El postillón de la Rioja'' as well as for the piece ''El sitio de Zaragoza'', which he originally composed as incidental music for Juan Lombía's drama of the same name. In 1851, together with Joaquín Gaztambide, Rafael Hernando, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, José Inzenga and Olona y Salas, he founded the Sociedad Artístico Musical to cultivate the zarzuela. As a conductor, he led the orchestra of the Teatro Real de Madrid and the Teatro de la Zarzuela. He is buried in the Patio de la Concepción de la Sacramental de San Isidro.1 His grave contains a medallion with the composer's portrait, which was created by the Italian sculptor Benedetto Civiletti, a specialist in gravestones in cemeteries.
