al padre de

the father of

→ al
phrase Rare #29,226
the father of Al combines a and el, so this phrase can mean “to the father of” or appear as the direct object of certain verbs, depending on context.
SP: Ayer conocí al padre de Laura.
EN: Yesterday I met Laura’s father.

Conozco al padre de Mary.

I know Mary's father.

Al padre de Woo-sung.

To Woo-sung's father.

— Broker (2022)

Vi al padre de Tom.

I saw Tom's father.

Hiciste que mataran al padre de un pequeño.

You had a little boy's father killed.

— Drive (2011)

Trae al padre de los niños de vuelta.

Bring the children's father back.

Tom le pidió al padre de Mary que le comprara un pasaje.

Tom asked Mary’s father to buy him a ticket.

Lo que aparentemente incluye al padre de Verónica.

Which apparently includes Veronica's father.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Tom conoce al padre de Mary.

Tom knows Mary's father.

En realidad conocí al padre de Nick en Cambridge.

I actually met Nick's father in Cambridge.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Dan le preguntó al padre de Linda si podía salir con su hija.

Dan asked Linda’s father if he could date his daughter.