right: Carnaval de Huayacocotla, 1939. Born January 12, 1908 in Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Parents were photographers. He attended primary and secondary schools in Mexico City. 1924-27: studied in Academy of San Carlos and worked as a photographer. 1930: commissioned to found a public school of painting in Taxco. Painted a fresco in rural school in ayotla, with Isabel Villaseñor. 1935: began work with Cultural Missions, continued as chief of mission until 1940. Enlivened many schools with his paintings, notably the school in Manzanillo. Member of L.E.A.R., liason between its headquarters and provincial artists, rural teachers, etc. 1937: Participated in founding of T.G.P. Marries American painter Frances Du Casse

1941-44: special commissions from Ministry of Public Education right:Women of Yucatan, 1944. 1944: Professor of painting in School of Painting and Sculpture (Esmerelda) and professor of fresco painting in Academy of San Carlos, Mexico City right:The Palizada River. 1945. 1945: four month trip to Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Lithograph portfolio Estampas de Yucatan published. 1946: illustrated El Sombreron frescos: 1932 - Woman's School, Cuba Street, Mexico City; 1942 - Secondary School #2, Mexico City mural paintings: 1936 - collective murals in Talleres Graficos de la Nacion, Mexico City, with L. Méndez, P. O'Higgins and F. Gamboa; 1938 - Normal School of Puebla, with A. Bracho.