THE GIGANTISM OF MURALS BOLD AND HIGHLY COLORED IN STYLE JOSÉ CLEMENTE OROZCO 1/3 – He was born in Ciudad Guzman. http://www.museodeartecarrillogil.com/ This Mexican social painter specialized in painting human suffering through murals. Between 1922 and 1948, his murals enriched the cultural heritage of many cities (such as Mexico City, New York and Guadalajara). When he was a child, on …

MARIO CARRENO Y MORALES 1/3 – Mario Carreño Morales, is born in Cuba, in the city of Havana on a day in June of 1913. His painting, will have an abstract and symbolic geometric trend with surreal overtones. His first works, affected by the influence of Picasso, but evolve in the grandeur of the Mexican muralists. His formative period, when …

Author’s journey where coincidences sprout on the gears of fate The best time to go is from November to April, during the dry season. A trip to Mexico is essential for tourism lovers. Whether you are draw to the heart of Mayan culture, or its fantastic colonial cities, you will certainly not be disappointed. Of course, you will find that …

A photogenic musical composer in Hollywood Her name is among the ten Mexican composers who have left the most royalties. Born in Ciudad Guzmán in the summer of 1916, Consuelo Velázquez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJZSs2gxdo very early began to demonstrate an aptitude for melody. In fact, at the age of four, her uncle had given her a small piano, from which she naturally …

An inexhaustible culture, delicious food and the hospitality of its people If you are planning a trip to Mexico, perhaps you will have planned to explore its colonial cities and its amazing beaches of the Caribbean and Pacific. If you do not know where to start, read our proposal for an author’s trip that – from Tijuana to Juchitán de …

When Art reveal something about the human essence He liked to call himself a “perpetual rebel”. JUAN SORIANO exhibited in the United States and Europe as well as major venues in Mexico (such as the Museo de Arte Moderno and the Palacio de Bellas Artes). Born in Guadalajara, he reputedly saw his future as a painter when he was just …

As always, also for this occasion we recommend to buy something to read (possibly written by Mexican authors), during the long trip, which awaits us. We recommend a novel by Laura Esquivel and a poetic collection by Octavio Paz, two Mexicans, who will accompany you to be part of their land, even with words. Our travel through Mexico (1470 km …

Inside her novels she uses combines the supernatural with everyday life. Laura Esquivel is a Mexican writer and was born in Mexico City. She wrote works for children and film screenplay. Sweet as chocolate (“Como agua para chocolate”), her most famous novel in 1989 was filmed in 1992. In the novel, cuisine becomes the most important place of the houses, …

He was convinced, that when a society is corrupts, it is the language which first imputes. For him, faith in poetic creation was a means of returning meaning to existence. Octavio Paz, one of the greatest Mexican intellectuals was born in Mexico City in 1914 and died in 1998. The award of the Nobel Prize for Literature has rewarded the …