Facts and Life 1917: Born in Chiriqui. 1929-1935: Studies at the Institute, while drawing from the diecesis years, as an autodidact. 1929-1933: It is part of the National School of Painting. It is their art teacher, Robert Lewis. Disagreement over the method of teaching of this one, they do withdraw from this school. 1935-1942: Works as a cartoonist for the newspaper "La Hora", specializing in cartoons about President REMN Cantera. Arquiatectura works as illustrator at the Ministry of Public Works, where she studied painting with William Roux. In brief studies at the School of Opera, with Alfredo Graziani and interpretation of studies without solo, tenor, at the inaugural concert of the National Symphony Orchestra. 1942-1943: Studied painting at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, USA 1944-1948: Studied music and classical singing at Julliard School in New York, while painting and is influenced Rufino Tamayo. 1948: Introduces the first collective in New York City, the IBM Building. 1950: Returns to Panama, where she works, until 1968, the cartoon politics, first in "La Hora" and then "The PanamAmrica" ??and "El Universal". 1954-1958: Philosophical Studies, Art History, Aesthetics and German at the University of Panama. Participates in the First National Contest of Culture, Ministry of Culture, El Salvador. Participates in the American Art Biennial III, Barcelona, ??Spain, being cited by the critics, including promising names such as Orozco, Tamayo, Guayasamn, modern architects Obregny Brazilians and Americans. Teaches at the School of Painting and The National Conservatory of Panama. Director of the magazine "Terra Firma", where he published drawings and prints. 1962: Grant from the Embassy of Germany, studied engraving in Mnich, Germany. 1962: Returns to Panamdonde lives until today, dedicated to painting, caricature, literary production, especially the essay, and literary Trasnlation, writings of Kafka and Thomas Mann. His solo and group exhibitions, Ascom awards, and honors received are dimensions innumerable.
