The fact of being half Cuban half Mexican with Spanish,
French, Aztec and Taino heritage, gives very diverse forms of art and culture
in my life. From the traditional instruments of music and dances to the
sometimes primal and sophisticated techniques of painting, I represent somehow
all of them. It can be said that Mexican art is the one I have more influence
from. I grew up in love with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the sound of the
music and the colors of the traditional folklore. Then it is possible to say
that because of my Cuban heritage, I can imitate the sound of tribal
percussions and dance like the original people from the island did. Finally from
the Spanish art, I got the most graceful movements of a flamenco dancer that my
grandmother taught me, and from he French I got the profound admiration for
painters like Monet, Toulouse Lautrec and Pissarro. I believe that it does not
matter where you come from or what is your heritage because after all, every
culture in the world, even with different traditions, they reflect their
autochthony with the same purpose of representation.
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