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- José Luis Cuevas was born on February 26, 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las visitaciones del diablo (1968), La muerte es puntual (1967) and Nocturno amor que te vas (1987). He was married to Beatriz del Carmen Bazán and Bertha Riestra. He died on July 3, 2017 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- SpousesBeatriz del Carmen Bazán(2003 - July 3, 2017) (his death)Bertha Riestra(1961 - 2000) (her death, 3 children)
- He was a painter, engraver, and sculptor. He was inspired by the works of Francisco de Goya and Pablo Picasso. His use of dark, deformed, animal-like figures was a sharp contrast with the muralism popular in Mexico. He was a leading influence on a generation of artists in Mexico known as La Ruptura, or "The Breakaway".
- He attended Mexico's Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado arts school. He held his first exhibit at the age of 14. Rheumatic fever kept him confined to bed for two years, and he quit school. As a teenager, he drew patients at a mental hospital where his brother worked. In 1959, he won first prize for drawing at the Sao Paulo Biennale; worldwide exhibitions and tours followed.
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