Happy Birthday Manuel Lepe, Feliz Cumpliaños . The magic sense many people feel in Puerto Vallarta, is visualized in Manuel Lepe’s paintings and April 17th was his Birthday. The Tile version of one of his most popular works depicting the town of Puerto Vallarta on the Malecon was covered in flowers messages from children. Manuel Lepe was born in Puerto Vallarta in 1936 with no formal art education and only 4 years of primary school education which would have been very basic at that period when Puerto Vallarta was a small fishing village, he became famous and his work has been shown in many famous Art Galleries in the United States in particular the Museum of Science and Industry had one his works on display for 3 months in 1979 for the International year of the Children, during its three months of duration, more than a million people came to the exhibit. Manuel Lepe is also registered in the Naif Directory of France. His style, fresh with a sense of innocence, has had an influence on other artists by creating a style that captures the artistic identity of Puerto Vallarta. Unicef, on three different occasions, has selected Lepe’s artwork to promote its worldwide programs of protecting children.
The work of Manuel Lepe truly symbolizes Puerto Vallarta, in an intuitive way, he developed a personal naïf style in the 1970’s that captured the interest of collectors and the artistic community. Mexican President Echeverría talked about him as the “national painter”. The work of Lepe has been the object of many exhibitions.
Perhaps the most important was the one celebrated in 1979 during the International Year of the Children, in the Museum of Science and Industries of Los Angeles, California. During its three months of duration, more than a million visitors came to the exhibit. Manuel Lepe is the unique Mexican painter registered in the Naif Directory of France. His style, fresh with a sense of innocence, has had an influence on other artists by creating a style that captures the artistic identity of Puerto Vallarta. Unicef, on three different occasions, has selected Lepe’s artwork to promote its worldwide programs of protecting children.
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Many travelers have never considered a private home for vacation accomodations, but the popularity is increasing and experts say it is at 10% of the potential for vacation rentals and growing fast. If you have never considered the advantages for the experience, quality of accomodations and value you should consider the option. Puerto Vallarta has become a very popular destination in Mexico and is attracting more American investors from Starbucks Coffee opening a 3RD location in the historic Downtown, 5h in the area, to Bill Gates investing 320 million US dollars in the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, just a short drive from Puerto Vallarta. Check out the website VisitPuertoVallarta to seem some amazing photos of this magical vacation destination