Leopoldo Flores, full name Leopoldo Flores Valds, was born to a poor family in 1934 in San

Simonito de los Comales Tenancingo, State of Mexico.

Leopoldo Flores, nombre completo Leopoldo Flores Valds, naci en una familia pobre en 1934 en
San Simonito de los Comales Tenancingo, Estado de Mxico

Studied at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving "La Esmeralda" from 1953 to
1960

Estudio en la Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" de 1953 a 1960.

In 1962, he received a scholarship at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, allowed to
participate in collective exhibitions in Europe.

En 1962, recibi una beca en la Escuela Nacional Superior de Bellas Artes en Pars, le permiti
participar en exposiciones colectivas en Europa.

His career spanned since the 1960

Su carrera abarca desde la dcada de 1960

Was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in 2000, despite that and concerns about his advanced
health, continued to work on his works.

Fue diagnosticado con la enfermedad de Parkinson en 2000, a pesar de eso y las preocupaciones
sobre su salud avanzada, sigui trabajando en sus obras.

Known mainly for its murals and other monumental works that are concentrated inToluca city.

Conocido sobre todo por sus murales y otras obras monumentales que se concentran en la ciudad
de Toluca.

His best-known works are Cosmovitral and Aratlite, both located in Toluca

Sus obras ms conocidas son cosmovitral y la Aratmsfera , ambos ubicados en Toluca.

The first is used as a symbol for the State of Mexico and the second is located in the main stadium
and the hill behind this on the main campus of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

El primero se utiliza como smbolo para el Estado de Mxico y el segundo se encuentra en el estadio
principal y el cerro detrs de ste en el campus principal de la Universidad Autnoma del Estado de
Mxico

In the decade of 2000 the artist donated a collection of his works to the Autonomous University
of the State of Mexico and opened the Leopoldo Flores University Museum in 2002, with the
purpose of promoting, researching and recording the artist's work.

En la dcada de 2000 el artista don una coleccin de sus obras a la Universidad Autnoma del
Estado de Mxico y se abri el Museo Universitario Leopoldo Flores en 2002, con el propsito de
promover, investigacin y registro de la obra del artista.

He died on April 3, 2016