Melchor Peredo was born on 6 January 1927 and is a Mexican muralist and a representative of the social realist school of mural painting in Mexico.
10 Facts About Melchor Peredo
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Melchor Peredo's murals depict historical scenes from Mexican history with an emphasis on revolutionary subjects.
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Melchor Peredo's work is featured in public and government buildings across Mexico.
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Melchor Peredo has painted murals in the USA and Europe.
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Oscar Melchor Peredo y Garcia was born 6 January 1927 in Mexico City.
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Melchor Peredo's father Luis G Peredo was a journalist during the 1910 Mexican revolution and became a pioneer of Mexican cinema.
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In 1918 Luis G Peredo directed the popular silent film "Santa" based on the 1903 naturalist novel by Federico Gamboa.
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At the age of eleven, Inspired by the work of muralists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, Melchor decided to become a painter.
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Melchor Peredo studied at several major art institutes in Mexico City including the Escuela La Esmeralda and the National School of Arts.
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Melchor Peredo painted his first mural in 1947 in a maternity clinic, depicting the exploitation of marginalized workers in Mexico City.