Mexican painter and cartoonist Carlos Orozco Romero was born on September 3, 1896, in Guadalajara. His father, a tailor, hired a painter, Luis de la Torre, to teach Carlos, believing that to be preferable to studying at an institution. He began supporting himself through his cartoons at age 13 and left Guadalajara for Mexico City, desiring to be part of the Mexican muralism movement, at 16.
He received a scholarship to study in Europe in the early 1920's from the state of Jalisco. He traveled to Belgium, France and Madrid, but abandoned his study when he became homesick for Mexico and his wife. Although he started his art career as a satirical cartoonist for various publications, Romero became a painter, leaning toward Cubism and Surrealism. He painted landscapes and portraits and his paintings have a dream-like quality of the Surrealists. His work was influenced by his travels in Europe, in particular artists Francisco Goya and Diego Velazquez. He also worked in set and costume design.
He was a co-founder of the Escuela Nacional al Pintura, Escultura y Grabado or "La Esmeralda", and also the gallery Palacio de Bellas Artes. He taught at La Esmeralda and Movimiento de Taller Libre which he also founded. Following his teaching career he was the director of Museo de Arte Moderno.
Romero received recognition and awards for his work. He had several important exhibitions in both the US and Mexico.
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