Mexican sculptor and founding member of Salon de Plastica Mexicana, Rosa Castillo Santiago was born on September 4, 1910. She was raised in a humble rural home in Guachinango, Jalisco, protected by the remoteness of the village from the effects of the Mexican Revolution occurring at the time. Castillo created small clay figures in her spare time, desiring more than the small town could offer. Ater her husband died she and her small daughter relocated to Mexico City where she worked at menial jobs until happening upon La Esmeralda, where she began to take classes with drawing and painting teachers as well as sculptors Jose L. Ruiz, Luis Ortiz Monasterio and Francisco Zuniga.
In addition to her career as a sculptor, Castillo also taught at various primary schools. She exhibited in the US and Mexico. Her brother, Fidencio Castillo was also a sculptor and they had several joint exhibits including a retrospective of their work in 2004.
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