Francisco Mendez Alonso was born October 15, 1954 in the city of Habana.  Following primary and secondary schools, he attended the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Habana, from which he graduated in 1980.  Having always felt an affinity for the arts, particularly painting, he enrolled in art classes, where he was taught basic painting techniques.  Since 1980, he combines his work as a civil engineer with his second career...being an artist.  Painting, he says, satisfies and relaxes him, because painting, to him, is a labour of love and dedication.

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