Hugo Orellana Bonilla

A mentor to many young artists from Latin America, he took a special interest in studying Andean philosophy and traditions.

[1] A prolific artist he continued to explore new styles in Huayta Huasi his museum-house in the remote town of Ataura in Jauja.

[2] While in Europe he befriended Mario Vargas Llosa, Guillermo Lobatón and Julio Ramón Ribeyro among others.

[3] Orellana Bonilla found a group of Arts and Letters along with poets from Jauja Martín Fierro, Dimas Fernández, Gerardo García Rosales and Sergio Castillo Falconí.

He left a great legacy of unpublished paintings and writings, voice and video recordings and sculptures[2] to his successors.