Leonet Matiz Espinoza (April 1, 1917 – October 24, 1998)[1] was a Colombian photographer, caricaturist, newspaper publisher, painter and gallery owner.
He travelled widely and sold caricatures and illustrations to earn a living.
He photographed Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Esther Williams, Janice Logan, David Alfaro Siqueiros, the first castings of María Félix, Luis Buñuel, Marc Chagall, Louis Armstrong, Álvaro Mutis, Pablo Neruda, Walt Disney, Enrique Santos Montejo, “Calibán”, Lucho Bermúdez, Agustín Lara, Gabriel Figueroa, Esther Fernandez, José Clemente Orozco, Mario Moreno Cantinflas, and Dolores del Río.
He was a photographer for Asi, Life, Reader's Digest, Harper Magazine, Look and Norte.
[4] Later in life, Matiz lost an eye after a robber hit him with a wooden stick and tried to steal his camera and bicycle.