Diego Rivera was the most famous Chicano artist.
Rivera had a twin brother whom was named Carlos Rivera. .
Carlos died in 1888 which left Diego as an only child. Since he was very young [he .
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begin to draw at the age of three] he love to paint, so much that his father .
covered a room of their house in Guanajuato with paper so that the child .
could paint all over the walls. Diego says that it was in that room were he .
created his first Murals. Diego and Maria Barrientos Rivera lived on 80 .
pocito street in the heart of Guanajuato. Diego would described his mom as .
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"diminutive, almost child like with large innocent eyes". Diego's father was .
powerfully built man, tall, black-bearded, and handsome. After the death of .
Diego's brother, Maria Barrientos developed a terrible neurosis. At the age of two .
Diego's health was so poor that the doctor advised him to be sent to the country to live. .
For this reason, his parents gave him to a beautiful Indian nurse named Antonia. Antonia .
was some what of a witchdoctor who practice medicine with herbs and magic rites, and it .
was there in the mountains of Sierra that little Diego grew to love this woman even more .
than his own mother. Diego spent much of his time in the forest allowing all of the .
animals to become his friends. It didn't matter how dangerous some of the animals may .
have been, because they all loved Diego and they taught him to trust animals and like .
them even more than human beings. Diego returned to his parents at the age of 4. When .
Diego when Diego was 5, his mother was pregnant and did not want to teach him the .
facts of life just yet so she told him that the child would be delivered to her ina box by .
train. Young Diego believed this tale and waited that day at the depot. No box arrived .
When he returned home, the child was already born. Diego Rivera was so furious and so .
he decided to find out for himself about pregnancy. An angry Diego caught a pregnant .
