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He studied Lithography and Drawing from the Meritorious Philanthropic Society of Guayas, and earned a Fine Arts teaching degree from the Municipal School of Arts in Guayaquil.
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Luis Bermeo
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He became a professor at both institutions, and the rector of the latter for 33 years. Additionally, some of his own students became great painters, such as Jorge Velarde. He painted the mural "Apotheosis of Guayaquil" on the ceiling of the City Hall, which portrays past and present iconic figures from Guayaquilean history.
Another of his notable murals "Battle of Pichincha" is at the Carondelet Palace in Quito.
At the age of 23 he took over the drawing of the cartoon character named "Juan Pablo" (created in 1918 by Jaime Salinas), which was the most popular cartoon character in Guayaquil, having first appeared in El Telégrafo, and later in Louisiana Prensa and El Universo, which in 1994 was also recognized as "a civic emblem" by the municipal government. From 1962 to 1998 he drew a cartoon called "Flechazos" for the newspaper El Universo under the pseudonym Robin.
He has also used the pseudonym Sombras at El Telégrafo. 1974 - First Prize - October Hall, House of Ecuadorian Culture, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
