Federico Domingez Castro specializes in hand-painting detailed and colorful scenes of typical Náhuat traditions. Frederico mostly does his art in the forms of beautifully decorated doves, owls, crosses, Christmas tree ornaments, and other lovely sceneries. To view a catalogue of hand-painted items by Federico Domingez Castro, click on the link at the bottom of the page. Federico Domingez Castro is of the Náhuat indigenous culture of Mexico and from the village of San Agustin Oapan, which is a small village on the banks of the Rio Balsas in Guerrero, a province in central Mexico. The Náhuat Indians, who speak the ancient Aztec derived language of Náhuatl, have lived and farmed the land in villages along the Rio Balsas river since before the Spanish conquest. When it became difficult to support their families on the sales of agricultural products in the early 20th century, the villagers in these isolated villages turned to art. Paintings created by artists from San Agustin Oapan use bright colors and depict familiar village scenes like weddings, Christmas celebrations, planting crops and harvesting. Watch a video of Federico discussing his favorite painted artworks. Federico is 23 years old, married and has one child, a baby girl. Federico is one of the Náhuat indian artisans that work with Casa Romero. Casa Romero is a cooperative organization that helps these Náhuat artisans get the supplies they need as well as locate markets for their artistic goods. Through the efforts of Casa Romero and Federico's hard-work and artistic talents, Federico has become a very accomplished painter of traditional Náhuat village sceneries. Federico's favorite items to paint are the wooden crosses with peacocks, doves and other birds. Federico illustrates his artistic talents in the form of hand-painted Amate bark, wooden crosses, molds of doves and rabbits, ceramic masks, as well as Christmas ornaments. To view a catalogue of hand-painted items of the Náhuat indigenous culture of Mexico by Federico Domingez Castro, click on the link below. Catalogue of Hand-Painted Items by Federico Domingez Castro