ure ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁San ▁Carlos ▁. ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁prom oter ▁and ▁writer ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent ▁quiet ▁and ▁reserved , ▁speaking ▁little ▁soci ally . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁María ▁de ▁los ▁Angeles ▁Tre jo . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁tra ve led , ▁first ▁to ▁Gu atem ala , ▁H ond uras ▁and ▁Peru ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁then ▁to ▁Europe ▁( France , ▁Italy , ▁England , ▁Switzerland , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Spain ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Cuba ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Japan ▁Foundation ▁to ▁visit ▁various ▁cities ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁he ▁don ated ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁state , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁dep icted ▁scenes ▁from ▁that ▁area . ▁Am ador ▁L ugo ▁died ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Am ador ▁L ugo ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁de ▁A ire ▁Lib re ▁de ▁P int ura ▁in ▁Tax co ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁profession ally , ▁with ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁sp anned ▁over ▁ 6 5 ▁years . ▁Although ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁landscape ▁painter , ▁was ▁ ▁also