▁various ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Soci edad ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁Grab adores ▁and ▁the ▁Sal ón ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ást ica ▁Mex icana ▁which ▁provided ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁artists ▁outside ▁the ▁dominant ▁movement . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁educ ator , ▁writer ▁and ▁cultural ▁prom oter , ▁mostly ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁his ▁home ▁state ▁of ▁Gu err ero . ▁ ▁Life ▁Am ador ▁L ugo ▁Gu ad ar rama ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Santa ▁Rosa , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Tax co ▁in ▁Gu err ero , ▁Mexico ▁to ▁Carlos ▁L ugo ▁Hern ández ▁and ▁María ▁Gu ad ar rama ▁V iver os . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁rural ▁with ▁the ▁village ▁about ▁ten ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁proper . ▁L ugo ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁almost ▁nothing ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁education ally ▁or ▁cult ur ally , ▁only ▁att ending ▁primary ▁school ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Tax co ▁to ▁live ▁after ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁primary ▁school . ▁There ▁he ▁found ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁world ▁with ▁ideas ▁and ▁knowledge ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁in ▁his ▁village , ▁even ▁though ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Tax co ▁had ▁only ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁Tax co ▁also ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁contact ▁with ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁al ▁A ire ▁LI bre ▁de ▁P int ura , ▁run ▁by ▁Japanese ▁artist ▁Tam aj i ▁Kit ag awa . ▁This ▁school ▁was