▁a ▁master ▁eng ra ver , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁writer ▁and ▁cultural ▁prom oter . ▁ ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁about ▁ 3 5 0 ▁individual ▁and ▁collect ive ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁both ▁Mexico ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁attract ing ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁critics ▁such ▁as ▁Jorge ▁Juan ▁C res po ▁de ▁la ▁S erna , ▁En rique ▁F . ▁G ual , ▁Mar gar ita ▁Nel ken , ▁Antonio ▁Rodríguez , ▁Ra quel ▁Tib ol ▁and ▁Ter esa ▁del ▁Con de . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁individual ▁exhib itions ▁were ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Sal ón ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ást ica ▁Mex icana ▁including ▁his ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Other ▁individual ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁include ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁For o ▁de ▁Ar tes an ias ▁in ▁Tax co , ▁and ▁a ▁hom age ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Gal er ía ▁Tax co ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁Instituto ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Bell as ▁Ar tes ▁( IN BA ) ▁acquired ▁twenty ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁work ▁called ▁Reg ión ▁fant ást ica ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁ ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁exhibition ▁called ▁La ▁in ven ción ▁de ▁lo ▁cot idi