▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁stating ▁that ▁ind igen ous ▁spirits ▁called ▁" nah ual es " ▁were ▁calling ▁him ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁Europe ▁N iet o ▁had ▁gained ▁fame ▁and ▁recognition ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁world , ▁but ▁in ▁Mexico ▁he ▁strugg led ▁despite ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Museo ▁de ▁Arte ▁Modern o ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁A ▁sensitive ▁man , ▁N iet o ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁em otion ally ▁that ▁the ▁Mexican ▁art ▁crit iques ▁refused ▁to ▁consider ▁his ▁work ▁seriously . ▁He ▁met ▁his ▁wife , ▁Nancy ▁Gl enn - N iet o , ▁a ▁painter , ▁at ▁the ▁grand ▁opening ▁of ▁David ▁Alf aro ▁S ique iros ▁Poly forum ▁Cultural ▁S ique iros ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁N iet o ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁S ique iros ' ▁home ▁after ▁the ▁Poly forum ▁event ▁and ▁asked ▁S ique iros ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁bring ▁along ▁his ▁new ▁friend . ▁S ique iros ▁said , ▁" Of ▁course ." ▁But ▁Nancy ▁preferred ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁alone ▁with ▁N iet o . ▁Later ▁Nancy ▁reg rett ed ▁not ▁att ending ▁S ique iros ' ▁private ▁party . ▁Nancy ▁and ▁N iet o ▁were ▁wed ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . 2 ▁The ▁new ▁couple ▁developed ▁a ▁deep ▁connection ▁with ▁art , ▁especially ▁N iet o ' s ▁new ▁genre ▁of ▁Mexican ▁art . ▁However , ▁Mexico ▁was ▁not ▁ready ▁for ▁N iet o ' s ▁art . ▁“ B ecause ▁Mexico ▁rejected ▁his ▁art , ▁Rod