Juan Soriano (1920 – 2006) Juan Soriano (b. August 18, 1920; d. February 10, 2006), Mexican painter and sculptor, stands as one of the most prominent figures in twentieth-century Latin American art. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, his artistic journey began early, marked by prodigious talent and nurtured by a familial environment steeped in eccentricity—his father, Rafael Rodríguez Soriano, participated actively in the Mexican R…