Lola Cueto

Dolores "Lola" Cueto ( born March 2, 1897 in Azcapotzalcos; † January 24, 1978 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican painter, graphic artist, dolls manufacturer and spielerin.

The stage name Lola Cueto, under which it was known made ​​up of the diminutive of her first name and her husband's, the Mexican painter and sculptor Germán Cueto last name. Beyond the actual surname meet the source of different statements.

From the marriage with Germanwings common daughters Ana Maria and Mireya emerged. Mireya (1922-2013) was also a well-known puppeteers, writer and dramaturge.

From 1927 to 1932 Lola and her husband went to Paris, where they found contact with the local art scene. Here they came and germane for the first time with the production of puppets and puppetry in touch. After returning they set up in Mexico a doll company and toured with their puppets through Mexico. 1936 Lola and Germanwings separated from each other.

Lola Cueto was with numerous graphics and images a renowned member of the Mexican artistic circles and presented her work several times from nationally and internationally. She taught at the products resulting from the Academia de San Carlos Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ( UNAM). As a designer and manufacturer of hand puppets, as well as a puppeteer at the Teatro Nahuatl they also made ​​a name for himself. The puppet theater became the family tradition is carried on today by the fourth generation.