Accomplished Chapala artist Miguel Mora de la Torre was among 13 senior citizens selected to receive the 2022 Galardón Adulto Mayor Distinguido awarded by Jalisco’s Family Development Agency (DIF) to recognize lifetime achievement in various fields.
The 79-year-old painter was on hand for the December 6 awards ceremony held in Guadalajara’s Palacio de Gobierno. Mora specializes in the production and restoration and of sacred art, and has produced a number of public works, including murals of the muses inside the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia and ceiling art inside the Chapala pier lighthouse depicting scenes of local history.