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(Any advice for young artists beginning their professional life?) Work hard, find your own voice, and persevere.

— Alfredo Arreguín Interview (2015)

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More quotes by Alfredo Arreguín

The arts are a wonderful medicine for the soul.

Interview (2021)

We were poor, but we were happy. We didn’t have much, but we were painting.

Interview (2001)

When I later came to the U.S., I was a foreigner. And I wasn’t part of Mexico, either. I didn’t feel like I fit in anywhere.

Interview (2001)

When I was a kid, I watched Tarzan movies. At that time the movies were black and white, and I wanted to put color in them. That was a big stimulus for me, and it made my imagination work.

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