Artist of the ceramics Nicasio
Pajarito González was born the 13
of October of 1935, in the near of
Rosary, there same town, in Tonalá.
 To the twelve years orphan of
father had left and mother.  
He began to learn in the house of
his grandparents to pater the potter
office to us:  "Of for ahead I began
to him there to beat?  making large
bottles, stoneware, which could.  It
worked of average mason, earning
four pesos ".

Since then the cinnamon-coloured
clay works.  Its stoneware is all a
work of art, that has taken it to
obtain numerous prizes, among
others "National Award 2002",
given by the President of the
Republic Vicente Fox, with a value
of 125 thousand pesos;  as well as
the awards "Pantaleón Panduro"
and "Carranza Angel" (of 75
thousand and 50 thousand pesos,
respectively).  As well as others
more than leave it calm as far as
the recognition of their work.  

But despite feeling satisfied with
his work, it thinks that still it needs
to him to make many things.  Delay
to be able to make them them
before "it falls afternoon".
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