Vicente Valentin
Puerto Rican
BiographyVicente Valetin is a registered traditional artist with the Programa Artesanal of Fomento Económico. He knows the entire process of making cuatros, from the selection and preparation of the woods to the specialized marquetry decoration to finish the piece. Usually he makes his cuatros from a block of wood, hollowing it out and building from this single base, using the traditional method of enterizo, hollowing out a block of cedar. But as with so many art forms, he has also adapted it to suit contemporary tastes and needs.
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