Pablo Marcano García

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This article is about the Puerto Rican painter. For other people of similar name, see Pablo Garcia (disambiguation)

Pablo Marcano García (born 15 January 1952 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican painter, and together with singer Danny Rivera heads the International Academic Seminary of the Americas in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

At age 30 he is initiated in painting by Carlos Irizarry, Rashid Wright, and Jamil Bryson Harris.

Marcano perfected his talent while serving a sentence in a federal prison after a conviction for having violated federal laws within the Chilean consulate in San Juan in the late '70's while protesting General Pinochet's regime in the South American country.

His artwork. which includes large-scale paintings that resemble stained glass, is regarded as exceptional by well-known art critics in the Caribbean. His paintings can be seen in collections such as the ones from the Ponce Museum of Art, the Turabo University Museum, and his expositions at Casa Aboy, the University of Puerto Rico Art Museum, the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, Plaza Las Américas, the Roberto Clemente Academy at Chicago, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company Art Gallery and many others. The Puerto Rico Senate recently showcased his work at its Puerto Rican Art Gallery and one of his paintings, personally selected by don Luis A. Ferré and owned by the Ponce Museum of Art is the most prominent art work in the ceremonial office of Senate President Kenneth McClintock. Recently, he's had his paintings exposed in Zafra and Cordoba,Spain.

Personal Life Pablo together with Nidia Cuevas Rivera took hostage the Consul of Chile in the Chilean Consulate in Puerto Rico. They were demanding the release of the political prisoners and that the Chilean Goverment stop trading weapons. They were arrested after 22 hours in the consulate. For them it would've been 22 years in jail for 22 hours,but the sentence was lowered to seven years only. Pablo was sent to a prison in New York State. When he was released in 1985 a big crowd of people welcomed him at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Puerto Rico. Among them were Rafael Cancel Miranda, Isabel Rosado, and Doña Consuelo Ferré, among others.

Pablo has four kids, two male and two female. The older couple were born to Pablo's first marriage with Eda Correa. Urayoán, the oldest, and Nashieli, were born in Mexico. Pablo had a second marriage in 1986 with Lilliam Rivera Cotto. Their first son, Rashid Carlos Jamil Marcano Rivera, was born on November 16, 1988. Their daughter, Mariana Libertad Marcano Rivera, was born on January 15, 1993. They currently lives in his native Gurabo. He and singer Danny Rivera are very close friends. Both of them have acquired the Dominican Republic citizenship.