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Roberto Mamani Mamani

Aymara Bolivian painter (born 1962)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ3436928 ↗
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Roberto Aguilar Quisbert (born 6 December 1962), better known as Roberto Mamani Mamani, is a Bolivian artist. Roberto Mamani Mamani is a self-taught, first-generation indigenous artist from Bolivia, who also goes by the name Roberto Aguilar Quisbert. The media Mamani Mamani works with are drawing and painting. Robert's art is driven by the inspiration of his culture and traditions, resulting in his work to become very colorful in order to mimic traditional colorful clothing that is worn in his culture.

He is part of two Southern American Indigenous groups, the Quechua and the Aymara. It was forbidden for Roberto's parents to marry due to the tribe they belonged to, therefore they ran away from Tiahuanacu to Cochapampa-land where Robert and his sister grow up. Due to relocation and different customs it was hard for Robert not to notice that they were different to the community they lived in. Owing to the different tribal backgrounds his work is significant in its use of Aymara indigenous tradition and symbols.

Education

Roberto was the first in his family to graduate from high school. Later, he continued his education at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés de La Paz, studying law.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1962-12-06. For this dossier, Roberto, Mamani and Aymara is the immediate research focus.
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