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'''Pedro León Zapata''' (b. La Grita, [[Táchira]], February 27th, [[1929]]) is a prominent [[Venezuelan]] artist, humorist and cartoonist.

In [[1945]] he entered the "Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Caracas" but in [[1947]] he abandons the schoo to join the foundation of the "Taller La Barraca de Maripérez" where he will exhibit his first works. In the same year travels to [[Mexico]] to learn the tecniques of the great muralist [[Diego Rivera]] and [[Jose Clemente Orozco]] and studies at the [[Instituto Politécnico Nacional]], at the "Escuela de La Esmeralda" and the workshop of [[Siqueiros]]. After eleven years he returns to [[Venezuela]] and becomes Professor of Drawing at the Architecture School of the [[Central University of Venezuela]] and at the "[[Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas]]". In [[1959]] he began to draw caricatures for newspapers, first for the newspapers "Dominguito" and later, in [[1965]], creates a column in the newspaper [[El Nacional]] entitled "Zapatazos" which continues until today to be one of the most important places for critical comentary of the social and political situation in Venezuela. In 1968, the first colection of his caricatures was compiled under the title "Las Elecciones de Zapata". HeHis work extendshas a great range from illustration of books and magazines to writing plays and hosting a radio show in Caracas with another well-known Venezuelan comedian [[Emilio Lovera]].

His paintings have been exhibit in many solo expositions, among them "Todo el museo para Zapata" at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Sofía Imber]] in [[1975]]. He won the "Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas" in [[1980]] and the "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" in [[1967]].