Rina Lazo: The Guatemalan master who captivated Mexico and Diego Rivera

Born in 1923, Rina Lazo left her Guatemalan homeland for Mexico City in the 1940s and became heavily involved in the muralist movement.  After her apprenticeship with the likes of fellow Guatemalan Julio Rurruela, she developed close relationships with artists of the caliber of Carlos Orozco, Manuel Rodríguez Lozano, and the man who would become…