Meet Martha Ramirez Oropeza

Martha Ramirez-Oropeza is a mural painter,  a performer in popular theater, and a researcher / lecturer of the Nahuatl pre-Hispanic codices of Mexico. She was vice-director of the Mascarones Theatre Group for 32 years, and designed and co-founded the Nahuatl University pyramid campus in Ocotepec, Morelos, Mexico. She apprenticed under master muralist David A. Siqueiros, Guillermo Monroy in the Fine Arts Institute, and, more recently, under Chicana muralist Judith F. Baca. She conducts international Nahuatl Culture seminars in Mexico and lectures at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also an artist in residence at the Social and … [read more about Martha]

Artist and Muralist

As a visual artist my paintings reflect my philosophy, basically it is the pre-Hispanic indigenous Nahuatl philosophy from ancient Mexico. These are concepts that I learned by studying the ancient manuscripts called codices. Also, I learned these from the work I did with the Mascarones theatre group … [Read More...]

Nahuatl Philosophy

As a Nahuatl Culture professor, I co-founded the Nahuatl University in Ocotepec, Morelos, Mexico. I designed the campus in the form of an ancient ceremonial center with four pyramid-like structures. Here I developed a curriculum and taught during 13 years. I learned a great deal from healers and indigenous … [Read More...]

Teaching Theatre Arts

As a drama expert, I worked for 32 years with the Mascarones theatre group. The first epoch was in Mexico City, from classical to works for social change, and contemporary choral poetry. When the group had the contact with indigenous peoples made us create many plays as I mentioned before. Upon my … [Read More...]