Luis Radamés Herrero is a Puerto Rican artist who has pioneered a distinctive way to celebrate and express Puerto Rican culture through his Art. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1963, Radamés grew up surrounded by the influence of Art and education in a family that valued creative and cultural expression. Inspired early on by the works of Francisco Oller and José Campeche, he was encouraged to embrace his Puerto Rican roots, which has become a central theme in his work.
Blending modern technology with traditional Puerto Rican folklore, Radamés creates captivating representations of old San Juan and other iconic cultural scenes. His pieces are known for their vibrant colors and intricate textures, producing an effect that is both reminiscent of classic oil paintings and fresh digital art. His unique approach allows viewers to experience a modernized glimpse of Puerto Rican culture while honoring its timeless essence. Radamés started at a very young age and was enrolled by a teacher into the folkloric after school program in the Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Carolina. He was involved in mural painting, music, poetry, acting in school plays and folkloric dancing Later Radamés enrolled in a technical drawing class in Jr school.

During his adult life Radamés decided to study Art by studying the famous Art pieces in person. Started first in London and Paris. When he was only 21 he visited The Louvre Museum he was impressed by many pieces of Art but he felt an enormous pride when he was in front of a famous paint by his hero Francisco Oller the Wake - El Velorio depicts a traditional 19th-century baquiné or velorio del angelito ("wake of a little angel") a specific type of wake with origins in Afro-Puerto Rican culture that was celebrated by jibaros and other countrymen as funerary celebrations for the death of a child. This practice originates in the syncretic Catholic and folk belief that the death of an innocent baptized child results in their automatic ascension and entrance into Heaven and that the occasion is therefore a cause not only for remembrance but for celebration. The baquiné in this portrait depicts the deceased child as a focal point dressed in white and adorned with flowers, lying on a table at the center of a traditional countryside house. He was mesmerized by the fact and realization of that moment that by the end of the trip he planed to continue to study in the best museums of Art in Europe and the Americas. Italy was next, Rome and Florence equally exited by the Art everywhere all over the place. He decided to enroll in a Travel Agent course that were the keys to the World of Art. Amsterdam, Madrid, Berlin, Austria, Buenos Aires and many more served as new steps and today he still studying live and addictive way to explore the best of the world.