Juan Carlos Peña was born in 1963 and has lived in Mexico City until today. Despite graduating as a civil engineer, he was always interested in the fine arts and traditional crafts. The sculptor, Carlos Espino, encourage him to escalate his childhood passion into professional art levels. After learning the foundations in using tools and techniques, he decided to quit his Hydraulics Masters’s degree to devote himself to sculpture. Today, with more than 40 years after his decision, his work stands out for the quality and aesthetic balance and the symbolism and transcendence of his work.