José Benítez Sánchez (1938-2009)
Artistas / Huichol / Mexico / XXth century

José Benítez Sánchez (1938-2009)

Born in the settlement of San Pablo Biography: His father was a famous mara’akáme. Benitez credits his own path as a shaman to a revelation following an illness when he was fifteen, after which he set off on his first pilgrimage to Wirikuta. Benitez pursued the dual paths of shaman and artist almost from the start, and has been recognized as Continue reading