José Esteban Martínez is a renowned visual artist from the state of Zacatecas. He studied graphic design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received a Master’s degree in Education Technology and another in Education Communication. During the Miguel de la Madrid administration he was the coordinator of content and methods at the Public Education Secretariat (SEP) in the Free Textbook department. He also worked as the director of content at the National Education for Adults Institute. He was the executive producer of the educational television series Cuentos indígenas and Onda libros at the Latin American Institute of Educational Communication and later became an advisor to the director of television and radio at the same institute. He was the director of the central region of the National Anthropology and History Institute in the state of Guerrero. He also worked as director of the Zacatecas Cultural Institute (1998-2001) and advisor to the state cultural secretaries Rogelio Cárdenas and Flavio Campos. He created activities for the Technical Secretariat of the state DIF family development agency. As a graphic artist, Martínez has collaborated with the Vorpal Gallery in New York, Eleonor Yek in Arizona, and L’Oeil de Boeuf in Paris, among others. Since 2007, he has been the director of the Zacatecas “Fronteras Migrantes” Film Festival and film commissioner for the state of Zacatecas. He has also worked as a costume designer for various theatrical productions and television programs, including Carmina Burana for the University of New York and Cuatro X.
José Esteban Martínez is a renowned visual artist from the state of Zacatecas. He studied graphic design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received a Master’s degree in Education Technology and another in Education Communication. During the Miguel de la Madrid administration he was the coordinator of content and methods at the Public Education Secretariat (SEP) in the Free Textbook department. He also worked as the director of content at the National Education for Adults Institute. He was the executive producer of the educational television series Cuentos indígenas and Onda libros at the Latin American Institute of Educational Communication and later became an advisor to the director of television and radio at the same institute. He was the director of the central region of the National Anthropology and History Institute in the state of Guerrero. He also worked as director of the Zacatecas Cultural Institute (1998-2001) and advisor to the state cultural secretaries Rogelio Cárdenas and Flavio Campos. He created activities for the Technical Secretariat of the state DIF family development agency. As a graphic artist, Martínez has collaborated with the Vorpal Gallery in New York, Eleonor Yek in Arizona, and L’Oeil de Boeuf in Paris, among others. Since 2007, he has been the director of the Zacatecas “Fronteras Migrantes” Film Festival and film commissioner for the state of Zacatecas. He has also worked as a costume designer for various theatrical productions and television programs, including Carmina Burana for the University of New York and Cuatro X.
