Juan Félix Sánchez

Juan Félix Sánchez (16 May 1900 - 18 April 1997) was Andean folk artist born in San Rafael de Mucuchíes, Mérida, Venezuela. [cite web | title = Juan Félix Sánchez Biografía| url =http://vereda.saber.ula.ve/jfs/bio.htm | accessdate = 2007-09-24] Sánchez' talents included weaving and sculpture, and he was also the architect and builder of the Chapel of San Rafael de Mucuchíes dedicated to the Holy Virgin of Coromoto at El Tisure, as well as several other small chapels.cite journal
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title = Juan Félix Sánchez, Review
journal = The Journal of American Folklore
volume = 98
issue = 388
pages = 245–247
date = 1985
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While President of the Communal Meeting of San Rafael in 1929 - 1933, he organised the installation of a turbine to provide electricity to the town.

In the 1980s, he was the subject of a short film designed to "acknowledge and uncover the land, the beauty and the people of Venezuela" which received several awards. [cite web | title = CALOGERO SALVO - Juan Félix Sánchez | url = http://www.calogerosalvo.com/JuanFelix.html | accessdate = 2007-09-24]

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