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  • The 38-year-old Cuban native welcomed him 75-year-old mother, Modesta Camejo, to the United States two weeks ago.

    National League Team Notes 2010

  • The 38-year-old Cuban native welcomed him 75-year-old mother, Modesta Camejo, to the United States two weeks ago.

    Philadelphia Phillies Team Report 2010

  • His beautiful Mary, whom he sketched with the sweet face of Modesta, sat with Jesus draped over her lap in a classic pietà style.

    The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010

  • This homage to Modesta "represents everything that she started off making," Oscar notes.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • Another of Oscar's unique trees is one that he created in honor of his grandmother Modesta, who died in 1987.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • According to her grandson Oscar Soteno, Modesta started out with whistles and molded them to look like a variety of animals - horses, lions, rabbits and the like.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • The artistic tradition that Modesta began in the 1930s lives on seven decades later, as many of her children and grandchildren are still sculpting árboles de la vida.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • The focal point of the prizewinning sculpture is a figure that represents Modesta, sitting in a chair and painting a tiny mermaid figurine.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • Despite their national and worldwide fame, the Soteno family remains close to their roots, as they have all chosen to keep living in Metepec, where Modesta created her first arbol de la vida.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

  • It all began in the 1930s, when Modesta Fernández - wife of Darío Soteno - began making clay sculptures.

    Family Roots: The Soteno Trees Of Life 2007

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