Hi, my  name is Waldemar Madama. I'm half Mexican 🇲🇽 , half Uruguayan 🇺🇾, and I love to draw. I think I've had some peculiar  experiences that shaped who I am and brought me to this point in my life.

My path to drawing has been kinda unusual. I started drawing formaly at 31, after dropping out of university three times for personal and survival reasons. At 31, I left everything behind, I took all my savings and isolated myself in a small Mexican town ( Atotonilco ) for a year, and began my self-taught journey through books, videos, and a lots of practice. Later, I learned in classes with great friends and teachers like Diego Freyre ( my mentor).

Today, I’m a big supporter of critical thinking, but for years I was involved in two different cults. First, I was a numerary in Opus Dei, an ultra-conservative branch of Catholicism. Then, I joined an occult lodge called Circulo Dorado, where I studied western magic principles, tarot, and other superstitions ( mumble jumble basically). These experiences, in one way or another, shaped my way thinking.

I’m currently an illustrator, visual development artist, and teacher. I earned my graphic design degree without attending college through Mexico's SEP Agreement 286, which required a rigorous process and exam to demonstrate my experience and knowledge.

A few years ago, I won an Emmy for graphic design as part of the MEISTER team for the CNN documentary "Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street ( https://meister.tv/work/dreamland) .

I'm passionate about learning, so I'm still on my journey in drawing and painting. Recently, I started learning traditional painting and 3D modeling to add more tools to my artistic skill set.

I enjoy movement, body awareness, drinking mate 🧉, literature, cinema, coffee, and learning new things. I hope you find some interesting things on my page. If you have any feedback or suggestions, I'm all ears (or eyes)!