Rufino Tamayo was born on August 26, 1899 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico as Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo. He is known for his work on Tamayo (1967), Lettres de Paris et d'ailleurs (1975) and Mexico 68. Instantaneas (1968). He was married to Olga Flores Rivas. He died on June 24, 1991 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.