Alejandro Gonzalez, better known as Mono Gonzalez, is a key figure in the history of Latin American mural art. A militant artist, he was in the 1960s one of the founding members of the BRP (Brigada Ramona Parra), which, with limited resources and generally operating clandestinely, aimed to spread political messaging through collective murals. Mono Gonzalez has become a reference point in mural art; he is notably the creator of the mural Life and Work, which adorns the Parque Bustamante metro station in Santiago, spanning over 700 m². In addition to teaching community street-art workshops, he travels the world to share his experience and knowledge through talks and gatherings focused on urban art, all while never ceasing to paint in the streets.
