His figures almost appear as caricature, but with flowing lines depicting the group, and the emotion of the festive occassion. His colors are bright and intense reflecting the mexican,s love of life, Manuel also like to paint abstracts in ecually bold colors. He is mostly self taught and from an early age he displayed a natural talent for painting, winning many art contest, his art reflects the optimism and enthusiasm of mexican people despite their economic and social difificulties. He has had many expositions and his art is now in collections in U.S Holland, France, Spain, Japan , Colombia among other countries."