Born in Havana, Cuba in 1915.
He arrives to Chile in 1948.
In 1969 he obtains the Chilean nationality.
His continuously travelled to México,
Europe and New York
His painting goes from the figurativism into cubism.
His artworks are very high quoted in the art market.
In 1998 a panel of him " At the beach " was sold in nearly
US$ 200,000, at a closing Auction in New York.
In Chile, he was founder of the
"School of Fine Art"
at the Catholic University of Santiago.
During twenty two years , he performs
as an academic at this Universuty.
Mains characteristics of Carreño's paintings are
the geometric forms,
the very attractive alive colors,
and his landscapes of Mediterranean architectures.
In 1982 he was awarded in Chile with the
"National Prize of Art".
He died in Santiago, Chile, in 1999,
when he was 84 years.
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