Eloy Cerecero Sandoval (Saltillo, Coahuila, 1929 - 2023) arrived to Mexico City in 1952, supported by a scholarship granted by the government of Coahuila. Aspiring to become a professional painter, he sought guidance from Miguel Álvarez Acosta at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Institute of Fine Arts). Álvarez Acosta advised him to approach the leadership committee of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National Front of Fine Arts) instead of enrolling at the Academia de San Carlos (San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts). There, he met José Chávez Morado, who introduced him to the other committee members and was accepted.

Cerecero participated in several exhibitions at Galería Chapultepec (Chapultepec Gallery), Galería Artistas Mexicanos Unidos (Mexican United Artists Gallery), and Galería Romano (Romano Gallery). In the 1960s, he returned to his hometown of Saltillo, where he created murals for government buildings and established several art education institutions. His work has not been exhibited in Mexico City for over 30 years, highlighting the importance of rediscovering this artist, whose career is primarily known in northern Mexico.