Francisco Moreno Capdevila (Barcelona, 1926 – Mexico City, 1995) began his artistic training in Spain at the Escuela de Artes del Libro (School of Arts of the Book). At the age of 13, he arrived in Mexico as a political refugee due to the Spanish Civil War. In Mexico, he became a naturalized citizen and expanded his artistic production to include printmaking, experimenting with various techniques and creating works in multiple formats, including murals.

Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including from the Salón Nacional de Grabado (National Printmaking Salon), the Acquisition Award for Painting at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Salon of Mexican Fine Art), and the Third International Biennial of Graphic Art in Florence. His work was exhibited in various venues, with a notable exhibition at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) in 1987. His artwork was characterized by a dynamic interplay between figurative and abstract painting. In the field of education, he taught at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National School of Fine Arts) and was a member of the Academy of Arts