Delfino García (Zacualpan, Estado de México, 1912 - Taxco, Guerrero, 1996) arrived in Taxco by chance and joined the town’s Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre (Outdoor Painting School), becoming the most notable pupil of Tamiji Kitagawa. Kitagawa recommended him for a scholarship to study in Mexico City, but García declined to leave Taxco. As a result, Amador Lugo, who would later become one of García’s primary collectors, was chosen instead.

Inés Amor included García in international exhibitions, such as the Mexican Art Today show organized by Henry Clifford at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1943, with support from the Secretaría de Educación Pública (Ministry of Public Education). In 1949, he participated in a group show at Francisco Rodríguez Caracalla’s Galería de Arte Moderno (Modern Art Gallery). His work was featured in international magazines, yet his career remained limited to customs painting in Taxco, where he lived until his death.