Héctor Ayala Guzmán (Guanajuato, 1933 - ¿?) studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National School of Fine Arts), where he shared classes with Rafael Coronel, Xavier G. Íñiguez, and other notable artists. In 1954, he became one of the founding artists of the Jardín del Arte (Art Garden). He was also a member of the Taller de Integración Plástica (Fine Art Integration Workshop) alongside José Chávez Morado, Jorge Best, and Rosendo Soto, and joined the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National Front of Fine Arts).

His work was exhibited abroad for the first time in the  Pintura y Grabados Mexicanos  (1955-1956) (Mexican Painting and Prints) exhibition. He later participated in prominent events, such as the Gran Exposición de Arte Mexicano (Great Exhibition of Mexican Art) organized by the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry in 1957, the First Inter-American Biennial in 1958, and the First National Painting Salon held in 1959 at the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art). In 1976, he took part in the collective exhibition Fifty Years of Mexican Painting, organized by the Metro Transport System in the Zócalo-Pino Suárez passage. The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City holds one of Héctor Ayala's works in its collection.