- Year Born/Died: 1908–1963
- City Born: Angles
- Significant Works: The Juggler (The Magician), The Call
- Movement: Surrealism
During her youth, Remedios Varo was inspired by her engineer father, who trained her to sketch. After her art school graduation, she studied Surrealism and political revolution.Varo relocated to Paris in 1937 and was unable to return to Spain afterward due to the Civil War. There, she interacted with Surrealists, whose interests included magic, analytical psychology, and alchemy. As the Second World War approached Paris, Varo was forced to flee to Mexico.
In Mexico, Remedios maintained friendships with other Surrealist refugees, notably Leonora Carrington. Carrington later became her closest friend and collaborator. Throughout the following decades, she committed more effort and time to her art and dug deeper into the magical sources that inspired her.
