BIOGRAPHY Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain on October 25, 1881. Picasso's parents were Maria Picasso y Lopez and José Ruiz Blasco, a teacher of drawing and a curator. Picasso was a prodigy of his father so he "began to draw before he could speak"(Sirrocco). By age eight Picasso had took up painting with oils. He loved to illustrate the bullfights. When Picasso turned ten his family had to …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 620 total…secretary. In 1936 Picasso meets Dora Maar who becomes his mistress. His mother dies in 1939. 1946 moves in with François Gilot. They have a child, Claude, in 1947 and one, Paloma, in 1949. In 1953 Picasso separates from François Gilot and meets Jacqueline Roque. By 1954 they move in together, and in 1961 they get married. April 8, 1973 Picasso dies and is buried two days later. (Sirrocco)- Sirrocco, Londres, 2003 (English version) Confidential Concepts, worldwide, USA, 2003