Micaela Emma Garrido Toledo, widow of Jesús Soto, who was the artistic master of the Cabildo and collaborator of César Manrique in the creation of the Tourist Centers, passed away this Tuesday in Arrecife at the age of 82.
Jesús Soto was born in Fuerteventura, but moved to Lanzarote at a very young age, where he took charge of the adaptation and lighting work of what was the first tourist center on the island, the Cueva de Los Verdes.
In 1965 he was hired by the Cabildo to take the technical and artistic direction of this space and that of Jameos del Agua and his career and his link to that of César Manrique as a collaborator in the creation of the Tourist Centers meant that he was distinguished in 2002 as Adopted Son of Lanzarote. In addition, in 2013 he was named as a Biosphere Reference posthumously, in recognition "for the commendable artistic work" he developed in the Tourist Centers.
The president of the Cabildo, Pedro San Ginés, has expressed his condolences to the daughters, other family members and relatives for the death of Micaela Emma Garrido Toledo.