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Remembering Mike Ruiz, Multi-talented artist with ties to Acción Latina

Mike Ruiz, the renowned painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer who was instrumental in the creation of Acción Latina’s Juan R. Fuentes Gallery, died on Nov. 24, 2021 from complications from pneumonia. He was 89.  Born Michael Leopold Ruiz on March 14, 1932 in Redwood City, Ruiz grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District, and taught […]