Gladys Roldan-de-Moras
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Gladys Roldan-de-Moras | |
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| Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | painter |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | rolanddemoras.com |
Gladys Roldan-de-Moras is a Mexican-American painter. She is the first Mexican woman to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Roldan-de-Moras was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico.[1] Her grandfather, a businessman and ranch owner, was instrumental in getting charrería declared the national sport of Mexico.[2]
She studied medicine at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, specializing in plastic surgery before switching to another focus of study and graduating from the University of Texas at Austin.[2]