MONTECRISTENSE FAMILY
Montecristense family with entrepreneurial roots, fighters of excellent human values, we are innovators creating diverse products of toquilla straw, exporting our products to various countries, entering electronic commerce, whose passion for artisan crafts comes from three generations ago, born in these beautiful lands that have supported its growth contributing in one way or another with their artisan enterprises helping the growth of the Montecristi canton. . we present his biography to you.
Biography Mrs. Elvira López
Mrs. María Elvira López Mero born on December 8, 1939, a citizen of Montecristi in the province of Manabí, a recognized weaver of the canton during her childhood, began to weave from the age of six for financial reasons to help her siblings because she is one of the Older sisters, in her school years she studied at the Natividad Delgado de Alfaro school in the Montecristi canton where she finished her primary studies having the necessary basic knowledge.
As time went by, she decided to leave school to dedicate herself to forming her home with Mr. Pablo Ignacio Franco Mero. As a result of her marriage, she had three children Nelly, Naty and Pablo; Shortly after the death of her husband, she decided to dedicate herself to perfecting the weaving of toquilla straw hats to bring her family forward, thanks to these she achieved great international recognition.
For this reason, with effort and dedication, she manages to weave a fine hat (Panama hat) worth 200 sucres, which at that time meant a large amount of money, time continued to pass and Mrs. Elvira wanted to continue innovating in the weaving of hats until He decided to weave a new style of semi openwork hat, it was thanks to this art that he became known, becoming an important character recognized for his fine hat fabrics which gave many merits to such a prestigious work of art as it was in 2009 being the image of the Ecuadorian postage stamp.
Elvira López came to weave until the age of 67 but she no longer had the same physical capacity as before, therefore she alone could not carry out the entire process, she had to seek help, it was from there that Mr. Rosendo Delgado began to finish the hats to take them for export, which had the United States, China, Europe, Brazil as destination countries, gaining popularity for being an elegant and subtle garment.
Mr. Pablo Franco López Biography
María Monserrate Mero Biography
Bryan Franco Biography
His adolescent stage was dedicated to studying the specialty of Computer Science applied to education in the city of Manta within the National Technical College “Tarqui” where he discovered his skills within the sport where he ventured into soccer highlighting merits that served him to continue his sports race.
ECUADORIAN ARTISANS
We visualize a gallery of professional Montecristense artisans, where there are also 60 families where each one contributes to the elaboration of hats, each one with their process where they give their dedication and passion to their work.