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A R T & C U L T U R E
Ferdie Pacheco
Visual Artist
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Ferdie Pacheco, MD was born in Tampa, Florida on
December 8, 1927, with deep ancestral roots in Spain.
As a painter, his imaginative use of color and design
along with his aggressive use of vivid, slashing, colorful
patterns exude a sense of strength expressing the bold,
gutsy, personal statements of a man who has immersed
himself fully in life. Pacheco has the rare ability to
transfer these experiences onto canvas through intense
color and brushstrokes. His skills earned him the Gold
Medal and First Prize in Tonneins, France: the First Prize,
Best Colorist at Musee Du Luxembourg.
Ferdie Pacheco has been called a Renaissance man
because of his productive careers. He has been a
successful pharmacist, medical doctor, and an artist.
He is known as The Fight Doctor in boxing, including
working as a corner man for twelve world champions,
including Muhammad Ali for seventeen years.
Like other exceptionally creative individuals, Pacheco
showed precocity in childhood where he began drawing
Pacheco realized that he wanted to become a doctor
and began assisting in surgery. His passion for the
arts continued through his health care training as his
His painting of Gandhi is a U.N. Postage Stamp. It was
unveiled on October 2, 2009, at the United Nations on
the International Nonviolence Day which is Gandhi’s
birthday.
A documentary on his life “The World of the Fight
can be seen all over the world.