Born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Monterrey México. Emmanuel Valtierra studied Graphic Design in the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) and Photography in San Antonio College. After some time, he adopted the aztec codex style for some of his works bringing him attention from the public. Releasing first a series of pop culture images, playing cards, and finally the book "Codex Valtierra". The book had a Kickstarter campaign and won praise at the WorldCon 2018 in San Jose California.
The love Valtierra has for history has influenced him on all his projects. The goal is to keep teaching new generations about our past in a fun way in every media possible. In the future, Valtierra is planning to release more books, direct more videos, and work on more games for his public and followers.

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All products are linked to a Facebook e-store. If you are not located in USA and would like to purchase anything from my catalog, please contact me directly.

CODEX VALTIERRA $42

Codex Valtierra is an Illustraded book that recounts the events of the war that the Aztects had against the Spaniards. Now image a world where the Aztecs had defeated the Spaniards. How would our world be different? click here to buy

APOCALYPSE PC $29

2 Apocalypse playing card decks. Printed on LPPC. Get them all while they last! click here to buy

AZTEC CODEX PC $29

2 Aztec codex playing card decks. Printed on LPCC. Be ready for a Poker match! click here to buy

THE FIVE SUNS $18

2 Books in one. Written by Carolina Storyteller and Illustrated by Emmanuel Valtierra. Perfect for kids between 5 and 12. click here to buy

LUCHADORES & LOTERIA $18

Luchadores playing cards and the Aztec Loteria (Mexican bingo). A hard to pass duo. click here to buy

EL DORADO $22

Get the beautiful set of two of "El Dorado" Playing cards based on Mayan culture. click here to buy

TEOATL COMIC #1 $10

Discover how Tenochtitlan was funded on the first issue of this saga. click here to buy

JAPANESE SCROLLS 2ND ED $29

2 Beautiful decks illustrated with Japanese art and printed on LPCC. click here to buy

News

APOCALYPSE PLAYING CARDS

Finally, my 10th deck and possibly my last one. With this instalment I will be closing the saga of "Mystery decks" I started almost 4 years ago. The theme will be the Apocalypse or book of revelations from the bible. The launching date was August 7 on Kickstarter and will be live for 40 days. Get it now.

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OBSIDIAN & FEATHERS

During these times there's nothing better than staying home with the family. Nothing like a board game to keep everyone entertained at home. Obsidian and feathers will be a game like no other. 3-4 players will have an epic adventure on a round board in which they have to go under to collect bones and build a "tzompantli". Follow me on instagram to see the most recent images and news about it.

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Press

interview
telemundo #1

Vídeo oficial de Noticias Telemundo. Emmanuel Valtierra es un diseñador que combina el arte precolombino con la cultura pop, uniendo personajes de series famosas con códices mexicas y representaciones aztecas. click here to see more

interview
remezcla

This Artist's Aztec-Style Illustrations of 'Game of Thrones' & 'Avengers' Are Amazing click here to see more

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Contact

For any questions related to my art or my products please contact me through the next e-mail

emmanuelvaltierraillustrator@gmail.com