Zoilo Cajigas Sotomayor (June 28, 1858 – 1962) was a Puerto Rican santero, a folk artist who makes religious statuettes of saints and biblical figures known as santos.He was the subject of a 1954 Division of Community Education film directed by Amilcar Tirado titled El Santero.[1] Zoilo Cajigas was born in Aguada, Puerto Rico in 1858 and served as an altar boy at his local church.[1] Zoilo Cajigas' santos are wood carved statuettes of various saints and biblical figures.Ricardo Alegría was interested in Cajigas' work and may have had a hand in the creation of the 1954 film about the artist.
