Roberto Benavidez was drawn to art at an early age but was raised in rural South Texas, where there was little access to a visual arts education. He pursued his secondary interest in acting and earned his BFA from Texas State University. After a few years of moderate acting success in the Texas market, Benavidez found himself returning to his original passion for the visual arts and headed west to California. He orientated himself with classes at Pasadena City College in sculpting, drawing, and painting. He expanded his training into bronze casting, where he initially worked in an abstract, figurative style and exhibited in group shows. He changed his primary medium to paper and now specializes in fantastical and whimsical piñata-based sculpture.