Crowley, was born in Mexico City in 1935. As a child his inclination to draw and paint was evident, with his father teaching him how to make colors, pigments, binders and all the special effects which has influence in his career to give him the skills. Although he knew he wanted to be a painter, he went to the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to please his father, studying chemical engineering with a specialty in pigments, graduating in 1957.
