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# Fire Breather: Emmanuel “Manolo” Aguilera-Santos
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/art-by-northwest-2/episode/fire-breather-emmanuel-manolo-aguilera-santos-v2gkza/
- Published: 2026-09-18T20:47:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T13:00:31.000Z
- Description: Manolo Aguilera fuses Mesoamerican ancestry with Northwest artistry in handblown glass.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Art by Northwest, Season 3, Episode 6, #ZZZ_Episode_065cdc83-20bf-41d4-8f15-9a0be54f1c98, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_0c73ad04-c05e-42e4-bcea-46857246ff4e, #v1.16

Brangien Davis steps into the hot shop with Manolo Aguilera, a glassblower based in Everett, whose creations are inspired by his Indigenous Mexican roots and Mesoamerican symbolism. Building upon the legacy of the Northwest glassblowing tradition, Aguilera has developed a signature style of flowering nopales and Olmec-influenced heads that blend ancient art history with a contemporary art story.