He was born on November 21 st , 1953 in Ranelagh, Buenos Aires. Lucilo Fernández learned his craft in the workshop of the silversmith Marcelo Cuenca. He started as an independent silversmith in 1987. His trained his two sons, Francisco and Antonio, and today shares his craft and passion for country silversmithing with them. Their work is based on their own and unique designs. Their works use the noble materials characteristic of country silversmithing such as silver, gold, nickel silver, gourds, recycled wood, horns and bones.