José Manuel Domínguez, from Valverde del Camino (Huelva), grew up surrounded by the smell of leather and the sounds of buckles. He is a leather artisan and a saddler.

His hometown has a tradition for these trades, which have been developed by his family for generations in their workshop, Artesanía Berrocal.

He is the third generation and was awarded with the Master Artisan Card by the Andalusian Government.

José Manuel claims that leather speaks and tells him how to work with it. Now, he is teaching how to interpret that language to his nephew, who is in charge of preserving the family tradition.