Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006) was an artist best known for his puzzle sculptures. Born in Villanueva de Algaidas, Mlaga, Spain, he married Maria Cristina de Bragana (the daughter of Portuguese throne pretender Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragana), and received formal training in mathematics, architecture, chemistry, and art. He also attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando the Escuela de Artes Graficas and the Escuela de Artes Graficas under the sculptor Angel Ferrant (1891 � 1959). Berrocal ran a foundry in Negrar near Verona, Italy.

Berrocal's sculptures stress the importance of precision and detail. He approached each sculpture as a mathematician, requiring the correct proportions. Unlike other contemporary modernist sculptures, Berrocal ignored abstract of figural elements to rather explore how interlocking shapes fit together.