José Balmes

José Balmes Parramón (20 January 1927 – 28 August 2016) was a Spanish-born Chilean. He received Chile's National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1999. He was the husband of artist Gracia Barrios. He was born in Montesquiu, Spain. 
Balmes died on 28 August 2016 at a hospital in Santiago de Chile from pneumonia-related problems, aged 89.