Like Rossy, José was born in Almaguer in 1980. He moved sometime before her sister to Cali, Colombia, in search of a better future for him and his family. In 2010, he arrived at the Mortiñal neighborhood and helped Rossy to settle close to him one year later. José has one son, who is currently in eighth grade at the local public school. Today, his main source of income comes from working in the construction industry. Like his sister Rossy, José learned how to work with leather as a second source of income for him and his family.