An Aldine ISD alumna's side-hustle painting business is taking off after Latin music artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, also known as "Bad Bunny," offered to purchase one of her portraits of him for $5,000.

Cynthia Coronado, 22, graduated from Aldine ISD's magnet school, Carver High School for Engineering, Applied Technology and the Arts in 2016. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Coronado told PAPER Magazine she recently lost her job working at an auto shop and decided to use her spare time to focus on her passion for painting.

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A self-professed Bad Bunny fan, the aspiring artist channeled her quarantine boredom into creating a portrait of the bare-chested singer lying in the sun wearing heart-rimmed sunglasses. Within a few hours, her Twitter post of the portrait went viral, earning more than 70,000 likes as of Tuesday morning.

Ocasio retweeted the portrait, asking Coronado if it could be his for $5,000. The two have yet to work out a deal, according to the district, but social media posts show the young artist's business is now booming. She has started selling prints of the portrait for $20 on her website and has already sold out.

"This is unbelievable! Thank y’all so much for all the support! Did not expect at all," Coronado said via an April 19 Twitter post. "Many are asking if I will get more prints out... I will! I decided to do one more batch of 150, so stay tuned for the next drop date."

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During her time in high school, Coronado received several art awards, including a regional Gold Key from Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in 2016 and a Silver Key in the national competition that same year, per the district.

Coronado's other artworks include paintings of the late rapper and singer Mac Miller and hit artist Post Malone. Those interested in Coronado's work can reach her on her Twitter, website, or by email: Cynthias.canvaswork@gmail.com.

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