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In 1959, Pellón traveled to France to continue her studies. Following
the Cuban Revolution, she decided not to return to the island and
remained in France after her visa expired. She had exhibited in Cuba
for the last time that same year, but her career thereafter would
unfold in Europe and within the wider Cuban diaspora.

Paris became the center of Pellón’s artistic and personal life. She
quickly found success in Europe, having her first solo show outside
of Cuba in Lucern, Switzerland the year after her arrival. In 1961
she received the Medal of the City of Cholet, France. She became a
central figure in a community of Latin American and Cuban artists in
Paris, including the painter Angel Acosta León. She also connected
with figures associated with Surrealism, among them André Breton,
Roberto Matta, and Wifredo Lam, and prominent intellectuals like
José Pierre, Édouard Glissant, and José Gómez Sicre.

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