Mamo Luis is a revered Kogi Kaggaba Mamo, a spiritual leader among the Kogi people. Mama Luis was born in Mukhua kungui Ezuama. At the age of five he began the formation in darkness in the Ezuama of Sezhangajrha. Each Mamo has a unique role, and Mamo Luis is known as the Son of the Sun. Some of his areas of is knowledge is in the mystical governance of gold, the ancient kággaba language and mask work with sacred objects passed down to Kogi Ancestors. When mámo Luis became an adult, he received poporo in the Kabusankhua sacred site.
Mamo Luis became essentially an ambassador, traveling worldwide to remind humanity of its responsibility as stewards of the Earth. He works to reactivate the planet's natural sacred sites, which help maintain balance across all ecosystems. Considered one of the longest-lived mámas who is still alive and active, with more than 100 years he has been able to be part of the institutional creation of the Gonawidúa Organization together with the great enlightened leaders Jacinto Zaragata and Pedro Juan Nuevita, now deceased. The Gonawindúa Tayrona Organization is the representative body of the Kággaba government and the legitimate institution that represents the Kággaba People before the Colombian State and society in general.
Mamo Luis has appeared in the documentary Aluna, which highlights the Kogi Kaggaba people, as well as the 2019 film The Twelve: A Tale of Wisdom and Unity. The latter film follows 12 elders chosen to form a wisdom council and perform a unifying prayer for humanity to live in love and harmony with one another and the natural world.