CARMEN ELENA BARREIRO, HARPIST

 
My family and I performing at the Festival of the Arts in Caracas, Venezuela, 1987
 

My family and I played traditional Venezuelan music for 16 years as "Los Hijos de la Casa Grande".
My mother Thaydee was the singer, my father Julio Manuel was the manager, and my brothers played the guitar-bass (Julio), cuatro (Paco), maracas and drums (Freddy), and the little Gabrielle was singer, played maracas, and danced.

My father Julio Manuel Barreiro "Farandulo" is a well-known sculptor and writer. His last work is an autobiography in 3 volumes entitled "El Libro del Emigrante". His e-mail is farandulo_escritor@yahoo.com.

Finally, my mother Thaydée runs "La Casa Grande" and is a collaborator and assistant on my father's books.

I graduated in International Studies at the Central University of Venezuela. I worked in the Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia for 3 years, until I moved to San Diego.

Julio Manuel runs an advertisement company in Venezuela, named "JBS Publicidad".
Paco and Freddy work also for JBS Publicidad, and have the cattle farm "Fema", named after our grandmother.
Gabrielle is currently studying Graphic Design at the Art Institute of California.

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