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Well educated from a young age

This South American maestro of the guitar was born into a large family with seven sons, he being the fifth, in the small town of San Bautista de las Misiones in southern Paraguay.

His parents both placed great value on culture and the arts, both of them being educators. Barrios would go on to speak both Spanish and his native Guarani, as well as reading the languages English, French and German.

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The guitar was an attraction to the young Barrios he took up the instrument, following in the footsteps of his mother. The young barrios was exposed to the folk music of his native country, listening to styles such as the Polca Paraguaya, Vals, and the Zamba.

He performed pieces written by the Argentine Juan Alais, and also composed works himself. At age thirteen he was introduced to the classical guitar repertory by Gustovo Sosa Escalada, his new teacher, and went on to study the works of Francisco T