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Carmen Deedy

Carmen Agra Deedy was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 during the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia. The combination of her Latin American and Southern heritage has had a rich influence on her work. She has taken her storytelling performances to schools, conferences, bookstores, and museums across the country and to Canada. Deedy has performed at the Disney Institute, on Broadway at the New Victory Theater, at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Kennedy Center, as well as many other storytelling festivals nationwide.

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Carmen Deedy 7/27/03: Carmen Deedy

Cuban-American storyteller Carmen Deedy combines her Latin American and Southern heritage in works that tell of the innocent wonder of a young girl’s heart.

Carmen Deedy

Cuban-American storyteller Carmen Deedy combines her Latin American and Southern heritage in works that tell of the innocent wonder of a young girl’s heart.

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