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EARLY LIFE
![Eva (Accordion) and her older brother Pedro Jr. (Bajo Sexto) play for the family inside a local San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Eva Ybarra and Pedro Ybarra Jr.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/1b7e053830816e398e232b60ea942b133696576e/original/eay-i.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Eva (Accordion) and her older brother Pedro Jr. (Bajo Sexto) play for the family inside a local San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Eva Ybarra and Pedro Ybarra Jr.
![Local musician, Rudy Jímenez (Guitar), accompanying Eva (Accordion) outside a San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Rudy Jímenez and Eva Ybarra](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/1670194409bac28964a7de33c405f4027fa70fae/original/eay-ii.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Local musician, Rudy Jímenez (Guitar), accompanying Eva (Accordion) outside a San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Rudy Jímenez and Eva Ybarra
![(Close-up) Local musician, Rudy Jímenez (Guitar), accompanying Eva (Accordion) outside a San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Rudy Jímenez and Eva Ybarra](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/eebbcacf46279807b7ef9b184b74b286cde2ac8d/original/eay-iii.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
(Close-up) Local musician, Rudy Jímenez (Guitar), accompanying Eva (Accordion) outside a San Antonio icehouse. L – R: Rudy Jímenez and Eva Ybarra
![Photo of a young Eva Ybarra posing with her accordion taken in Arizona. In her youth, the family would travel to the agricultural fields for work. While in Arizona, Ybarra would play around town with her brother, Pedro Jr., accompanying her on bajo sexto.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/d0c6f365a00a56865c9f547c94bd9f578af20d19/original/eay-iv.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Photo of a young Eva Ybarra posing with her accordion taken in Arizona. In her youth, the family would travel to the agricultural fields for work. While in Arizona, Ybarra would play around town with her brother, Pedro Jr., accompanying her on bajo sexto.
![Family friend, Flaco Jímenez (Bajo Sexto), Pedro Ybarra Jr.(Accordion), and Eva. Photo taken at Ray’s Drive-In at the intersection of Guadalupe and Castroville in San Antonio. Eva was approximately six years old. L – R: Flaco Jímenez, Pedro Ybarra, and Eva Ybarra.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/3717813eb378de8fcd37a7245e9811d6a421cece/original/eay-v.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Family friend, Flaco Jímenez (Bajo Sexto), Pedro Ybarra Jr.(Accordion), and Eva. Photo taken at Ray’s Drive-In at the intersection of Guadalupe and Castroville in San Antonio. Eva was approximately six years old. L – R: Flaco Jímenez, Pedro Ybarra, and Eva Ybarra.
![Ybarra posing for a promotional photo in a china poblana dress sewn by her grandmother, Josefa Gonzales Araiza. The dress was made specifically for her appearance on KWEX, the local San Antonio Univision station. Eva was approximately seven years old.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/be90f860f9f3cac4bc4faec3e8b503aaafd687f4/original/eay-vi.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Ybarra posing for a promotional photo in a china poblana dress sewn by her grandmother, Josefa Gonzales Araiza. The dress was made specifically for her appearance on KWEX, the local San Antonio Univision station. Eva was approximately seven years old.
MUSIC CAREER
![Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto performing at a local San Antonio lounge. Ybarra is accompanied by her brother David Ybarra (Bass).](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/ba9c4e58452e73321c7a65838cad958f730b8bd7/original/eay-xii.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto performing at a local San Antonio lounge. Ybarra is accompanied by her brother David Ybarra (Bass).
![Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto performing at a local San Antonio lounge. Ybarra is accompanied by her brother David Ybarra (Bass).](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/96d7a57894a9488efd090d2b27548d29a4f03dab/original/eay-xi.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto performing at a local San Antonio lounge. Ybarra is accompanied by her brother David Ybarra (Bass).
![(Mexico) Exposition artists pose for backstage photo. Notable Names: Eva Ybarra (Center), Pedrito Fernández (Guitar), and Mariana De La Cruz (White Dress)](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/985bd90aa0dc2147841959fc7db04391789c4f11/original/eay-xvi.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
(Mexico) Exposition artists pose for backstage photo. Notable Names: Eva Ybarra (Center), Pedrito Fernández (Guitar), and Mariana De La Cruz (White Dress)
AWARDS & HONORS
![Performance at Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington D.C. This was the same week Eva received her National Heritage Fellow honor. (2017) L – R: Sandy Rodríguez and Eva Ybarra](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/da1d34244c1777f186e8c1548a7a52310ed0db1e/original/eay-xxi.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Performance at Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington D.C. This was the same week Eva received her National Heritage Fellow honor. (2017) L – R: Sandy Rodríguez and Eva Ybarra
![Citation by the City of San Antonio in recognition of Eva Ybarra being named the 2022 Texas State Musician.](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/732806/c766e3d3a80a88f0250bca9ce8c3786006bd2cbc/original/eva-ybarra-san-antonio-proclamation.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
Citation by the City of San Antonio in recognition of Eva Ybarra being named the 2022 Texas State Musician.