Andrea, Claudia and Cristóbal Paz are three siblings who have united their personal talents to produce books, music, performances, festivals and more. Andrea is an advertising and graphic designer, Claudia is an educator and Cristóbal is a sound engineer. These three play musical instruments and sing, and for 23 years have been conveying to children all the magic of the universe they have created with the characters of their appealing stories.
Photo: © Kim Morla
Andrea Paz (Lima, 1973)
Studied Advertising and Graphic Design. She is an expert in illustration using inks and watercolors and has been writing and illustrating with her sister Claudia from her first book: Clavito, el puercoespín. From a very young age she learned to play the piano through academic training and later learned to play the drums. She composes and sings the songs on the albums of their own stories, together with her siblings Cristóbal and Claudia. Andrea is the voice of the Cabrita Comilona and Pollito, although during performances she plays the role of Señora Gallina.
Claudia Paz (Lima, 1975)
Studied Elementary Education and then for a Master’s in the Theory and Practice of Education. She has been writing and illustrating with her sister Andrea for 23 years. Andrea and Claudia have produced more than 100 books and more than 200 songs during their careers as writers of children's literature. Claudia learned to play the recorder at the age of five and later learned to play the flute and percussion instruments. Together with her siblings, she composes and sings the discography of the imaginary world they have created. She is the voice of Conejo Saltarín and Señora Gallina, although in performances she plays Pollito as well as Conejo Saltarín.
Cristóbal Paz (Lima, 1980)
He studied Sound Engineering. At a very young age he learned to play the guitar, with the same academic training as his sisters. He is a full-time musician and is in charge of recording, mixing and mastering all the musical productions of their stories in his own recording studio. Cristóbal leads the band Chimoc y los amigos de la Colina and is the voice of Travieso Cuy and Don Ratón. He also performs with various rock groups and has produced, as a singer-songwriter, two albums called Cardiorock and Krudo.