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Carrasco Sisters

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Carrasco Sisters

August 20, 2026

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Canutillo sisters Carlotta Villescas and Esther Heldt, known in their youth as the Carrasco Sisters, recalled their early careers as dancers and musicians at Julimes Theater, a family-owned venue at Central and First streets in Canutillo, Texas. In the early 1920s, the theater drew ranchers…

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