[2] Baby Barredo's first involvement in theater was when she was five years old, when she portrayed the angel Gabriel for a school Christmas pageant.
[3] Barredo had various people as mentors; she studied voice under Fides Asencio and Ines Zialcita, music under Lucrecia Kasilag, and drama under Daisy Avellana.
[3] Under her watch, Repertory Philippines produced several figures in Filipino theater including Pinky Amador, Maya Barredo, Jonjon Briones, Red Concepcion, Bart Guingona, Junix Inocian, Cocoy Laurel, Gia Macuja, Lea Salonga, Monique Wilson, and Rem Zamora.
[4] She is a recipient of the Gawad Parangal sa mga Tampok na Yaman ng Teatro Pilipino (transl.
[5] Baby Barredo died on May 23, 2021, at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Taguig due to multiple organ failure caused by sepsis.