[1] He was a principal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet from 1959, where he performed classical parts such as the Prince in Swan Lake.
He created major roles in ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, Pepe in Las Hermanas.
[1] In the late 1980s he was associate director and guest choreographer of the Ballet Nacional de España Clásico in Madrid.
Barra choreographed for the Ballet del Teatro Lírico Nacional La espera, also known as Antes del albor, on Miguel Ángel Roig-Francolí's Cinco piezas para orquesta (Five pieces for orchestra), first performed on 13 September 1987 at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid.
[5] He choreographed for the Washington Ballet Dumky Variations, on Dvorak's Piano Trio in E minor, Op.