Luis Eduardo Barreto is an artist from Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 who has worked in the comic book

Comic book

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 and comic strip

Comic strip

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 industries.

Biography

Barreto's art has appeared in such DC Comics

DC Comics

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 series as The New Teen Titans, Atari Force

Atari Force

Atari Force was the name of two comic book series published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1986. Both were loosely based on trademarks of Atari, Inc.- Publication history :...

, and The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes is a 1937 American film directed by Lynn Shores starring Rod La Rocque as Lamont Cranston, The Shadow. Both this film and its sequel, International Crime, were released by Grand National Pictures.-Synopsis:...

. He also penciled an annual

Annual publication

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 issue of DC Comics Presents

DC Comics Presents

DC Comics Presents was a comic book published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 featuring team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe...

(#4, 1985). For Claypool Comics

Claypool Comics

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, he has drawn Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; for Oni Press

Oni Press

Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...

, he drew The Long Haul; and for Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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, he drew Marvel Knights

Marvel Knights

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.

On May 29, 2006, Barreto took over the artist duties of the comic strip Judge Parker

Judge Parker

Judge Parker is a soap opera-style comic strip created by Nicholas P. Dallis that first appeared on November 24, 1952. The strip's look and content were influenced by the work of Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst on Mary Worth.-Characters and story:...

from Harold Ledoux. Shortly afterward, Barreto was involved in a serious car accident. He was in the hospital for a few weeks, which left him unable to draw Judge Parker; as a result, Graham Nolan

Graham Nolan

Graham Nolan is a comic book artist, best known for work for DC Comics on Batman-related titles in the 1990s and his work on The Phantom Sunday strip. He is currently the artist on the syndicated comic Rex Morgan, M.D....

 and John Heebink filled in.

In 2010, Barreto contracted meningitis

Meningitis

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, which forced him to stop drawing the strip, although he is making a recovery and working on other projects (for example, a Captain Action

Captain Action

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 special with writer Beau Smith

Beau Smith

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. Mike Manley succeeds him permanently beginning with the March 15, 2010, strips.

Barreto has a son, Diego, also a cartoonist, who filled in for his father as Judge Parker-artist for a week, and his daughter, Andrea, is a colorist.

Beginning July 31, 2011, Baretto becomes the artist for the Sunday The Phantom

The Phantom

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comic strip.