os ’ ▁grand m other . ▁Ram os ▁has ▁two ▁sib lings ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁their ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁Mir amar , ▁Hav ana . ▁Her ▁sister ▁L iane , ▁who ▁has ▁degrees ▁in ▁cur atorial ▁work , ▁gives ▁tour ▁of ▁Ram os ’ ▁Hav ana ▁studio ▁and ▁runs ▁small ▁x y log raph ic ▁work sh ops ▁as ▁her ▁assistant . ▁Ram os ' ▁brother ▁Rub en ▁also ▁helps ▁to ▁run ▁print making ▁work shop ▁at ▁the ▁studio . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Ram os ▁purs ued ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Element al ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁ 2 0 ▁de ▁Oct ubre ▁at ▁San ▁Ale j andro ▁Art ▁Academy , ▁which ▁was ▁fam ously ▁attended ▁by ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁and ▁Jose ▁Martí , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁she ▁worked ▁on ▁att aining ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁print making ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Institute ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁notable ▁artists ▁like ▁José ▁B edia , ▁Le andro ▁S oto ▁and ▁Carlos ▁C ár den as , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ram os ▁attributes ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁year ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁when ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁“ Man era ▁de ▁mat ar ▁las ▁so led ades ” ▁at ▁el ▁Centro ▁de ▁Des ar rollo ▁de ▁las ▁Ar tes ▁Visual es ▁( CD AV