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Lita Cabellut spent the first 12 years of her life living on the streets of Barcelona. How did she leave behind a life of poverty to become one of Spain's most popular living artists?

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Lita Cabellut is one of Spain's most popular living artists and has exhibited her work around the world, but her early years were spent living on the streets of Barcelona.

It's estimated that around 15 million children are living or working on the streets around the world. The migration crisis in Europe has led to increasing numbers of unaccompanied children vulnerable to life on the street.

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