Dr. Abreu is famous for an unusual record. He graduated ¨Summa Cum Laude¨ as an Economist at Universidad Católica Andres Bello and he was awarded a PhD degree in Petroleum Economics from the same university in 1961. And he got a title of great composer and he attended the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy in 1957, where he studied piano with Moisés Moleiro, organ and harpsichord with Evencio Castellanos, and composition with Vicente Emilio Sojo. In 1967, he received the Symphonic Music National Prize for his musical ability.
Though the Seoul Peace Prize committee, he expressed what he felt for the award.
"It is a great honor to achieve recognition of my trial of making a system that enables the poor youth to serve for the society as sound members of it." Dr. Abreu said.