Tag Archives: Gregg Barrios

FILM / Gregg Barrios : ‘Incendies’ is Scorching Odyssey of Death, Rebirth

Lubna Azabal in Incendies. Courtesy of eOne Films.Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies:A scorching odyssey of death and rebirth By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / June 28, 2011 [Incendies. Written and directed by Denis Villeneuve; Featuring Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim … Continue reading

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Gregg Barrios : The Risqué Business of Texas’ Most Famous Stripper

In the late ’50s, Candy Barr was the toast of the Dallas burlesque circuit.Risqué Business:The complicated life of Candy Barr,Texas’ most famous stripper By Gregg Barrios / The Texas Observer / January 21, 2011 How times have changed. These days, … Continue reading

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VERSE / Gregg Barrios : Free Ramsey Now!

1972 campaign poster for Ramsey Muniz, Raza Unida candidate for governor of Texas. FREE RAMSEY NOW! By Gregg Barrios When all is said and donewhen you and I are dead,your legend will remaina true Chicano son. It never was just … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Gregg Barrios : David Montejano’s ‘Quixote’s Soldiers’

Up from the barrio:A Chicano son of San AntonioReflects on El Movimiento By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2010 See video of Gregg Barrios’ interview with David Montejano, Below. [Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the … Continue reading

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Gregg Barrios: Human Mother Beasts : Tales from Young Souls

Image from the San Antonio Current.Human mother beasts:Tales from the young soulsIn San Antonio’s Southton By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / March 2, 2010 “Rid the streets of the poet / to whom the doors are locked.” There … Continue reading

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Gregg Barrios : Angela Davis Is a Living Civil Rights Legend

Hasta la victoria!The long arms of Angela Davis By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 “Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary’s life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it … Continue reading

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