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Héctor Aristizábal

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Héctor Aristizábal is a therapist, actor, director, and activist with over 40 years of experience. In 1989, he was forced to emigrate to the United States due to violence in his home country. There, he worked as a bilingual therapist with vulnerable groups, including people affected by HIV/AIDS, gang members, prisoners,…

Barrio Comparsa

Barrio Comparsa [‘neighborhood parade’] was founded in 1990 in the Manrique Oriental area of Medellín by Luis Fernandez García and five of his friends. It was a time when large areas of the city were still heavily ruled by drug-related criminal activities associated with the cartel of Pablo Escobar Gaviria, his competitors and his paramilitary…