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Jan 2021
1h 20m

#520 Best Of - Jessie Perez

PAUL GILMARTIN
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The former East L.A. gang member has been dodging bullets for years – sometimes literally sometimes figuratively. Though he walked away from his criminal ways years ago, he opens up about the mindset that made that life seem like a good choice, the high that comes from being shot at, dealing with tragedy, finding God and what it felt like to be a Chicano in ... Show More
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