plural barrios
1
: a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country
2
: a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the U.S. especially in the Southwest
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Education lifted him from the barrio.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
With the hopes of taking the genre from the barrios of Cuba to the masses, the duo composed by Delgado and Randy Malcolm team up with a wave of up-and-coming producers and artists such as Dale Pututi, Dany Ome, Kevincito El 13, and L Kimii, as well as one of the genre’s pioneer, Chocolate.
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Education lifted him from the barrio.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Walking onto the set feels like entering a real-life street in the barrio.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
With the hopes of taking the genre from the barrios of Cuba to the masses, the duo composed by Delgado and Randy Malcolm team up with a wave of up-and-coming producers and artists such as Dale Pututi, Dany Ome, Kevincito El 13, and L Kimii, as well as one of the genre’s pioneer, Chocolate.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 May 2025
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Education lifted him from the barrio.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Walking onto the set feels like entering a real-life street in the barrio.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Barrio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrio. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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