Barrio in the Heart

Accused of murdering a rival gang member, the South Side Locos suddenly find themselves in a newly ignited conflict. Li'l Man, his older brother Reckless, and three of his closest homeboys are quickly in the center of this conflict when Reckless is arrested as a suspect.

Caught in the escalating cycle of retaliation and counter retaliation, Li'l Man faces the inner conflict of a new kind of rival: the barrio of the streets versus the barrio in the heart. Locked away in a tiny room of the county juvenile hall, Li'l Man tries to resolve his conflict by "thinking out loud," recounting the details of his experience.

Armed with pencil, paper and "...a damn good memory that shoots up from the heart," Li'l Man takes us into a world rich with barrio talk and the alarming realism of latino street gangs.