This is a transcript of a video where a man named Rafael Pino tells his life story, from his birth in Puerto Rico to his career as a barber and a music promoter. He talks about his parents, his medical condition, his passion for music, his first car, and how he survived a shooting at his barbershop that changed his life. He also reflects on the violence and the choices that people make in his neighborhood.
1. The narrator was born on July 4, 1978, at the Río Piedras Puerto Rico medical center.
2. The narrator's parents were of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, respectively.
3. The narrator was born with a medical condition and received many blood transfusions.
4. The narrator's father worked at a photography center and played music in the house.
5. The narrator's mother worked in the telephone company.
6. The narrator's father was a promoter of shows and had a significant impact on the Puerto Rican music scene.
7. The narrator's father brought the war to the Caribbean Hilton in 1989.
8. The narrator's father cleaned the floor with a towel and disconnected the microphones to ensure the event would take place.
9. The narrator's mother taught him responsibility and never missed work, even after separating from his father.
10. The narrator's father went away to try to make a business after separating from his mother.
11. The narrator decided to become a barber after seeing a barber in school who was considered a "gangster" of the neighborhood.
12. The narrator started cutting hair for his neighbors and friends after school, and his business grew.
13. The narrator's father bought him a car after he started earning money from his barber business.
14. The narrator was shot at by gang members while sitting in his barbershop chair.
15. The narrator was taken into police custody after the incident, and the attackers were arrested.
16. The narrator's father and the attackers were both from the same neighborhood.
17. The narrator's father was shot dead in the Dominican Republic, and the attackers were also shot dead.
18. The narrator's vehicle was damaged in the shooting incident.
19. The narrator's business was affected after the shooting incident, and it took many years to restore his reputation.
20. The narrator's father and the attackers all studied together in the same neighborhood.