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Introducing

^{Miguel J Barrera aka Tobo aka Miguelito}

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Before there were names like Ba.Rz 86 or Baeond Rahysuz, there was Miguel — a Third
Culture Kid born from Mexica and Salvadorian bloodlines, raised on stolen land in Canada
after war and displacement pushed his family north. The lineage carries earthquake survival,
refugee flight, generational trauma, addiction, and the quiet, stubborn spark of people who
refuse to disappear.
The personas of MBPStudios are not masks to hide behind, but living archetypes that help
hold different parts of the story: the fighter, the writer, the guardian, and the warrior-artist
walking between worlds

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El Escritor / The Writer

BAEOND RAHYSUZ — THE DREAMWALKER
Baeond Rahysuz is the name on the spine of the books — the poet, author, and architect of
worlds. Where Ba.Rz 86 hits like a combo attack, Baeond moves like a slow-burning
incantation. He holds: • The journal entries that never had an audience. • The child who
escaped into anime, games, and daydreams. • The spiritual seeker who walked away from
hollow religion and later found grounding in Tenrikyo practice. On the page, Baeond Rahysuz
dissects intergenerational trauma, patriarchy, healing, and identity with surgical honesty. He
uses metaphor not to hide, but to safely hold the unspeakable — turning wounds into spells
that can help others survive their own

Barrio Conscious Spiritualism Piece of the Week

TRIGGER WARNING**
the following deals with mention of domestic/familial violence, biases, prejudices, and misogyny. Please only read if you are ok to do so. The following poem/short story is based on factual events
TRIGGER WARNING***"Unwanted Pain "My momma didn't birth me from love
But from pain, and she still did what she could to turn a drought into rain.Always thankful for the struggles she conquered and even if they aren't my own I carry them deep,yet I've struggled to give her the fruits of the sowed seeds that now she should reap.Me I'm just a failed promise whose name was supposed to be Tomás but, mom put her foot down and said over my dead ass.A little while later crossed paths with her dad and rather than be happy to again be a grandad, he took one look at me and said throw that hybrid monstrosity into the trash.Mom had no time to stop, think and had to act rash. Took off full dash the whole time being chased and verbally bashed. Made it to the metro and escaped fast. Grasping for air as those left on the platform became blurs.And that's just one of the many stories that shape the life I've had that's been intertwined with those who have suffered their own unresolved pains, struggles and damn did they have it bad.I don't hold anger towards them in the present but growing up it twisted my perspective. Helped to shape someone who never knew what it meant to be respected.Often volunteered to be the scapegoat cause out of all my friends even though I didn't do the dirt, I fit the description of the perp, was the biggest, brownest and always the one to be questioned first.The micro-aggressions could be driving my biases and rage, my sadness and pain. Now I'm not just saying this as a roast to those who came before me and helped shape who I am, or to get pity for having lived a life that on the surface appears a shitty sham, naw it's written so you get to know the inner me intimately.But back on track and to the point of being intertwined with those unhealed and damaged souls is that if you dig deep enough the root you'll find. (Scavenged)I thought because unlike them I didn't give into the liquor and wine, that I had broken the curse.
But an addict is an addict regardless of the addiction. (Ravaged)And smoking weed, seeking approval, and enabling others can definitely be the right friction that sparks that match and lets the wave of dopamine explode, flow through your nervous system as it streaks and entrenches you to your core and just like sex, drugs, and candy it can have you begging for more. (Addiction established)

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El Artista/The Performer

_{Ba.Rz 86 (Bars Eighty-six)}

^{THE FIRE VOICE}
_{Ba.Rz 86 is the embodiment of rhythm, rage, humor, and resilience. He stands in the cipher
with thousands of ancestors at his back — the ones who endured conquest, border crossings,
and poverty so the homie could spit bars into a mic in 2025. Ba.Rz 86 carries: • The grito in
his throat — Mexica war cry remixed with barrio swagger. • The weight of being called
'underachiever' while secretly absorbing everything: anime, hip-hop, theology, trauma studies.
• The mission to make people move, laugh, cry, and heal through cadence.
When Ba.Rz 86 steps up, he’s not chasing fame — he’s channeling. Every verse is a
pressure valve for stories that never fit into polite conversation. He is the side of Miguel that
refuses to stay quiet, that weaponizes wordplay against internalized shame, racism, and
stereotypes}

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RONIN-BANDIDO — THE WANDERING WARRIOR

Ronin-Bandido is the wandering swordsman of MBPStudios — a cross between samurai who
lost their master and barrio kids who never had one. He is the persona of self-directed
discipline. Ronin-Bandido carries: • The code of honor that Miguel chooses for himself after
seeing how institutions fail. • The fusion of anime sword lore, cholo aesthetics, and blue-collar
grind. • The refusal to romanticize struggle, even while turning it into powerful imagery. On
stage or in visuals, Ronin-Bandido is the stance: shoulders squared, mask on, blade
metaphorical — cutting through bullshit, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs with every
performance and decision.

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TAHIEL AUKAN — THE GUARDIAN ALEBRIJE

Not a mascot. Not a character — where ancestors walk, protection follows.

^{Tahiel Aukan is not human — they are the hybrid spirit-beast who walks alongside Miguel in the
unseen. Inspired by alebrijes, Onigashima legends, and Mesoamerican myth, Tahiel is the
living symbol of 'you were never truly alone.' They represents: • The ancestral bodyguard who
survived earthquakes and wars. • The unseen hand that steered Miguel away from the edge
in his darkest moments. • The creative force that stitches together Mexica jaguar, Feathered serpent, and
modern anime aesthetics into a single guardian form. When Tahiel appears in visuals —
gold-trimmed, sharp-eyed, often framed beside the Oni/Calavera mask combination — he
reminds the viewer that this art is not aesthetic-only; it’s a contract between the living and the
ancestors.}

The Ronin-Bandido

A warrior who learned to garden. A bandido who chose enlightenment.

The Spiritual Ronin-Bandido: is Miguel “Ba.Rz 86” Barrera’s fused persona — a lone warrior who refuses to be defined by trauma, colonial labels, or the streets that tried to claim him. Rooted in Mexica resilience, shaped by Japanese discipline, and guided by Tenrikyo spiritualism, the Ronin-Bandido speaks truth with the calm of a monk and the fire of a revolutionary.
He is the one who wandered, survived, unlearned, and returned — not to destroy, but to heal and rebuild.

Tenrikyo

God the Parent created human beings to share in their Joy. No different than a parent finds Joy in their children.

God the Parent created this world and human beings in order to see us live the Joyous Life and to share in it. God the Parent provides the workings for everything in this world and maintains a balance for them including the workings of fire, water, and wind in the world, and warmth, moisture, and breath in human bodies. These workings are explained in the teaching of the ten aspects of God’s complete providence.
Tenrikyo started on October 26, 1838, after God the Parent declared through Oyasama, whose name is Miki Nakayama, that God descended to save all people in the world equally.

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Press / Media Kit Ba.Rz 86

Artist Name: Ba.Rz 86 (Bars Eighty-Six)
Company: MBPStudios: a Miguel J Barrera Company
Discipline: Spoken Word / Hip-Hop Oratory / Cultural Education
Genre: Barrio Conscious Spiritualism
Location: Canada
Contact: [email protected]

About the Artist
Ba.Rz 86 is a Third Culture spoken-word artist, performer, and cultural educator whose work exists at the crossroads of Hip-Hop cadence, Indigenous worldview, spiritual inquiry, and lived experience. His writing functions simultaneously as art, archive, and offering—challenging dominant narratives while creating space for healing, remembrance, and re-imagination.Rooted in Indigenous endurance, diasporic identity, and post-colonial critique, Ba.Rz 86’s work blends street-level truth with ceremonial intent. His performances move fluidly between poetry, sermon, and cypher, drawing on Hip-Hop rhythm, multilingual expression, and ancestral memory.

Artistic Focus & ThemesThird Culture IdentityIntergenerational Memory & HealingIndigenous ResilienceEmpire & Media CritiqueSpiritual LiteracyArt as Survival & Resistance

Medium & Method
Ba.Rz 86 practices Barrio Conscious Spiritualism—a fusion of spoken word, Hip-Hop cadence, oratory, and street prayer. His work is equally at home on festival stages, in classrooms, community spaces, and cultural conferences.Tagline
Healing through art — every piece a rebellion.

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Booking information for Ba.Rz 86

Ba.Rz 86 is available for:
live performances, spoken-word showcases, youth talks, workshops, conferences, and cultural/inclusive programming.
♦Minimum Booking Fee: $500 CAD♦
_{♦A sliding scale is available for community organizations, schools, and grassroots initiatives.
♦Pro bono engagements may be considered on a case-by-case basis for youth programs, Third Culture conferences, or culturally significant community events.
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Tahiel Aukan
The Warriors Song

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