Barrio Boy is a coming-of-age story with an edge and with heart. Quique is surrounded by machismo at the Nuyorican barber shop where he cuts hair. One summer day while playing ball with his coworkers, he has a chance encounter with an Irish stranger. He is immediately smitten. As the two men grow closer, Quique must grapple with the implications of his friends and family discovering a part of himself he has long kept secret