Ben Furman's Blog – May 2009 Archive (1)

The Obrero Gang



By Ben Furman



The Obrero Gang was Frank Durazo, Johnny Salinas and Jimmy Tag Along. The ten year olds had grown up on a nameless, carved-out street in Barrio Obrero on the outskirts of San Juan, and throughout the barrio it was well known that when one was sighted the other two would be right behind. It was time to hide the valuables.



Frank was the biggest and fastest, and he could more than hold his own with the older kids. He possessed the… Continue