FadesxDre Part 1: From Max Security Prison to the Barber Chair

Send us Fan Mail Before she ever picked up the clippers, Andrea, known as FadesxDre, worked inside a male maximum security prison in Texas. In Part 1, Crispin sits down with Andrea for her second time on the show. She was one of the very first guests ever, but technical difficulties meant a redo. She grew up between Del Rio, Beeville, and New Mexico, raised mostly by her grandma after her parents separated. Her grandma's faith and her handmade Sonora tortillas were home. By Andrea's own words, there was no direction back then, just survival. Her dad spent his whole career with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. When she needed stability for her daughter, she followed him in. She started in administrative work in Ad Seg, where inmates are locked up 23 hours a day. Then she went through the academy, where the class locked arms and walked into pepper spray together, and put on the uniform as an officer. She explains how she earned respect by being fair and consistent, and why inmates spend their days studying every officer's habits. She also talks about why she went to therapy after years of seeing things most people never will, and why mental health needs to be talked about more in Latino families. Plus Preguntas al Chile, cumbia Tejana, and a couple of unit stories we couldn't stop laughing about. What you'll take away:  How consistency and fairness earned her respect in a male max unit  What the corrections academy is really like  Why being too friendly can cost you your power  How one steady person, her grandma, changed everything  Why she's normalizing therapy with her own kids Content note: This episode includes a brief mention of suicide and a discussion of trauma. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US). Connect with Andrea  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fadesxdre/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fadesxdre The Global Latin Factor Podcast  Website: https://thegloballatinfactor.com Collabs and sponsorships: [email protected]  Who was the grandma in your life, the person who made you feel safe when everything else was falling apart?  If Andrea's story stayed with you, follow the show so Part 2 lands right in your feed. Leave us a quick rating or review, and send this one to someone who needs to hear it. Go show Andrea some love on Instagram at FadesxDre. Nos vemos en la próxima. Write a message… Support the show Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalLatinFactorPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegloballatin1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegloballatinfactorpodcast Tiktok: ...