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Diego's Rebirth

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A multimedia project about the psychology of violence. The project follows Diego, a former gang...

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Video courtesy of National Geographic. Mexico, 2016.

Former gang member Diego Montejano confronts the struggle between his two personalities: "El Oso" (the Bear) and Diego. "When we all change," he says, "we can change the environment." Montejano tells his story of redemption.

The video accompanies a print story by Sam Quinones, with photographs by Dominic Bracco II, for the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.

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