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From the Bronx with Scars: Vinny Cuevas on Survival, Loyalty, and Redemption
Vinny Cuevas grew up Cuban and Puerto Rican in the South Bronx, where survival wasn’t a metaphor — it was a daily calculation. In his raw and unflinching memoir From the Bronx with Scars, Vinny traces a life shaped by violence, loyalty, betrayal, fatherhood, and devastating loss. This episode is not about glorifying the streets — it’s about what it costs to survive them, and what it takes to rewrite your story when the scars don’t disappear.In this episode, we talk about: • What the “scars” in From the Bronx with Scars really represent • Growing up in the South Bronx and what survival looked…
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