barbara rey visited ‘anthill‘ born in the heat of the documentary to talk about the upcoming premiere of ‘A Barbarian Life: Portrait of a Survivor’ Christ and the King serieswhere she spoke for the first time about the problems of her intimate life, hitherto taboo.
Barbara Rey’s Remarks
“I am very happy and very proud of the series”
“I’m so lucky to have done a series about a part of my life and it was produced by Daniel Écija.”
“The abuse was very constant”
“My mom didn’t want to give birth to me. Ever since she got pregnant, she’s done everything she can to get an abortion”
“When he got sick like he almost always does… he hit me”
“My sister told me everything she did to not have me. From carrying too much weight to hitting her stomach to going down stairs to dipping her feet in boiling water…”
“When I was three months old I was very sick and far from here”
“When he saw something he didn’t like, or saw that the bug was shorter than he thought, he told me I should have died when it was so bad.”
“I never thought I’d be this famous. But I like being famous for all its bad sides because it has its good and bad sides.”
“I always thought I had a family”
“I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to leave my home”