Iyari Creative is the home of the cultural and artistic works of Jackie Barragan.

Jackie was born in El Paso, Texas on the Border of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Minor in dance at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Jackie directed and produced the short film JOSIE which has screened with the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center,  the Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase, the San Diego Latino Film Festival, the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, UTEP Women’s History Month, and the Plaza Classic Film Festival where it won First Place and the Audience Choice Award. 

She directed, produced, and edited her short film documentary Ome Tlaloc: Ceremonial Tattoos and received a grant from PBS REEL South for it. Ome Tlaloc screened on the PBS “Only in El Paso” channel and has been a part of a variety of film festivals including being a nominee for the IDENTITIES Latin American Film Festival in the U.K.

Jackie has acted in independent short films and commercials. And has worked as 1st Assistant Director, Production Coordinator, and Locations Manager on set.

Jackie is a member of Femme Frontera, a collective of Latinx female-identifying filmmakers based out of the border who’s purpose is to create more opportunities for women, Latinx, BIPOC, non-binary, and queer filmmakers. 

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