He was the first housemate evicted, on his 21st day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.
Among the violations that put him automatically into nomination were jumping into the pool while still wearing his lapel microphone and accidentally causing a pan to catch a flame, setting off the fire alarm.
Barrera reportedly transferred to GMA 7 from ABS-CBN 2 last August 2009, due to his no projects of Kapamilya Network.
He has now launched his first Kapuso Network TV show, Sine Novela Presents: Tinik Sa Dibdib.
But he returned to Kapamilya Network in 2010 and he is one of the cast of Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?.