Estevan Oriol and Teen Angel art exhibit highlights L.A. Chicano art
Street photographer and artist Estevan Oriol, best known for his image of the “L.A. fingers,” remembers frequenting the corner of Fourth and Soto streets in…
Chicano Batman discusses ‘Notebook Fantasy,’ playing at Forum
In the summer of 2017, Chicano Batman played a free show at One Colorado, the shopping complex in the heart of Old Pasadena, as part…
Sinseers’ ‘Sinseerly Yours’ is a love letter to L.A. Chicano soul
When Thee Sinseers performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, they were given the option to perform in studio or record at home. Instead of heading…
Roberto Rodriguez, prolific writer on Chicano life, dies at 69
In the spring of 1979, Roberto Rodriguez was on assignment for Lowrider Magazine in East Los Angeles. The film “Boulevard Nights,” which dramatized the life…
The impact of Joe Kapp’s ‘The Toughest Chicano’ SI cover
The football player on the vintage Sports Illustrated cover looks beat. He’s framed from the chest up, the No. 11 on his rumpled purple Minnesota…
What this Chicano noir play tells us about the present
The year is 2042. Laws protecting human rights have been reversed, and community elders are vanishing. Chicana starlet Veronica Del Rio, soon turning 75, then…