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Lalo Alcaraz (born April 19, 1964) is an American cartoonist most known for being the author of the comic La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip. [2]
Ersi Arvizu, (born September, 1948) is an American singer and composer who was famous in the 1960s as part of The Sisters, the first girl-group singing and recording Chicano rock music. Until 1970 she was the lead singer of El Chicano. She is notable for her contribution to Chicano music.
The Los Angeles-based political cartoonist said he “never ever” thought he would work with Republicans on “anything,” but 2020 is different. Alcaraz, 56, recently teamed up with The ...
Lalo Guerrero arrived in Los Angeles in the late 1930s and found that L.A is "bursting with ambition". Lalo and his friend captured their spirit in music by mixing swing and boogie woogie in a cross-cultural, dialog between African American, Anglo, and Mexican American influences. [8] The 1950s brought rhythm and blues and the roots of rock 'n ...
The Los Angeles-based political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz is the first Latino recipient of the prestigious 2022 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.
In 1990, the Chicano hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown released their album Brown & Proud, [4] which included hits "On a Sunday Afternoon" (a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Latin Active". Rap group Cypress Hill (One Cuban, One Puerto Rican), would sometimes use popular Chicano slang and culture in their music and videos. The ...
Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film ...
Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero Jr. (December 24, 1916 – March 17, 2005) [2] was an American guitarist, singer and farm labor activist best known for his strong influence on later Latin musical artists. [ 3 ]