"Pachucos and Pachucas," lowrider cars, Bootsy Collins, Pat Riley, skateboarders and psychedelia were on his mood board.
Chicano street art. “Here at Beaverton, I would say 90% of the CANS class is Mexican American,” said OC Note, an MC, singer-songwriter and graffiti artist from Orange County, California.
Decades since its emergence, lowriding is experiencing a boom, shown by an increase in car shows and conventions nationwide – and even abroad.
Pieces by Ricardo Favela bring a new take on the Chicano movement to the walls of Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center.
During the 1960s and '70s, Chicano artists mobilized to imagine liberation through a new identity and visual language.
Tosti moved to Palm Springs in 1963 and composed music and taught voice, piano and bass lessons. He also wrote for Lalo ...
"The 'cultura [culture]' has to be represented," stated Guillen. "Growing up as a Chicano not knowing what is Chicano it is kind of hard. Growing up in a world where you're not seeing yourself in ...