The word “chuco” is a word that evolved from the Indians and the Mexicans that lived in this area. It meant dirty, low class. This is where the criminal element if you will, lived. Mexicans passed through here to get to the U.S. and outlaws who were on the run would...
Yeyyy!!! Excellent!!! A lowrider car should be displayed in this collection as one of the greater creation of Chicanos. In addition, a Pachuco Suit Zuit should be displayed as we all know that the Pachuco Outfit came out from Mexican Americans… yes, back then, during...
By Ezra Rodriguez – BorderZine.com – Photo Ezra Rodriguez/Borderzine.com The main character, Jose, is guided by his muse in his identity journey. The Pachuco had become the first contemporary symbol of resistance from the Chicano perspective as well as a...
By Brown Kingdom – 13radicalriders14.blogspot.com – Photo Not Credited Los Tres Rayos are said to represent the 3 dots (Tres Puntos) of “La Vida Loca.” Elaborate crosses have adorned many arms and chests, but the simpler lines cross was found...
By Research.Pomona.edu – Image Not Credited Pachuco and Pachuca are terms coined in the 1940s to refer to Mexican American men and women who dressed in zoot suits or zoot suit-influenced attire. Though there is no definite origin of the word Pachuco, one theory...
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