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A tale of two cholos

By Christian Vasquez/Web Editor – TheProspectorDaily.com – Photo Gaby Velasquez. When people ask Kenneth Chacón why he still dresses like a cholo—a Chicano with a bald head and tattoos—as a tenured professor, he tells them, “when a homeboy or a homegirl...

#3 for Mexico’s ‘pachucos’ keep zoot suits, defiance alive

By Yemeli Ortega/AFP – DigitalJournal.com – Photo Yuri Cortez/AFP. “Pachucos” perform during an exhibition of ballroom dancing as part of a tribute to Mexican artist “Tin Tan” And pachuco style remains alive and well in Mexico,...

Los Alacranes Celebrate Pachuco’s Night With La Mas Chingona Contest

By Yuri Pena – HoustonPress.com – Photo Yuri Pena Pachucos y Pachucas de Houston Tejas gathered at Sara’s Ice House on North Main for an original Pachuco’s Night with contests for La Mas Chingona, Mas Chingon, best-dressed and a couples dance...

The Pachucos Of Tepito

By Daniel Hernandez – DanielHernandez.typepad.com – Photo Not Credited A demonstration of the cha cha cha by members of the Associacion de Pachucos y Rumberas, in the Barrio del Peralvillo, within the Barrio de Tepito, within Colonia Morelos, within Centro...

#2 for Mexico’s ‘pachucos’ keep zoot suits, defiance alive

By Yemeli Ortega – MG.co.za – Photo AFP Decked out in baggy suits, their watch chains swinging to the mambo as feathers bop atop their wide-brimmed hats, Mexico’s “pachucos” are keeping alive the tradition of the zoot suit – and the defiance it...