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Cheech Marin’s Papel Chicano Dos collection featured at El Paso Museum of Art

By Daniela Barranon – BorderZine.com – Image: Courtesy DowntownElPaso.com. The entertainer Cheech Marin is well-known for his “Cheech and Chong” movies and his upbeat, unapologetic humor that has brought laughter to homes around the world for decades. An...

Dale Gas! celebrates lowrider culture with car show, concert

By Spencer Taylor, For Pulse – LCSun-news.com – Photo: Edward Rodriguez. Photo: A 1958 Chevrolet Apache called “Rattle Trap,” owned by Edward Rodriguez, member of the Imperials Car Club of El Paso, Texas. The truck was on display at Dale Gas!...

Revival of Holly Shores mural seen as ‘a victory’ for neighborhood

By Nancy Flores | American-Statesman Staff – MyStatesman.com – Photo: Jay Janner | American-Statesman. Photo: From left, Mando “Taner” Martinez, Robert “Kane” Herrera, Oscar “Tez” Cortez and Bertha Delgado at the “For La Raza” mural at the old Holly Power...

Pachuco Zoot Suit

Anonymous – TheDailyOmnivore.net – Image Not Credited. Image: Zoot Suit Items In Spanish And English The Pachuco style originated in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and moved westward, following the line of migration of Mexican railroad workers...

The First Phase of San Antonio’s ‘Latino High Line’ Is Now Open

By Julissa Treviño – SmithsonianMag.com – Photo: Nan Palmero/Flickr. Photo: The first phase of San Pedro Culture Park, dubbed “Latino High Line,” opened earlier this month. Humans have inhabited the area around San Pedro Creek in present-day San Antonio,...