The year is 2042. Laws protecting human rights have been reversed, and community elders are vanishing. Chicana starlet Veronica Del Rio, soon turning 75, then emerges from the mist of futuristic ...

A conversation with Cheech Marin and his art permanently at “The Cheech” in Riverside. Lillian Vasquez talks with art collector, actor and comedian Cheech Marin as they look back at the opening of The ...

On an almost six feet tall sculpture made up of produce boxes, there’s a full body sketch of a man in ink and charcoal. The boxes, wearing recognizable brands like Chiquita and Sunkist, are stacked up ...

For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the ...

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Community historian Ruben Molina's discovery of 1950s rhythm & blues records with handwritten tags inspired "The Dreamy Side, ...

An image of the El Alacrán Newsletter at UT Arlington from 1972. The newsletter provided a voice for the Chicano community on campus. Courtesy UTA Association of Mexican-American Students Records, ...