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La Cucaracha: When the Dizney Corp. came calling (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on May 22, 2013 in Cartoons, Cultura

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POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz reveals what’s in his bag (video)

by MOON GUAC on May 21, 2013 in Cultura, Video


POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz not only draws and writes stuff but he has admitted to occasional episodes of skanking, and, yes, even moshing. In this video for the Amoeba Music chain, openly-Latino Alcaraz talks about his love for classic ska, vintage mambo and soul music.

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Disney Day of the Dead faux pas: Latinos turned noise into news (audio)

by Comic Saenz on May 17, 2013 in Audio, Cultura, El Now

From NPR: When Disney tried to trademark Dia de los Muertos for their new movie merchandise inspired by the Mexican holiday, Latinos picked up their own mice, went online and turned things back around.

For this week’s News or Noise, Latino USA guest host Luis Antonio Perez speaks with POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz and Kety Esquivel, a digital media strategist, about how Latinos online retaliated against the entertainment giant.

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La Cucaracha: PETA picks new Latino mascot (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on May 17, 2013 in Cartoons, Cultura

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Walt Disney, Inc. wants to trademark ‘Dia de los Muertos’ (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on May 7, 2013 in Cartoons, Cultura, El Now

BREAKING MERCH NEWS: MUERTO MOUSE prints signed by me, Lalo Alcaraz, are now available for sale. Click here for the deets and magic PayPal button.

The Walt Disney Company filed several trademark applications last week with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO.GOV) to secure the name “Dia de Los Muertos” as a service mark.
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La Cucaracha goes to the Gourmet Food Truck Festival (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz on April 29, 2013 in Cartoons, Cultura

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La Cucaracha April 1, 2003: Hola Kitty on immigration (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz April 15, 2013 Cartoons
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Lalo Alcaraz tells Univision what POCHO is all about (video)

by Comic Saenz March 29, 2013 Corporate
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And now a word from POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz! Entendiendo la ‘Pocho’ life en los USA it says on the Univision site: LOS ÁNGELES, California – Laughing about life’s problems is an approach many Latinos can vow to embracing as a method of dealing with difficulties. That is why Mexican-American award-winning cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz uses [...]

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La Cucaracha presents ‘Springtime in the barrio’ (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz March 25, 2013 Cartoons
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RELATED: Pocho Ocho top ways to tell Spring has esprung

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Classic La Cucaracha: Gen X, meet Gen Mex (1994) (toon)

by Lalo Alcaraz March 11, 2013 Cartoons
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