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This is true story of my fight to earn the right to be Smiley #1
My mother, Carmen, often sent me to La Paloma Market, while my brother Salomon watched I Love Lucy re-runs. We lived in East Los Angeles’ Ramona Gardens housing project, where I had to be selective about the routes I took.
Since I feared the barking dogs along the alley, I always took a shortcut through the hill that was controlled by a local gang, the Hill Boys. The homeboys never bothered me on my daily trip for groceries, especially since we attended Murchison Elementary School at the same time.
Mas…This is true story of my fight to earn the right to be Smiley #1
POCHO Rock History: The Blendells ‘La La La La La’ (video)
In 1964, East Los Angeles pochos The Blendells had a hit with a Latin-tinged cover of Stevie Wonder’s La La La La La.
This One Goes Out for International Women’s Day: Las Cafeteras ‘Mujer Soy’ (video)
In Mujer Soy, by Las Cafeteras, we see a day in the real life of Maryann Aguirre, a woman from East Los Angeles. Happy International Women’s Day! (Remixed by YUKICITO.)
Mas…This One Goes Out for International Women’s Day: Las Cafeteras ‘Mujer Soy’ (video)
Two minutes with the mariachis in Boyle Heights, East Los (video)
In this moody, black and white 2 minute study : Mariachi, video creator Kimo Easterwood hangs out at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, on Los Angeles’ Eastside.
A Day in the Life of a Woman: Las Cafeteras: ‘Mujer Soy’ (video)
In Mujer Soy, by Las Cafeteras, we see a day in the real life of Maryann Aguirre, a woman from East Los Angeles. Happy Women’s History Month! (Remixed by YUKICITO.)
Mas…A Day in the Life of a Woman: Las Cafeteras: ‘Mujer Soy’ (video)