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Ivan Fernandez

A.k.a. Afroxander; Editor-At-Large (formerly Weekend Editor) at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

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History for Guanajuato as LAFC Falls to León in the 2023 SCCL Final

LAFC came close to winning it in 2020. A victory would have made them just the fourth Major League Soccer team to win the title, an honor shared by DC United (1998), LA Galaxy (2000), and Seattle Sounders (2022). LAFC fans were left wondering if the third time would be the charm…

June 5, 2023

Café Tacvba Show Review: An Unforgettable Acoustic Set with the L.A. Philharmonic-Assisted Chilanga Banda

October 24, 2022

Canelo Tells TACO: ‘I Plan To Knock GGG Out In the First Round’

September 14, 2022

A New Rideshare App in L.A. Aims to Get Rid of ‘Electronic Hitchhiking’ Feeling of Rides, Respect Workers, and Curb Surge Pricing

June 14, 2021

L.A.’s Homegrown ‘La Marisoul’ Pays Homage To Mexico’s Classic Boleros in Her First Solo Album

October 13, 2020

‘The System Failed Him:’ For the Last Remaining Sibling of the Zaragoza Family, Measure R Is a Matter of Life and Death

March 2, 2020

Welcome to Pocho-Fornia, Chicharito. Here’s Everything You Need to Know About La Galaxy’s Shiniest Mexican Attacker

January 21, 2020

Tropicália 2019, L.A.’s Multi-Generational Latin American Mixtape Brought to Life

November 12, 2019

The Galaxy and LAFC Battle for Los Angeles in Tonight’s MLS Playoff Match, There Can Be Only One

October 24, 2019

After the Tragedy: Remembering Carlos Zaragoza, an ‘Optimistic Beam of Energy’ in L.A.’s Cumbia and Activism Communities

August 12, 2019