Skip to Content
Tacos

Leonardo DiCaprio Prefers Pupusas Over Tacos

[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]e don’t usually care or cover celebrity gossip, but that all changes when someone as prominent as Leonardo DiCaprio voices his opinion that he prefers pupusas over tacos. 

“I’m a pupusa man myself,” he proclaimed during an interview on Univision in anticipation of his upcoming summer blockbuster directed by Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Then, to add salt to the wound, he adds, “[They’re] better than tacos.” He was next to Brad Pitt, who added, “I mean, there are competitions here about who has the best taco [in L.A.]” Tarantino responds to Brad’s comment and recommends, “Yuca’s,” an old L.A. Taco favorite and the first Mexican restaurant in L.A. to win a James Beard Award in the “America’s Classics” category in 1998.  

We will take that as a compliment, Brad, for our tenth year doing that exact taco competition that you are referring to: Taco Madness. Thank you.

DiCaprio is the same actor who claims he was “raised in East Los Angeles.”

DiCaprio is the same actor who has claimed he was “raised in East Los Angeles” a couple of times while really – as Dennis Romero revealed in his article about the time he said it during his speech at the Academy Awards in 2016 – he briefly lived in Echo Park before moving to Los Feliz.  

The recording of this confession went viral when a Twitter user by the name of @BaulaParrantes posted a tweet capturing the interview. Since then, news of his masa staple food preference has been picked up by many Spanish language publications and Latino-focused sites in the U.S. 

As equal-opportunity masa eaters here at the Taco, we are happy for you, Leo. After all, we have a soft spot for the cheesy, chewy, and highly satisfying rice flour-based variety. But remember, the taco life will always be here waiting for you with juicy meat and salsa, whenever you are ready to change your mind. We may have a few spots.

RELATED: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ... There Were Also Mexicans

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from L.A. TACO

$32 Million In Two Weeks: The Cost Of Responding To Anti-ICE Protests In The City of L.A.

“The federal government's violent ICE raids are tearing families apart, causing fear in our communities, and making the city of L.A. even more broke,” Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia wrote on Instagram.

June 20, 2025

Black Lives Matter Leader Reflects On L.A.’s Anti-ICE Protests, Five Years After George Floyd

Baba Akili sees no end to the anti-ICE protests that started two weeks ago.

June 20, 2025

L.A. TACO Mix Series: Summer 2025 by EL KEAMO

As the heat rises and ice melts, here we gather a set of sounds which bend the preconceived notion of what a cumbia sounds and looks like.

June 20, 2025

Safety Concerns For People and Animals Arise as LAPD Officers on Horseback Swarm L.A. Protestors

Despite the dangers to both animals and humans, LAPD’s Mounted Platoon officers are required to receive only four weeks of equestrian training, as well as an additional week out in the field.

June 20, 2025

Weekend Eats: A Venice ‘Food Fight’ Fundraiser at the Beach, a New Puerto Rican Spot, and a Pop-Up Mercado United for Immigrants

It's dark times out there, but here is how restaurants are stepping up to help. Plus, a couple of new spots worth trying.

June 20, 2025

Tom Morello Unites B Real, Pussy Riot, K. Flay and More to “Defend L.A.” at The Echoplex

Morello brought out all the artists at the end to sing along together to "This Land is Your Land," encouraging everyone to continue to defend L.A. and not back down in the face of state repression.

June 20, 2025
See all posts