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Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;

Jared Cowan

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How a Van Nuys Warehouse Became Part of the Star Wars Galaxy

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Elmer Argueta is born and raised in Huntington Park with Salvadoran and Guatemalan roots. You can find him in La Pacific or the Foos Gone Wild comment section.

Elmer Argueta

Hometown Hero Made a Film Inspired By Airplane Dumping Fuel Over Children In SELA, and Now Its Premiering at Sundance

Revisiting the Infamous ‘Uneeda’ Lincoln Heights Building From the ‘The Return of the Living Dead,’ 37 Years Later

Kiko Martinez is a film and TV journalist from San Antonio, Texas. He&#8217;s a member of several film critic groups, including the Critics Choice Association and Hollywood Film Critics Association.

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