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Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

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Weekend Guide: Muertos Film Fest, theLAnd Launch Party, Tropicalia & More ~ GTFO LA!

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Recap ~ Lucha VaVoom ‘Outrageous’ Documentary Screening

Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

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Taco Cart Guy: Dia de los Muertos ~ By Lalo Alcaraz

Things That Can’t Be Seen ~ DABSMYLA Opens Experimental Art Show in Beverly Grove

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

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My Favorite Taco

‘The Art World Is the World’ – We Ate Tacos on the Streets of City Terrace with L.A.’s Preeminent Arts Writer

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

Exclusive: A First Look at ‘In Times of Rain’, A Mixtec Film by Indigenous Filmmakers Captures Audiences in Oaxaca

Taco Cart Guy: My DNA Test ~ By Lalo Alcaraz

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

Sci-Fi Nerd Heaven: This University Library Houses a Book From 1517 and an R2-D2 Wastebasket

Taco Cart Guy: Taco Mart ~ By Lalo Alcaraz

Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

Melissa Dueñas

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Party Crews and Firme Ladies: The Women of 90s L.A. Youth Culture Reframed by Guadalupe Rosales