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Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

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Melissa was born in Moreno Valley, raised in Arizona, and recently returned from living in México, the motherland. She lives by the words: “siempre en la calle.” USC and Fulbright alum, but don’t tell her to &#8220;Fight On.&#8221;

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While Hollywood Had the Sunset Strip, East L.A. Had the ‘Latin Strip’

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Lover of pizza and hardcore, Jessie Castro is originally from northeast L.A. and is the founder of the SGV punk band, Hungry Ass Youth.

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Mexico’s First Queer Female Hip-Hop MC Celebrates Her Truth

Stephanie Mendez is a journalist and producer that covers punk, feminism, &amp; Latinx/POC representation.

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