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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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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

For the Lowrider Bike Club ‘Bikes on the Blvd,’ Building and Riding Provide Members a Sense of Family and Purpose

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Santa Fe Springs’ Lowrider Bike Prodigy Has Been Building Lowbikes Since He Was 11 Years Old

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.

Gab Chabran

Here Is the Full Grand Performances Lineup for All of their Free Shows This Summer

Multimedia journalist covering everything under the sun. 562 born and raised. News editor for Talon Marks.

Daniel Suarez

Tacos

Neighborhood Taquería Spotlight: The Buttery Tacos Al Vapor at ‘Tacos Estilo Guadalajara’ in Downey

Music

Reyna Tropical Aims To Revolutionize Latinx Music By Creating Their Own Space

Vladimir De Jesus Santos is a Salvadoran-American “rocker foo” from Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA. He’s worked as a Cinematographer/Editor for the past decade, focusing on documentaries, short horror films, low budget music videos, and in 2019, he started his own podcast, “Ey, Foo You A Rocker?” which discusses the intersection between race and identity around extreme music in the hood. He’s interested in writing about culture, transnational politics, and his local taco spot.

Vladimir De Jesus Santos

The Story of El Taurino and L.A.’s First CDMX-Style ‘Two-Bite’ Tortilla That Changed the City’s Taco Life Forever

‘King of All Rocker Foos,’ N8NOFACE, Unites L.A. Punks, Rap Fans, and Weirdos

Why Cardenas Market Is the Best Pit Stop When Road Tripping Through the Inland Empire

In Español, South Central Rocker Foos Generación Suicida Is Melodic Proof That Punk Is Not Dead

3LH’s Fast, Catchy, and Danceable Latinx Surf Rock Is Here to Defy Stereotypes

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